‘”I just believe in that for a lot of reasons, one of which is getting away, I think, builds fellowship and camaraderie,” he said. “And you share an experience. Anytime you can share an experience, I think that bodes well for building community and chemistry, which is so important, in my opinion, to building a good team.”‘
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Sean McDermott leans on past experience to lead Bills in turbulent times
‘”I hope that our team can be a unifying picture of what it should look like,” the coach said. “I really believe that, I really do. As you know, we’ve been in the community and we believe in that. We believe in doing things in the community that are right. And I’ve tried to open myself up to our players to be a listener, to be listening, a good listener in this case, and I think that’s important to educate myself and build awareness.”‘
Sean McDermott praises Bills’ quarterbacks in setting up Florida workouts
‘”That was driven by our players and driven by Josh Allen and the quarterback position,” McDermott said. “The neat thing about that was that so many guys showed up. That was not an easy thing to pull off, I’ve got to believe. Josh was on the West Coast along with Matt (Barkley) and Davis (Webb) was in Texas, I believe. Jake (Fromm) is on the East Coast, and so to get the quarterback position – again, we talk about leadership, right? – to get the quarterback position to pull all that together and for the guys to meet them … I think was just outstanding and a big step for Josh Allen and his leadership.”‘
Sean McDermott loves how Josh Allen has taken on added responsibility as a leader
‘“That was driven by our players and driven by Josh Allen and the quarterback position,” coach Sean McDermott said via a Zoom call with reporters Wednesday. “The neat thing about that was that so many guys showed up. That was not an easy thing to pull off. Josh was on the West Coast, along with Matt (Barkley). Davis (Webb) was in Texas I believe Jake (Fromm) is on the East Coast.”’
Sean McDermott on George Floyd death: ‘Disappointed, disgusted and ashamed’
‘“As Kim and Terry put out in their statement and as I shared with our team, I don’t think there’s any place for that as far as the violence,” McDermott said. “What we’ve got to do right now as a country is to unify and make good decisions. I know emotions are very high right now and that’s to be expected, but as I shared with our players, let’s channel that energy into doing good in our communities.”’
Covid-19 rules keep Bills from real competition
‘“There’s certainly a business side where you add players to a locker room, six to 12 or more every year based on the draft or free agency. These guys know I love every last one of them the same and that doesn’t change, but it is competition. Part of the goal of competition is that it brings out the best in all of us. If someone was fighting to take your job, it’s going to motivate you to be better at what you do and develop a better set of habits.”’
What Buffalo Bills HC Sean McDermott said about training camp being away from St. John Fisher College in 2020
‘“I think there was a lot of question early on whether Sean McDermott and Brandon Beane were proponents of going away to training camp. I think there were some mixed messaging early, I’m not sure how that happened. Yeah, I’ve always been a proponent of going away. I think we’re one of the few teams that still do go away and I just believe in that for a lot of reasons. One of which is getting away builds fellowship and camaraderie and you share an experience. And anytime you can share an experience, I think that bodes well for building community, chemistry and the like which are so important in my opinion to building a good team.”‘
Bills’ Sean McDermott felt ‘disgusted & ashamed’ seeing video of George Floyd’s death: ‘We need to unify’
‘“I was disgusted by it and ashamed,” McDermott said. “As I shared with our players, just as human beings – we’re all human. And I shared with our players that we’re professional coaches and professional football players, but at the end of the day we’re human beings. I was disappointed and disgusted and ashamed.”’
Bills’ McDermott says he is disappointed with recent events; Says as football coach, issues hit close to home
‘“When we talk about doing things the right way, I just feel strongly about right now as a country we need to unify,” he said. “There’s been obviously through this situation and other situations, there’s a divide and I think that we as a country we need to come together.”’
McDermott “disappointed, disgusted, and ashamed” over George Floyd’s murder
‘With the current pandemic situation, McDermott has not been able to meet Stefon Diggs yet in person, but spoke about getting to know his new wide receiver via their virtual program, saying “I’ve really enjoyed it. We start with a clean slate and I’ve enjoyed getting to know Stefon and getting to know a little bit about his background and a little bit about his family. I know he’s a big workout guy and I think just like any good relationship, it has to start with building that trust, and that trust begins with respect, and mutual respect for one another, and I’ve enjoyed the fact that he’s been communicating with us and with me and been in the meetings and he’s done a good job so far.”’
Bills QB Josh Allen continues to grow as a leader heading into year three in the NFL
‘“That was driven by our players and driven by Josh Allen and the quarterback position. The neat thing about that was that so many guys showed up. That was not an easy thing to pull off. Josh was on the West Coast, along with Matt [Barkley] and Davis [Webb] was in Texas I believe and Jake (Fromm) is on the East Coast and we talked about leadership, right, to get the quarterback position to pull all that together and for the guys to meet them. I know they were somewhere in Florida. I think it was just outstanding right and then a big step for Josh Allen and his leadership. I talked about player driven leadership a few minutes ago, just a phenomenal job,” Bills head coach Sean McDermott said on a zoom call with reporters on Wednesday.’
Sean McDermott calls for unity and hopes Bills can be a ‘unifying picture’
‘“As a coach in the National Football League or for any matter I know that this hits very close to home or hits directly at home for a lot of the guys on our football team. Right now as a country we need to unify. There’s been obviously through this situation and other situations, there’s a divide and I think that we as a country need to come together,” McDermott explained.’
Bills staying home for training camp
‘“Understanding obviously this is a situation that we have to do in terms of taking the best measures to keep everyone as safe and healthy as possible. And so I do support it, I respect the fact that the NFL has a vision and has the foresight to get out in front of things, so from a planning purpose we can plan accordingly,” McDermott said.’
Bills’ Allen continues to grow as a team leader
‘“That was driven by our players, and driven by Josh Allen and the quarterback position. The neat thing about that was that so many guys showed up, just outstanding. A big step for Josh Allen and his leadership,” McDermott said.’
Bills will have training camp in Orchard Park
‘”And anytime you can share an experience, I think that bodes well for building community, chemistry and the like, which are so important in my opinion to building a good team.”‘