The Bills fired Sean McDermott on Monday following another season ending in playoff disappointment. The move wasn’t expected but it wasn’t necessarily surprising, either. McDermott was undeniably one of the NFL’s better coaches during his nine seasons in Buffalo and returned the franchise to heights not seen since the 1990s. But expectations are extremely high for teams featuring superstar talents like Josh Allen and McDermott’s inability to get the Bills over the playoff hump proved his undoing.
A short while after the news broke of McDermott’s dismissal the Bills released an official statement about the news (which included a typo in the opening sentence). Owner Terry Pegula said he felt the team needed “new structure” amongst leadership. He also revealed general manager Brandon Beane had been promoted to president of football operations and would oversee the franchise’s search for McDermott’s replacement.
