Sean McDermott acknowledged that mistakes were made during the Buffalo Bills‘ road loss to the Atlanta Falcons, specifically criticizing the defensive effort during the first half and addressing the team’s lack of deep passes throughout the game.
“It comes down to run defense… We had eight-man run fronts to stop the run,” McDermott said, highlighting the defensive struggles. “We need to be able to make a tackle… And secondly, we shouldn’t be out of our gaps to begin with.”
Regarding the absence of deep downfield passes, McDermott avoided directly naming or blaming Josh Allen. Instead, he focused on the collective need to fix the issue in upcoming games: “We need to spend a lot of time figuring out what’s going on and fixing it.”
Additionally, McDermott offered a slight defense of Allen, noting that the performance the Falcons delivered made the game difficult for the quarterback. “It was too hard tonight on our quarterback,” the head coach said, referring to how the pocket was at times unsustainable for the Bills.
Dawkins and Johnson disappointed after loss
Dion Dawkins was one of the players who spoke after the road loss in Atlanta against the Falcons, admitting, “It’s frustrating.” He also attempted to justify that some things simply went wrong in the game: “We aren’t trying to do things wrong… It’s football… We don’t have to win them all.”
Separately, Taron Johnson commented on the possibility of making some defensive adjustments for upcoming games: “Here and there. At the end of the day, I feel we had opportunities to win this game and we didn’t make those plays.”
