By seeking to solve one immediate crisis in firing offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey on Tuesday to spark quarterback Josh Allen and a stagnating offense, Buffalo Bills coach Sean McDermott potentially opened the door for another one.
The decision made in a bid to salvage what’s left of a season for a 5-5 team fading out of the playoff picture now focuses the attention squarely on McDermott. For the first time in what’s been a mostly successful seven-year tenure in Buffalo, the head coach finds himself alone at the top and open to being second-guessed.
Dorsey’s dismissal after less than two years coincides with an offseason coaching shuffle in which McDermott lost his most trusted confidant in Leslie Frazier.
The Bills announced in February that the defensive coordinator elected to take a year off from coaching despite still being under contract. Frazier’s departure led to McDermott taking over the defensive playcalling duties, which at the time was the logical transition for the defensive-minded coach.
At issue is whether McDermott might have stretched himself too thin in banking on Dorsey to show progress despite apparent signs of inconsistency during his first season on the job last year in replacing Brian Daboll, who was hired to coach the New York Giants.
The task now falls on quarterbacks coach Joe Brady in taking over the coordinator’s job on an interim basis to instill what McDermott called “confidence and energy” into an offense that has sputtered for much of the past six weeks.
The drop-off in production has been stark for an offense that has failed to score 26 points in six consecutive games, matching the worst stretch since Allen’s rookie season in 2018. Turnovers are an issue, with Allen leading the league with 11 interceptions, including at least one in six straight outings.
As much as McDermott said he allows his assistants room to place their own stamp on their respective units, he did so in acknowledging the responsibility ultimately falls on him.
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Publish date : 2023-11-15 15:27:26
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