Chapter 1: What led to the Buffalo Bills firing Sean McDermott?
So more NFL news when it comes to head coaches. The Bills have fired Sean McDermott. That job is now open. This is a flex for Peter Schwartz here today because you said it. You said, well, what about Sean McDermott? Yeah. And I didn't think it was going to happen. Boomer thought it was unlikely. Well, it happened.
Guys, 98-50 with the Bills and has gotten them deep into the playoffs. I don't know why this would happen, but I know that. Next year, he'll be at the top of the list, I would think, of potential head coaching candidates for teams. Why not this year if he wants to coach? Deep into the playoffs, I don't know if he knew that he was going to get fired unless he won.
Again, I don't know his contract status also. The interesting thing about Mike Tomlin's contract with the Steelers, essentially, he was kind of walking into a lame duck season. So he had one year left in his contract, and then the second year was a team option year. So essentially, it's a lame duck season for him.
And I don't know if he and his agent were talking to the Steelers behind the scenes about a contract extension. And maybe they weren't, and he just said, you know, I hear all the noise about what's going on about my losing in the playoffs and not getting back to the Super Bowl, so I'm going to step down.
Yeah, well, yeah, and that's different because Joe McDermott's fired, and he's immediately available to anybody who wants to hire him.
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Chapter 2: Who are the potential candidates for the Bills' head coaching position?
So he's just another ā I mean, this is insane. You're not going to have another ā off-season of coaches fired like this than ever again because you had two that were 18 and 19 years, one stepped down, one fired, and now you have another guy who has his team in the divisional round and ends up getting fired. This is nuts.
I would think he probably takes a year off, maybe just relaxes.
So who's looking at Brian Dable right now? I mean, could the Bills try to reunite that?
Maybe. I mean, I'm sure if I'm Brian Dable and Brian Dable's agent, they're calling. But I'm not sure. I don't know. I'm not sure how his tenure here is looked at by the people in charge in Buffalo. But Brian Dable's going to get an offensive coordinator job, that's for sure, at the very least. So, yeah, I mean, all these jobs that are now open...
Is that funny, though? You wouldn't think Buffalo would be an attractive job offer, and it certainly has to be now because you've got the quarterback, you've got a team that goes to the playoffs.
You've got a brand-new stadium, and you have one of the best players in the league. Yeah. And you've got a team that is ready to continue to win. The best fit for that job? It's interesting. Do they feel like they need an offensive guy?
You know, it's interesting.
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Chapter 3: What are the implications of McDermott's firing for the Bills' future?
It looks like Sean McDermott would have two years left on his contract. Because in June of 2023, the Bills announced a two-year contract extension for McDermott along with Brandon Bean running through the 2027 season. So they had a contract up to 25, and then they added two more years onto that.
So, you know, he could sit back and he doesn't have to do anything and still get paid two years worth of salary. There's so many jobs open right now, though.
I mean, think about it. There are still, if you take the bills out of it, there's still seven jobs open. Yep. He may want to jump on one of these. Maybe there's a team that he really likes. Maybe there's an owner he really likes. I don't think it's crazy to think that he would jump back into it. But, yeah, he's fine either way, though. That's for sure.
I think they've got to get a defensive coach. I mean, they keep giving up 30 points. But he was a defensive coach. I understand that, but they weren't playing very well defensively. So they might want another defensive coach to try and tighten things up.
And then have that defensive coach keep the offensive. I mean, I don't know.
I mean, Kevin Stefanski kept the defensive coordinator in Atlanta. So, I mean, it's not out of the realm of possibilities that a new head coach could end up keeping Joe Brady there if Josh Allen likes him.
Yeah. Or maybe they elevate Joe Brady. Yeah, they could do that too. He's got another defensive coordinator.
Fascinating. Let's go to Jack, who's calling from Oakland, New Jersey. What's going on, Jack? Good morning, guys. How are you? Good, Jack. What's up?
I think you hit the nail on the head. I think there was talk about Brady maybe going to the Dolphins. So I think the right move is maybe to get Jim Schwartz back and keep Brady as your offensive coordinator or promote Brady to head coach and get Jim Schwartz back. Got to fix the defense. This is weird because this is the one game McDermott did not screw up that he got fired on in the playoffs.
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Chapter 4: How does the current coaching landscape affect the Bills' search?
They lost the game because of Josh. There was nothing that McDermott could have done in that game, anything different than what they did. They dominated that game. And he gets fired in this game. So it's kind of weird timing, to be honest. I get it. It's been played. But at some point, Toronto should have had one more year.
Should have had one more year. Yeah, I mean, I think this was just a matter of... Sort of the same thing happening and the people in charge saying we've got to try something different. Especially this year when all of those obstacles. How many times do we talk about this? If Josh Allen can't get there this year, if he can't get there this year.
You had this AFC that was as easy to get through as there had ever been. And they didn't do it. And they lost.
In the second round again. This will be a really interesting hire. It really will be. I mean, they're all interesting for sure, but this one comes with a ready-built, playoff-ready, playoff-scarred, playoff-playing-well quarterback, except for yesterday or Saturday.
Yeah. Yeah, so it's a good thing that they signed that contract with John Harbaugh so there wasn't any sort of change of tune with that, huh? Oh, wait a second. I can go coach Josh Allen in his prime?
Imagine how nervous Morash would have been if that deal wasn't done and now this happens today.
$25 million. He is signed in a press conference tomorrow. And if you're just joining us, Sean McDermott out as Buffalo Bills head coach. All right, Peter, what do you got over there?
All right, this report brought to you by Chef IQ, precision cooking, effortless results, chefiq.com. As you just heard, Bills have reportedly fired head coach Sean McDermott. They're going to be in the market for a new head coach. Championship Sunday all set in the NFL. In Chicago yesterday, Rams and Bears went to overtime after a miraculous touchdown pass in the fourth quarter to tie the game.
Caleb Williams had the ball in his hands in overtime. Deep drop from Caleb Williams.
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Chapter 5: What factors make the Bills' job attractive to new coaches?
The clock's going to stop at the two-minute warning no matter what. You're talking about shaving off five seconds. You got Puka Nakui, you got Devontae Adams, you got Matthew Stafford. Try to go get that first down.
I think he just felt like, you know what? Let's play it as cautious as we possibly can. In some ways, they were lucky they won, but... At the end of the day, they won, and his decision-making didn't cost them anything.
Rams win 20-17 in overtime, advancing to meet the Seahawks in the NFC title game. The Rams understandably pumped up after the game. NBC's Melissa Stark tried to talk to Matthew Stafford, but Puka Nakua crashed the party.
How would you describe it? Yeah! Yeah! Yeah!
Yeah! You know what it is!
I love you. Hey. Hey.
I'm going to play all football, baby. All right.
Guys, nuts, man.
He is crazy. Nuts. Rams-Seahawks-NFC title game. Now the AFC, and after a few down years, the Patriots back in the AFC title game.
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Chapter 6: What is the significance of McDermott's contract status after his firing?
Patriots head coach Mike Vrabel on the Patriot fans.
They helped. They helped tremendously. They ratcheted up there in the fourth quarter and some of those third down stops back by the lighthouse. I felt like it was really ratcheted up.
So here's how Championship Sunday will look in the NFL. It'll be at 3 o'clock, the AFC title game, Patriots and Broncos. Then 6.30, the NFC title game, the Rams and the Seahawks. The Giants to introduce their new head coach, John Harbaugh, tomorrow at a press conference that will start at noon. Tonight, it's the college football playoff national championship game, Miami facing Indiana.
Hurricanes head coach Mario Cristobal is from Miami, played for the Canes. Now he has his alma mater in the national championship game in their home stadium. So what would he tell his former self?
That would take about four hours, talking to my younger self and how to, you know what, I had, Unbelievable parents and grandparents that spoke to me, and they taught me to speak things into existence and work them into reality and never flinch and do right by people and find a way to outwork everybody and make no excuses.
This may be the all-time most crowded sideline for a football team with ex-football players.
That's a great call.
This is going to be, like, insane on the sideline. Michael Irvin's going to have the pom-poms. Ray Lewis is going to be down there. Edrin James. Edrin James. Everybody.
Ed Reed.
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Chapter 7: How are other NFL teams reacting to the coaching changes?
They're all going to be down there. Literally, how many do you think will be down there? 50?
At least 25.
I mean, they've had a distinguished program when it comes to great football players and championships.
Mm-hmm.
And you know how they are, man, about the U. Yeah. They're all about the U, baby.
Now, I can't remember the last time that SNL was extremely funny, but I did watch it Saturday night. Did you see the Michael Irvin segment on the weekend update? I did not. The guy who played Michael Irvin was hysterical. It was so funny and so on point to exactly who he is.
Yeah, SNL's been pretty good, actually, lately. I got to admit, a couple of funnier things the last year or so.
I thought one of their... Sketches this weekend got panned. It might have.
I didn't enjoy the whole episode. I did enjoy the Michael Irvin episode.
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