Sean McDermott’s eye-opening realization after Bills got embarrassed by Bears

Bills HC Sean McDermott foresees challenges ahead for Buffalo after a difficult preseason loss against the Bears.

Reading too closely into the results of a preseason game is a fool’s errand, but don’t tell that to Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott after getting trounced in a 33-6 loss to the Chicago Bears. When asked to surmise what specifically went wrong for the Bills in their NFL preseason opener, McDermott was salient and focused in his criticism:

“We didn’t control the line of scrimmage from the jump, all the way down to one of the last series we had on offense, trying to get a first down on third-and-1 … and can’t get a yard,” McDermott shared.

The Bears averaged a stout 6.5 yards per play and held the Bills to just 3.1 yards per play. Chicago bullied its way to 4.7 yards per carry and sacked the Bills’ quarterbacks eight times.

“That’s where the challenge comes in. We’ve got to embrace that challenge. We’ve got a lot of work to do,” McDermott added.

Unfazed, McDermott should already looking ahead to the next Bills preseason game.

Assessing what Sean McDermott, Bills can improve this preseason

Buffalo has won at least 10 games going back to the 2019 season. That was Josh Allen’s second season. It should be safe to say the Bills have very little to worry about after a poor preseason performance. McDermott and Allen have had this team rolling without fail, so should there be any cause for concern?

“If you had a blood pressure cuff on me during that game, it probably would have exploded,” McDermott said. “When you’ve been around as long as I have, you know to try and keep perspective. That’s why they call us coaches also, to take a team where it may be and make it better. That’s what we’ve done here, and that’s what we’re planning to continue to do.”