Warren Sharp outlines the multiple decisions over multiple years by Sean McDermott that led to the Buffalo Bills struggling in 2023 and firing OC Ken Dorsey.
As a long, long time Bills fan, please do not fire McDermott.
Yes, this is not our year, we have issues, there is work to do this offseason schematically and on the roster.
But does no one remember the carousel of coaches this franchise has endured? McDermott is our second longest tenured coach. He has the best win% of any coach in franchise history. He consistently has put a competitive playoff team together despite many roster and injury woes.
Since 1998 we’ve had 9 different head coaches and bounced around being .500 for two decades. We are not a “rebuild” team right now. Firing McD leaves us with no HC, OC, or DC going into the offseason. And for what? What do we gain from that?
This team has performed at a Super Bowl caliber with McD at the helm. This year we are not, but we know what the potential is and what he can do with a healthy roster.
Can we please not be reactionary for once, go into the offseason, get an OC that schemes to Allen’s strength, add some WR depth, and figure out a way to keep our defense healthy?
You know what none of those coaches had? a franchise QB. How much does mcdermott really mean to the success of the team, versus how much allen means to the success of the team? Are you sure mcdermott isn’t just “along for the ride” with allen?
As a guy who knows McD has been the best coach since Levy, and has a lot of respect for him as a man and what he’s done for the franchise, I do think it’s time to move on from him. Arguable rankings aside, we have one of the best QBs in the league, and a lot of playmakers on both sides of the ball. We could viably attract the best coaching candidates on the market. Who could we attract when our QB options were JP Losman and Kelly Holcomb? If there’s any time to move on, it’s now.
Thanks for being a reasonable bills fan. If it makes you feel any better, the people who are calling for McDermotts head are new fans or ones who haven’t experienced the previous coaching carousel like you said.
Just ignore them. It’s the first mediocre season in the last 5 years. Pretty solid if you ask me. Even with our star defensive players out.
As a long, long time Bills fan, please do not fire McDermott.
Yes, this is not our year, we have issues, there is work to do this offseason schematically and on the roster.
But does no one remember the carousel of coaches this franchise has endured? McDermott is our second longest tenured coach. He has the best win% of any coach in franchise history. He consistently has put a competitive playoff team together despite many roster and injury woes.
Since 1998 we’ve had 9 different head coaches and bounced around being .500 for two decades. We are not a “rebuild” team right now. Firing McD leaves us with no HC, OC, or DC going into the offseason. And for what? What do we gain from that?
This team has performed at a Super Bowl caliber with McD at the helm. This year we are not, but we know what the potential is and what he can do with a healthy roster.
Can we please not be reactionary for once, go into the offseason, get an OC that schemes to Allen’s strength, add some WR depth, and figure out a way to keep our defense healthy?
You know what none of those coaches had? a franchise QB. How much does mcdermott really mean to the success of the team, versus how much allen means to the success of the team? Are you sure mcdermott isn’t just “along for the ride” with allen?
As a guy who knows McD has been the best coach since Levy, and has a lot of respect for him as a man and what he’s done for the franchise, I do think it’s time to move on from him. Arguable rankings aside, we have one of the best QBs in the league, and a lot of playmakers on both sides of the ball. We could viably attract the best coaching candidates on the market. Who could we attract when our QB options were JP Losman and Kelly Holcomb? If there’s any time to move on, it’s now.
Thanks for being a reasonable bills fan. If it makes you feel any better, the people who are calling for McDermotts head are new fans or ones who haven’t experienced the previous coaching carousel like you said.
Just ignore them. It’s the first mediocre season in the last 5 years. Pretty solid if you ask me. Even with our star defensive players out.