Following is Observer NFL reporter Joseph Person’s exclusive interview with first-year Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott, who spent the previous six seasons as the Carolina Panthers’ defensive coordinator:
Q. As you were building the program there, what specifically have you taken from your experience here?
A. One of the biggest things is that it's a people-driven business. There's obviously power in human capital and people. Ron (Rivera) does a great job of being around the building and being available to different people throughout the Panthers' organization.
Q. A few years ago he set up a mini-office downstairs and would poke his head into position meetings or the locker room.