Buffalo Bills Daily Roundup: McDermott doesn’t care for moral victories
By Randy Gurzi
The daily round-up brings you all the Buffalo Bills news you need to know including coach Sean McDermott’s disdain for moral victories
The Buffalo Bills dropped a seven-point game at home to the Baltimore Ravens. Just like with any loss, it was frustrating to come up short.
However, there were some good things to take from this game such as the defense playing so well against Lamar Jackson. Not only that, but the team fought back hard after falling behind 24-9 and pulled it to within one score.
That led to some asking if there was a moral victory that could be taken here — which is something head coach Sean McDermott wanted no part of.
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The Bills head coach simply stated that he wants real wins and doesn’t believe in such things as moral victories.
That story and more can be found in today’s Daily Roundup.
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"“I appreciate where you’re coming form, but where we are as an organization, the way we’ve built this thing, the progress we’ve made, our mindset is to go win the football game and we need to win every game,’’ said McDermott when asked if he could categorize Sunday as a moral victory."
McDermott wants to win games and he should be applauded for that. It’s also understandable why some would ask about the moral victory considering they played the top team in the AFC so closely.
"“During the third quarter at New Era Field, a gust of wind caused Ravens special-teams coach Randy Brown to lose what appeared to be pictures of the team’s plays, sending some of the pages onto the field, ESPN noted.Ravens players and referees reportedly scooped up most of the notes, but not before White picked up a few pages and was caught on camera analyzing them for a few seconds.”"
White got a few laughs for quickly running through the sheets as if he was going to gain an edge.
Buffalo Bills give NFL blueprint to limiting Lamar Jackson — By Matt Parrino, New York Upstate
"“It’s not a perfect definition by any means but in a season where Jackson, the leading contender for NFL Most Valuable Player, is held to just 40 rushing yards on 11 rushes – yes. It was a limiting effort by a Bills defense that’s had its issues stopping the run at times this season.”"
The Bills didn’t pull off the win, but their defense did slow Lamar Jackson down more than expected. The potential MVP did throw three touchdowns but had just 145 yards passing and 40 rushing. Sean McDermott may not like moral victories, but that is something to be proud of.
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