Josh Allen says the Buffalo Bills are taking on a different feel this year under first-year head coach Joe Brady, and for him, it starts with something simple: Brady is staying true to himself.
According to a post on X by the Pat McAfee Show, Allen praised the way Brady has handled the transition into the top job.
“The best thing that Joe has done is been himself,” Allen said. “He hasn’t changed his mindset, his personality. Team meetings feel like exactly how they have felt in the offensive room the last three years.”
Allen said Brady’s authenticity has carried weight inside the building.
“He’s authentic,” Allen said. “He’s got the respect of everybody in this building.
At the end of the day, people are going to have their opinions. But his mantra for us this year is put the ball down.
We’re gonna figure it out. Come game time.”
The Bills quarterback also pointed to the way the team is connecting across the roster. In comments cited by ESPN, Allen said this group feels especially close.
“This group from offense to defense is the tightest-knit group that I've been around really since I've entered the league,” Allen said. “The defense is meshing so well together.
Just even when you walk in the dorm room or walk in the cafeteria, guys sitting down, talking, really getting to know each other. There's just a lot of love on this team.
And that'll show on the field.”
Brady, who will be the youngest head coach in the NFL this season at 36, said he wants everyone to understand that this is a fresh start.
“This is Year 1 for everybody,” Brady said. “Like I told the team, we’ve never been here before, right?
This training camp is going to be different than we’ve ever had. And that’s not to say anything that we’ve ever done was wrong.
It’s just I need guys to understand that approach, and we can’t assume anything.”
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