MIKE MACDONALD: That is a results of good soccer workforce that outplayed us in three phases, after which it will get out of hand if you’re doing the issues we did immediately the place we did not assist ourselves as effectively. It is a laundry record of issues. We will go line merchandise by line merchandise if you need. The lengthy and wanting it’s we acquired outplayed, outcoached, and we acquired to go make it proper. Really feel prefer it’s too typically we now have had this dialog with you guys of going again to work on Tuesday and hitting this factor head on and seeing if we are able to get this factor circled towards Rams workforce coming in right here.
How completely different does that recreation really feel in case you capitalize within the crimson zone on these two second quarter journeys?
MIKE MACDONALD: Onerous to inform if it flips, however you are feeling such as you’re proper in it. Once more, it is a story of crimson zone, us not getting stops within the crimson zone that we want, after which not with the ability to run the ball contained in the five-yard line. We should be higher there for certain.
The one I assume the place Geno fell again, what occurred on that?
MIKE MACDONALD: I believe he simply acquired stepped on. You guys may need seen it. I did not see it. He both acquired tripped or acquired stepped on.
Simply huge image trying on the miscues made immediately, how do you are feeling the blokes have been making an attempt to deal with that within the second. Appeared like clearly Derick Corridor and Jarran Reed acquired into it…
MIKE MACDONALD: Properly there may be some frustration there. Look, our guys are linked, and so they have one another’s backs. They’re emotional. There are going to be flare-ups and stuff. Looks as if it calmed down. Wasn’t a sensible penalty. Simply that is not how we prepare our guys to assault quarterbacks, so wasn’t a sensible transfer.
The place is your concern degree with the place the run recreation is at now? Second time in three, 4 video games you have gone on the market with beneath 2.2 yards per carry.
MIKE MACDONALD: Yeah, I’d say it is a main concern. We have to make it proper. If I knew the one reply, I’d give that to you proper now. Looks as if it is a litany of issues. We have to go to work on it. Proper now, we won’t management the tempo of video games. We have to go to work.
Any replace on Dre’Mont Jones?
MIKE MACDONALD: We’ll see. I believe he completed the sport, so we’ll take it from there.
Was DK Metcalf near taking part in in any respect?
MIKE MACDONALD: I imply, he is solely missed, what, two video games in his profession? I believe that speaks for itself on his work ethic. I do know he was making an attempt to do every part humanly potential to play. It grew to become clear later within the week he wasn’t going to have the ability to go.
How a lot of an affect do you assume not having him had on the offense?
MIKE MACDONALD: No, DK Metcalf is considered one of one, however we have got a number of actually good gamers that may play. We count on them to go in and execute at a excessive degree. We’d like to have the ability to transfer the ball on the bottom and within the air. We have to have the ability to rating within the crimson zone. DK would not have been on the market on the aim line on the one- or two-yard line.
What did you make of Ernest Jones IV’s first recreation with you guys?
MIKE MACDONALD: Robust to inform proper now. Felt like he made some performs out in area. Obtained to have a look at the run recreation on a few of these runs that have been getting out and determine what is going on on there.
A few of these video games, simply how powerful is the conditions Geno has been in, whether or not it is the rating or the run recreation?
MIKE MACDONALD: It is too typically we’re in throw-mode on the finish. Once more, it begins with dictating phrases to the opposite workforce, controlling the sport, the tempo of the sport, caring for the soccer. So yeah, we have put him in powerful conditions late in recreation for certain.
Choosing off Josh Allen for the primary time in like 300 go makes an attempt for him, what did that imply I assume simply so far as that second?
MIKE MACDONALD: It was a lone form of shiny spot within the recreation. Felt like we had an opportunity to essentially flip the momentum there and Josh had a terrific method on that play, after which when he had the chance, he took benefit of it. In order that was nice on the time. Felt like we had an opportunity to get the factor rolling.
How indicative is or is that this not of the place you’re on this program proper now?
MIKE MACDONALD: I believe that is query. We speak about stacking wins round right here, and if you’re happening and off, forwards and backwards, it is irritating. You need to have the ability to construct on the great issues that we’re doing so we are able to get our program to the place we wish it to go. Once you take steps again like immediately, it is very sobering, irritating. However that is the NFL. For those who do not convey it and have your finest towards good groups, you are not going to win these video games. Our guys know that. As coaches we have got to organize our guys the most effective we are able to. We have to name nice video games. This complete factor has to maintain coming collectively. Time is ticking as we are saying. We’re about midway by means of the season now. However you’re taking a step again, I imply, proper within the thick of it within the division, and this recreation developing goes to be an enormous one.
Appeared to essentially emphasize heavy personnel packages immediately. Further offensive lineman and stuff. Was that one thing you guys have been equipped for and what was supplying you with guys points?
MIKE MACDONALD: Properly it was greater than they’ve proven on tape in these conditions, however you continue to must be prepared for it. I believed we had a stable plan. In all probability might have had some extra entrance flexibility on that entrance to have some extra solutions, possibly some extra actions. These are issues we talked about. You are making an attempt to regulate all through seeing the place the ball is hitting to see if we are able to get some anchor factors or play blocks higher. So (a) mixture of not making an attempt to scrap what you might have but additionally possibly simply calm it down.
It wasn’t adequate once they went to their huge 12 personnel.
As up and down as it has been, do you also have a good learn on whether or not your finest can be nearly as good as Buffalo or not know that but?
MIKE MACDONALD: No, I believe everyone on this discipline is aware of our greatest can compete with them. And look, Buffalo is a good workforce. Been doing this factor for a very long time. The report speaks for themselves. They have nice gamers. That is a vote of confidence in our guys, our folks.