Process for perfecting important details during the Buffalo Bills offseason program

It’s one of the little things that people sometimes take for granted.

Since he is responsible for the start of each play, a clean exchange between the middle and middle quarterback is essential for an offense to function properly.

With Mitch Morse manning the center spot, it’s been mostly smooth sailing for the Buffalo Bills in recent years. Morse and quarterback Josh Allen performed effectively for five straight seasons, but the former became a salary cap casualty and was released this offseason.

Buffalo named interior lineman Connor McGovern to replace Morse at center and the organized team activities provided the perfect opportunity for a new center-quarterback exchange to develop.

“The first day Josh and I were working on it. I found out where Josh likes to put his hands and where I can feel him. We just got used to it,” McGovern said after minicamp practice at Orchard Park.

McGovern, 26, noted a difference between himself and his predecessor.

“Mitch had a little different snap technique. He usually took it a little more to the left,” said McGovern, who started every game for Buffalo at left guard in 2023.

Working together since the beginning, it appears McGovern and Allen used their time wisely during the offseason program.

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“We get here, we’re two of the first guys here. We’re sitting in the training room, laying around, hanging out next to each other for 45 (minutes) to about an hour. I think that’s it in is part of it,” Allen said at the start of Phase 3 OTAs. “It’s just about understanding each other off the field and developing a constant line of communication. The middle quarterback position is a lot of that.”

The attention to detail should make for a smooth transition into the heart of the Bills’ offense.