Bills head coach Sean McDermott lauds Bill Belichick for Pats resurgence

Sean McDermott’s Bills finally got over the AFC East hurdle last season, claiming a division title that had pretty much owned by the Patriots for two decades.

They also beat the Patriots twice in the process. But Monday night, the 7-4 Bills will be hosting the AFC East-leading Patriots, who head to Orchard Park for the highly-anticipated showdown sitting at 8-4.

During a video call with reporters Tuesday, the Bills head coach said he wasn’t surprised at how quickly the Patriots made the turnaround from being a non-playoff team last year with a 7-9 record, to being in playoff position after starting out 2-4.

McDermott cited all the moves the Patriots made in the offseason both in free agency and the draft, and also pointed a finger toward Bill Belichick for the team’s rise, winning six straight.

“Just from the outside looking in, I have a lot of respect for what he does, and how he goes about it. He’s won a lot of games for a reason,” said McDermott. “He’s one of the best, if not the best coaches to have ever coached.

“I think there’s a lot of us coaches out here that try to study how they do things there.”