Bobby Babich prepares to begin his first season as Bills defensive coordinator

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WKBW) – Bobby Babich is energized and ready to begin his first year as defensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills.

“Someone walked by me the other day in the building and said, ‘Hey, you’re ready for this.’ That’s my point: You’re never ready until you’re ready,” Babich said.

Since joining the Bills as an assistant defensive backs coach in 2017 and moving to linebackers coach, Babich has earned the trust of the players.

“He’s always been a great coach since I got here. He’s always had great things to say to the defense, and now it’s his full-time job,” Von Miller said.

For Babich, nothing changes except learning to have a more open view of all defensive position groups. He also must decide whether he or head coach Sean McDermott will be the player on game day.

“I’m a fool if I don’t use Sean McDermott. Already, I’m picking his brain every day,” Babich said.

The next step is integrating the new faces into the Bills defense. One of the Bills’ newest signings will task Babich with seeing if Olympic gold medal-winning wrestler Gable Steveson can learn the game quickly enough to earn playing time.

“We’re literally going to do it day by day, exercise by exercise, minute by minute. Work up to where we think he can get,” Babich said.