Bills fire coach Sean McDermott

The Buffalo Bills fired coach Sean McDermott after nine seasons on Monday, according to a league source, after they once again failed to advance to the Super Bowl with franchise quarterback Josh Allen. The Bills lost to the Denver Broncos 33-30 in overtime on Saturday in the divisional round of the NFL playoffs.

The Bills have reached the divisional round in six straight seasons and twice advanced to the AFC Championship Game (in 2020 and 2024) but lost to the Kansas City Chiefs in both of those title game appearances. McDermott finishes his Buffalo tenure with a regular-season record of 98-50 and a postseason record of 8-8.

McDermott’s teams made the playoffs in eight of his nine seasons, including in his first year in 2017 when the Bills snapped a 17-year playoff drought. His 98 wins are second all-time in franchise history behind only Hall of Fame coach Marv Levy, who won 112 games over 12 seasons and reached four Super Bowls.

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6979852...mcdermott/

Wow...who the heck they going to replace him with?  Surprised Beane did not get canned too.

If Sean wants...he will have his choice of  jobs. (Mark Davis balancing his checkbook as we read.)

Hate this for Sean and his family. Seems like on of the best guys in the NFL.

Man If only we were looking for a coach, I’d love to have him, still. Even over Canales!

“Moving forward, Brandon Beane will now serve as the President of Football Operations / General Manager of the Buffalo Bills. Brandon will oversee all facets of our football operation, including the oversight of our coaching staff. I have full faith in and have witnessed Brandon’s outstanding leadership style and have confidence in his abilities to lead our organization.

“Beane will be leading the search for a new head coach and will be working directly with Pegula and Pete Guelli, who will now serve as President of Business Operations, during the interview and hiring process.”

https://www.nytimes.com/athletic/6979852...mcdermott/

McD was the one who brought Beane to Buffalo and made him a GM. (The coach was hired 1st that year and got to pick)  Now Beane gets a promotion and McD fired.  

And in other new we have Mr Semi Motivational man. Life is good.

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Not sure McDermott would come here. I know Mr Tepper has enough money to offer him.  But he’s spent a lot of time in Pennsylvania. Steelers  job might look like his best situation.
I don’t think we’d be talking to him, but he’s like Harbaugh  and will go where he wants to with so many openings.

We have a better situation at QB than the Steelers ( in my opinion) but their defense is always better.. The NFC South is more inviting than the AFC North in my opinion.

If he doesn’t take time off , I think he’ll go to the Steelers

And in other new we have Mr Semi Motivational man. Life is good.

This was probably the most surprising "firing" for me at least.  Sean McDermott has consistently fielded good, competitive teams.

This one flummoxed me -- completely. While I thought there might be more after Black Monday and the toll it took, it NEVER crossed my mind that the Bills would "cancel" McD.
SHOCKER.!!

I can't understand this.  I realize that they haven't won a Super Bowl in this era. but their record is great and their playoff record (W-L) is decent too (8-8, I think..??) Not superlative, but they've been a real 'force' up there since they drafted Josh Allen. 

SMDH -- Well, McD will appear somewhere and lead another ream to relevancy....