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

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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.

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Babich has the same mindset as veteran passer Von Miller, who continues to recover from an ACL injury.

“We just continue to improve, hone our skills and train the ones that are necessary to impact the game the way we need to,” Babich said.

As the players work to perform at their best, Babich does the same while letting Bills Mafia know he’s coming prepared, but there will be growing pains.

“Like anyone new to a job, I’m going to make mistakes; it’s going to happen. But I’m as prepared as I can be and I’m really excited about this opportunity,” Babich said.

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