Buffalo Bills rookie Cole Bishop is preparing for multiple scenarios, all at the hands of one player. As the Bills prepare for the Baltimore Ravens and quarterback Lamar Jackson, Buffalo’s defense knows that Jackson’s mobility presents all sorts of threats. Josh Allen clarifies that 'everybody eats' is not a jab at Stefon Diggs “We kind of talk about, you know, there’s two plays every play,” Bishop said Wednesday of Jackson.
“Even if you – let’s say it’s a pass, and everybody’s covered – then you have to stay on coverage once he’s running around, scrambling and stuff. “So, just kind of trying to stay on your man, whether that’s man or zone, but just when he’s scrambling – plaster is what it’s called, just plastering on to your guys.” Jackson finished last season with 3,678 passing yards and 24 touchdowns.
He rushed for 821 yards, most among quarterbacks, and five touchdowns. Coach Sean McDermott called it a “tough challenge” for his defense – particularly those in their first meeting with the Ravens – in facing Jackson, the two-time league MVP. “It’ll be an adjustment for them,” McDermott said Wednesday.
“And then just trying to get them to understand the techniques that you have to use and how on point you have to be. “And you’re never going to stop a player like that. He’s just too good.
And you just hope that you can win more than you lose in terms of the plays. But they’re just so powerful. And then he’s just s.