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‘”Similar to ‘TB’ [Terrel Bernard], he’s matured beyond his years,” said McDermott on Thursday in his chat with the media before practice. “He’s still a young player, so it’s refreshing to be around a player, a young man like that, that comes in, in a humble way, and is very focused on what he needs to do and how he needs to get it done.”‘

‘Starting safety Jordan Poyer and long snapper Reid Ferguson were the only players on the active roster who did not practice. Poyer continues to deal with knee soreness, while, Ferguson was not participating with a wrist injury.;

‘To start the 2023 season, Bass led all AFC kickers with 31 points. He’s been perfect to this point of the year, converting all 10 extra point attempts and going 7-for-7 on his field goal attempts.’

‘”They are all as advertised,” said McDermott ahead of Wednesday’s practice. “They’re explosive, anybody that touches the ball can score. Whether it’s what you think is gonna be a two-yard run, turns into a crease and a gasher. Same thing with the passing game. Coach [Mike] McDaniel does a good job of moving guys around, creating different styles of offense. It’s a handful.”‘

‘Safeties Micah Hyde (hamstring) and Jordan Poyer (knee soreness), along with cornerback Siran Neal (ankle) all set out Wednesday’s session. Meanwhile, cornerback Taron Johnson was limited with a hip injury.’

‘Bernard was all over the field for the Bills in their 37-3 win over the Commanders. The 24-year-old racked up a team-high seven total tackles, two tackles for a loss, two sacks, an interception and a fumble recovery in the victory.’

‘Zero sacks, only one quarterback hit recorded. That is the elite work from a Bills offensive line that has been improving markedly since their Week 1 struggles against the New York Jets. Their play alone was enough to mark this as an A-.’

‘”They have unreal team speed on the offensive side. That’s really where my focus has been the last hour or two,” said McDermott during his weekly Zoom call with the local media on Monday. “It seems like they added to it this offseason.”‘

‘Howell’s tendency to hold onto the ball a little bit longer was not a great idea against this Bills defense. The third quarter started with a nice looking Washington drive, but then the Bills’ pass rush got to Howell again, helping force a third interception. This time, it came from cornerback Tre’Davious White in the end zone.’

‘While Buffalo’s offense was efficient for a large portion of Sunday’s contest, it was the defense coming up with a dominating performance, forcing five Washington turnovers and even scoring a touchdown in a 37-3 victory.’

‘”There were sometimes we were there rather quick, and there were times there was a little bit of a rush, and coverage partnering together like they need to in order to get the quarterback to hold the ball and create opportunities for our defensive line,” said McDermott following his team’s 37-3 win over the Commanders.’

‘Sunday’s win in Landover, Maryland was highlighted by a stout performance from the Bills defense, where the unit made life difficult for Commanders quarterback Sam Howell all game long. Buffalo ended the game sacking the second-year quarterback nine times, forcing five turnovers (four interceptions and a fumble) and even recorded a pick-six in the fourth quarter.’

‘The Bills had back-to-back laughers over teams they were clearly much better than. However, I did not expect the Dolphins to put up 70 points against the Denver Broncos (you probably didn’t either) and have 130 points scored in their first three games.’

‘The Bills offense didn’t help themselves much on first down, especially in the first half. Of their first six first downs, the Bills were stopped for negative yardage twice and threw three incompletions.’

‘The Commanders have one of the best defensive lines in the entire NFL, with Chase Young and Montez Sweat on the edges and Daron Payne and Jonathan Allen inside, all former first round picks. The Bills offensive line will have its hands full. Each one of them has the capability of taking over a game and wrecking an opponent’s game plan. Offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey needs to have a plan to neutralize all four of them at once. That’s a tough ask. But if he can do it, and the line can execute, it will go a long, long way towards helping the Bills to a victory.’