Bills
With the departure of WR Stefon Diggs to Houston, Bills QB Josh Allen saw a drastic role shift as the true leader of this organization. Buffalo HC Sean McDermott doesnโt believe that progression has anything to do with Diggs and believes it was the next step in his development.
โPeople always wanna make it about Stefโit has nothing to do with that,โ McDermott said, via SI.comโs Albert Breer. โItโs just really Josh taking another step, maturing, showing this is his team and growing as a leader. Leadership, I think itโs within us, but itโs also learned and you grow with it. And as you mentioned, itโs your comfort level with leading in a certain way. โฆ Itโs been a real pleasure to watch.โ
โYou could tell when he came back in the spring, his mind was in the right spot, he was equipped mentally and awareness-wise, and ready to lead. Again, then he just carried it through. Itโs easy to lead the first week back in OTAs, when itโs new and fresh. And then the same thing with the first week or so in training camp. But I think more than anything, itโs been just as important from a consistency standpoint.โ
Jets
Jets QB Aaron Rodgers noted that the team punted three times to open their game against the Titans and is focused on getting a lead earlier to benefit the defense.
โIt doesnโt really matter how close we are,โ Rodgers said, via Pro Football Talk. โWhat matters is what we did on the field, you know, how close we are is great for coaches because they can coach up, the whole thing, but, you know itโd be a boondoggle to keep doing the same thing over and over and expect different results, so you know, weโve got to change a couple of things, weโve got to be a little sharper, weโve got to start faster. Weโve been starting really slow the first two weeks, so weโve got to start faster, put something together in the first 15 [plays], give our defense a chance to play with a lead.โ
- Jets HC Robert Saleh mentioned CB Michael Carter โwill be fineโ while CB D.J. Reed and LB C.J. Mosley are recovering well. Saleh adds they are all game-time decisions in Week 3. (Connor Hughes)
Patriots
Patriots WR Demario Douglas expressed his discomfort after two games as he feels heโs not getting the ball despite creating separation. New England QB Jacoby Brissett is okay with Douglasโ frustration and knows they will develop better chemistry as the season progresses.
โIโm glad heโs frustrated. If he wasnโt, that would be more alarming than him not getting the ball to be honest to you,โ Brissett said, via Conor Ryan of Boston.com. โYou just explain it to him, youโre going to have those games where it happens like that.โ
โItโs the second game of the year. Weโre still trying to figure out our identity and how this thing is going to play out as far as the offense. Itโs a long season ahead. I told him, man, thereโs 15 games left โฆ itโs a lot of football ahead of us. Obviously, weโre still getting better as a whole, individually, as an offense. Iโm glad heโs frustrated, but Iโll see how he uses the frustration the right way.โ
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