‘Dorsey spent 26 games as the team’s offensive coordinator after Brian Daboll left to be the head coach of the New York Giants and statistically had one of the NFL’s best offenses. The Bills rank seventh in the NFL in yards and passing and eighth in points, a year after finishing second in points and yards.’
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Sabato: It doesn’t matter who calls plays for the Bills if Josh Allen keeps throwing interceptions
‘More frustrating is that many of the interceptions are throws that shouldn’t leave his hand, including one in the last minute of the first half that led to a Denver field goal. Teams live with mistakes from players the caliber of Allen, but at some point there needs to be urgency to improve.’
The Bills are out of sorts, and their championship window may be closing
‘But the Bills are not bouncing back to reenter the Super Bowl-contending mix, at least not right now. They followed a puzzling season-opening loss to the New York Jets with three straight dominant wins, the last one over the Miami Dolphins. They seemed to be, again, the team to beat in the AFC East. But they have gone 2-4 since. Allen has dealt with shoulder issues and has mixed brilliant plays with mistakes. He has thrown at least one interception in six straight games.’
Bills fire offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey after crushing Broncos loss
‘Amid a season of Super Bowl aspirations, the Bills are 5-5 and sit a half-game behind the Houston Texans for the No. 7 spot in the AFC.’
Buffalo Bills fire Ken Dorsey as offensive coordinator after ‘Monday Night Football’ loss
‘Since Allen entered the league in 2018, no QB has more turnovers (94) than the two-time Pro Bowl selection.’
Crumbling contender? Bills make drastic move with Ken Dorsey, but issues may prove insurmountable
‘It should be no different in Western New York as it pertains to Allen, a two-time Pro Bowler and an upgraded version – at least in certain regards – of former league MVP Cam Newton. But Allen seems to need guidance, stability and help – and those aren’t insignificant issues for a player who appears to take on too much of the offensive load and/or is overly burdened with it.’
Bills fire offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey after sloppy loss to Denver drops team to 5-5
‘“We need to be a confident offensive football team, and find consistent production, and that’s really what it came down to,” McDermott said. “I’m as frustrated as anyone out there. We’re trying to win one game at a time right now, and we get a chance to right the ship.”’
In firing offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey, Bills coach McDermott places more focus on himself
‘The long-awaited and necessary 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.’
Bills fire offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey after brutal loss to Broncos
‘The Bills announced quarterbacks coach Joe Brady will take over as the interim offensive coordinator.’
Bills’ Josh Allen ‘one of the most baffling people in football,’ Super Bowl champ says
‘”Josh, to me, is one of the most baffling people in football. You see his ability to throw, you see his ability to run, you see how physical he is. And then all of a sudden he does something, and you scratch your head and go why,” Theismann said. “And then he goes and sits on the sidelines, and he has this look on his face, and it looks like in his head he’s doing the same thing that I’m doing, saying, ‘Why did he do that? Why make that kind of a decision? Why make that kind of throw?’”‘
Bills fire OC Ken Dorsey, name Joe Brady interim replacement
‘”There’s been times when we have moved the ball and scored points, but those times, I believe, have become few and far between,” McDermott said Tuesday afternoon. “I can point to the Miami game [in Week 4], which I felt very good about, obviously, we scored on just about, if not every, drive there. But since that Miami game, and really, before that, there were some times when I didn’t feel like we were moving the ball well enough and scoring points. So, it’s just — it’s the whole thing, right? The whole body of work. It’s not just off of two games or four games. It’s the entire season at this point.”‘
Bills fire offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey after Monday night loss vs. Broncos; Joe Brady takes over
‘McDermott has now parted ways with both of his coordinators (Dorsey and former defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier) in the last 10 months.’
Bills fire OC Ken Dorsey: What Buffalo can expect from new play-caller Joe Brady
‘Let’s dive into what Brady did running two offenses from 2019 to 2021.’
Bills’ playoff visions dim after ‘inexcusable’ loss to Broncos
‘”I think the best teams — when the pressure is at its highest and when everything seems to be crumbling — you come together closer. It’s like breaking a bone. When you heal it, it becomes stronger. So that’s what we’ve got to do. And I’m very confident in this team to do that.”‘
Examining What’s Wrong With the Bills
‘“A number of different reasons for it,” a rival AFC exec told me. “Defensively, they’ve regressed. They are slower. Not having Milano and [Tre’Davious] White with the injuries, lost [Tremaine] Edmunds in free agency, missed on first-round corner—when they needed it—both safeties [Jordan Poyer and Micah Hyde] are on the decline. Offensively, it’s the turnovers. The quarterback [Josh Allen] isn’t playing well—poor decisions and not having Daboll on his ass is probably affecting him.’