‘"We knew coming in it was going to be a process," Bills defensive line coach Giff Smith said in an interview in mid-November. "I had a veteran guy tell me one time that when you make the jump to the NFL with a new staff, it’s normally not a ready-made program. So it’s been a work in progress. … A lot of the problems we’ve had versus the run have been self-inflicted. That’s one thing we’ve worked hard on, just knowing your assignment, playing through your assignment and doing your responsibility and being accountable for your position."’