Archives for December 19, 2019

‘“Just involvement with the coaches and Josh, they keep me involved a lot more and they just believe in me. The things that we do, and the defense getting turnovers and stops that’s also giving me more opportunities to make plays,” Brown said.’

‘“Listen, we’ve got a lot of work to do still,” McDermott said this week. “This league is funny, once you think you’ve arrived, you get your butt kicked. With all due respect, honestly, to the work that has been put in, we just have to continue to grind and continue to work and stay with that humble and hungry approach.”

‘With a 10-4 record and a second playoff berth in three years secured, McDermott received seven votes to edge out Ravens coach John Harbaugh (5 1/2) and 49ers head man Kyle Shanahan (five). “They’ve played really good defensively,” an NFC personnel director said of the Bills. “He’s winning with a young quarterback — they’re kind of winning because of the quarterback, too. I just think they have an identity. The team knows who they are. Isn’t that 90 percent of it?”‘