Like I said in another post, don't take press conferences as testimony under oath. McDermott might have been giving Smiley a chance to get another job.
When you have a crap roster the strategy is to be cautious and hope you get a turnover. The reason McDermott is practically a riverboat gambler now is because the Bills are good.
Correct me if I'm wrong but didn't Jauron insist we draft Aaron Maybin at 11 in 2009? Not that it was that great a draft, but what a waste. 🙄
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/2009_NFL_draft