Buffalo Bills’ defensive tackle Adolphus Washington joined the Bills Wire podcast Tuesday to discuss his increased role within Buffalo’s defense following the trade of Marcell Dareus.

The team’s third-round pick in the 2016 NFL draft discussed the differences between playing for former head coach Rex Ryan and Sean McDermott, comparing the first-year coach to his collegiate coach, Urban Meyer.

Some notable quotes:

“You know, when Marcell was here he taught me a lot, I leaned on him a lot, you know I went to him or coach Waufle about a lot of things and they always helped me. They always had a solution to my problems, so I give a lot of credit to those guys. Now with Marcell being gone I can go to guys like Kyle, and I have Cedric Thornton and I can always go to coach Waufle. But I’m definitely ready to step up and play that role and be the guy that they want me to be. I learned a lot from Marcell, you know, playing behind him those couple games this year, just watching him last year. But I just feel like I’m ready.”

“Rex’s defense was just too much going on at once. I was playing to not make a mistake rather than just going out and playing.”

“It definitely was an experience with those guys [McDermott and Brandon Beane] coming in, he expected so much more out of us than, um, well me, than well, you know, with Rex, he was a players coach, but he was the laid-back coach. Coach McDermott reminds me of Urban Meyer and that’s kind of what I’m used to and that’s why I think I’m a little more successful or playing better in this system because it’s more of what I’m used to.”

“Rex is a players coach, he kind of lets you maneuver how you maneuver.. Coach McDermott is a little different. He brings an accountability factor, you know he makes sure everyone is accountable to one another, makes sure everyone’s holding up their end of the deal and that everyone’s doing their job.”