Remember those old-school NFL films? The grainy footage of coaches barking through megaphones, players in stiff collars, and an almost militaristic rigidity? For a while in Buffalo, under Sean McDermott , that aesthetic felt less like nostalgia and more like Tuesday. Discipline was the bedrock, the non-negotiable currency. Dress codes were strict – hard-bottom shoes, ties, sport coats for travel. Flip-flops? Forget about it.

It was a foundation built on structure, a necessary scaffolding for a franchise emerging from decades of disrepair. Former Bills captain and cornerstone cornerback Tre’Davious White , now back in the fold after a season away, lived that early McDermott era. He saw the hard edges firsthand.

From dress codes to durability: White’s veteran blueprint

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