‘The decision to move on from Dorsey comes less than 24 hours after the Bills dropped to 5-5 with a 24-22 home loss to the Denver Broncos on “Monday Night Football,” and means the Bills are on a short week with the New York Jets visiting Highmark Stadium in Week 11.’
Archives for November 15, 2023
Ryan O’Halloran: Many should accept blame for Ken Dorsey firing, starting with McDermott, Allen
‘And, unpopular opinion alert, Allen should be at the front of the blame line.’
Who is Joe Brady, the Bills’ interim offensive coordinator?
‘“He comes with some experience,” Bills coach Sean McDermott said. “I think overall, just his his day-to-day command of his job more than anything — and it’s like anything else, some of this is a projection and also want to see what he can do in this role. He has a close relationship with Josh (Allen) as the quarterback coach, and we’ve talked — we’ve talked this afternoon, and really, actually, earlier this morning — and he’s got some ideas and, and we’ll see where it goes from here.”’
Upon Further Review: Bills’ benching James Cook, but not Gabe Davis, sends wrong message
‘That’s all well and good. McDermott is the boss, and that’s his call to make. You can disagree with it if you want – especially since Cook had not fumbled since Week 1 of his rookie season – a total of 240 touches to that point.’
Terrel Bernard plays every snap for Bills in return to lineup
‘The team’s second-year middle linebacker left the Week 9 loss to the Bengals because of a concussion, but was able to return Monday night against the Broncos. Bernard played all 75 defensive snaps in the Bills’ 24-22 loss, and finished with a team-leading 13 tackles.’
Position grades: Bills ranked second in NFL in giveaways under Ken Dorsey
‘The Bills rank tied for second in the NFL in giveaways with 18. The made the sixth most turnovers last year with 27. They’re on pace for 30 giveaways for the season, which would be the most since Allen’s rookie year, when they had 32, including 23 interceptions.’
Alan Pergament: MNF’s Buck, Aikman do strong job ‘scrutinizing’ Bills mistake-filled loss
‘The announcers offered proper balance in assessing Allen’s ability to make big plays at the same time he takes unnecessary risks.’
‘It was time for a change.’ Bills remove Ken Dorsey as offensive coordinator
‘“I just felt like it was time for a change,” McDermott said Tuesday afternoon during a Zoom call with reporters. “We need to be a confident offensive football team and find consistent production and that’s really what it came down to. More than anything is come out with an energy about our offense and what we’re doing and move the football and score points. I mean, that’s really the offense’s job at the end of the day.”’
Who is Joe Brady? What to know about new Bills offensive coordinator
‘Of course, it certainly helped Brady that he had Joe Burrow at quarterback throwing an FBS record 60 touchdown passes on his way to winning the Heisman Trophy. And Brady could scheme Burrow’s passes to future NFL star wide receivers Justin Jefferson and Ja’Marr Chase, and he could call running plays for Clyde Edwards-Helaire who piled up 1,400 yards on the ground behind an offensive line that won the Joe Moore Award as the nation’s best offensive line unit.’
The free-falling Buffalo Bills will face the New York Jets next: Here’s what to know
‘The Bills are sitting in 10th place in the AFC standings in mid-November, behind teams like the Texans and Colts, and with the same number of losses as the Jets, Raiders and Broncos. If anyone saw that coming, I sure hope you played the lottery, too.’
Dorsey a casualty of catastrophic MNF Bills loss
‘Dorsey didn’t put 12 men on the field to block a would-be go-ahead field goal in the game’s final seconds. He also didn’t call consecutive ‘Cover 0’ blitzes with the Broncos on the outskirts of field goal range, leaving Taron Johnson one-on-one for Jerry Jeudy to draw an obvious pass interference flag.’
Buffalo Bills fire offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey, promote QB coach Joe Brady
‘The Bills’ execution issues remained against the Broncos when they fumbled on the very first offensive play of the game and then Allen threw an interception to end the second drive. Dorsey’s playcalling has been heavily criticized by the fan base and McDermott opted to go in another direction by handing the reins over to Brady.’
Is Ken Dorsey Bills’ scapegoat? Sean McDermott explains why he sacked OC
‘McDermott has set out to find consistency and instill confidence in an offense that seems to have lost its swagger. The advanced metrics are pretty, but the Bills offense hasn’t scored more than 25 points in a game since Oct. 1. Buffalo is averaging 20.5 points per game in their last six, which includes four of their five losses on the season.’
Who is new Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady? (6 things to know)
‘Joe Brady joined LSU in 2019 as their passing game coordinator and wide receivers coach. The move paid off immediately for the Tigers with Brady turning Joe Burrow into a superstar. In Burrow’s first season at LSU, he threw for 16 touchdowns. Under Brady, Burrow would throw for 60 touchdowns and 5,671 yards. In addition to the national championship, Burrow would win the Heisman Trophy thanks in large part to Brady’s tutelage.’
Bills fire offensive coordinator Dorsey after sloppy 5-5 start
‘After beginning the season averaging 34.75 points per game through their first four games, the Bills’ point production had taken a significant step back in recent weeks. Including its Week 5 loss to the Jacksonville Jaguars, Buffalo has averaged 20.5 points over its past six contests, including a 22-point performance during a sluggish performance against the Denver Broncos on Monday night. Buffalo has failed to eclipse 26 points in its past six games since a Week 4 win over the Miami Dolphins, the longest such span for the Bills’ offense since quarterback Josh Allen’s rookie season.’