Woodman
03-07-2024, 09:17 AM
After the Bills lost to the Broncos on a Monday night last November, thanks to having one player too many on the field for a Denver field-goal attempt that was missed, it felt like just a matter of time before Buffalo would fire coach Sean McDermott.
They entered the bye at 6-6. Then came a 20-kiloword bomb targeting McDermott’s flaws as a coach, and reporting that he made a few years earlier (https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/sean-mcdermott-vows-to-maximize-josh-allens-potential)an unfortunate training-camp reference to 9/11 (https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/during-2021-team-meeting-sean-mcdermott-cited-9-11-attacks-as-example-of-teamwork). It felt like it would end for McDermott after the season. But when McDermott spoke to the team in the aftermath of the hit piece, the season inexplicably turned around.
The Bills went from 6-6 and out of the playoffs to 11-6 and the AFC East title. In separate conversations with PFT and/or PFT Live, cornerback Rasul Douglas, quarterback Josh Allen, and G.M. Brandon Beane confirmed that McDermott’s address to the team sparked the turnaround.
Sean McDermott vows to maximize Josh Allen's potential - NBC Sports 2 (https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/sean-mcdermott-vows-to-maximize-josh-allens-potential)
They entered the bye at 6-6. Then came a 20-kiloword bomb targeting McDermott’s flaws as a coach, and reporting that he made a few years earlier (https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/sean-mcdermott-vows-to-maximize-josh-allens-potential)an unfortunate training-camp reference to 9/11 (https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/during-2021-team-meeting-sean-mcdermott-cited-9-11-attacks-as-example-of-teamwork). It felt like it would end for McDermott after the season. But when McDermott spoke to the team in the aftermath of the hit piece, the season inexplicably turned around.
The Bills went from 6-6 and out of the playoffs to 11-6 and the AFC East title. In separate conversations with PFT and/or PFT Live, cornerback Rasul Douglas, quarterback Josh Allen, and G.M. Brandon Beane confirmed that McDermott’s address to the team sparked the turnaround.
Sean McDermott vows to maximize Josh Allen's potential - NBC Sports 2 (https://www.nbcsports.com/nfl/profootballtalk/rumor-mill/news/sean-mcdermott-vows-to-maximize-josh-allens-potential)