Overview
- Payton confirmed at the NFL Scouting Combine that Webb will be the primary play-caller, shortly after Bills GM Brandon Beane hinted at the move earlier in the day.
- The head coach said he will remain involved in the offense and still call some plays on game days.
- This marks the first season of Payton’s head-coaching career in which he won’t be the full-time game-day play-caller.
- Webb, 31, was promoted to offensive coordinator after Joe Lombardi’s post–AFC Championship dismissal and drew head-coaching interview interest from the Ravens, Bills and Raiders.
- Payton praised Webb as “extremely talented,” calling him “quicker” and saying he has a “gift,” noting a strong preseason play-calling trial and an aim to speed up the operation without changing the system.