Sean McDermott should be Coach of the Year

[Coach Tuesday]

As some of you know I’ve been pretty critical of McD.  I’ve called him a turnaround specialist but not a championship coach, have criticized his approach to roster construction, and have been displeased (to say the least) with some of the coaching strategy (X’s and O’s) and gameday decision-making.  I thought he was a bit of a phony; I may have even referred to him as a gym teacher.

 

And while prior to this weekend there certainly were some challenges to navigate this season like a slew of injuries, a blizzard relocation, and some funky scheduling quirks, those things didn’t strike me as too far beyond the norm for an NFL team and its head coach.

 

That all changed for me this week.  First it was watching him pace the sideline when Damar was on the ground - you could see him muttering to himself (“okay, okay, okay”), as he tried to figure out how to lead a group of men through an unprecedented situation on the national stage.  He collected himself and took his team off of the field.  Since then, the stories that have come out - McD telling Taylor he needed to be at the hospital instead of coaching the rest of the game, and just generally staying calm and putting his players first - have just floored me.  
 

Sean McDermott is the embodiment of leadership.  And great leadership - the good kind (the reluctant kind IMO) - is both rare and difficult.  He is the ultimate leader of men and there is no one more deserving of NFL Coach of the Year than him.  Not that I have a vote, but if I did, it would be a no-brainer choice.  No matter how the season ends up.  If Nick Siriani wins Coach of the Year over Sean McDermott, the whole thing is a joke.

 

That is all.  Off my soapbox.

 

 

Edited January 5, 2023 by Coach Tuesday

[BillsFanSD]

I saw somebody earlier on Twitter nominating McDermott and Taylor for co-coaches of the year.  That would honestly be pretty cool.  Both of these guys have done a great job with their respective franchises, and they were leaders on Monday night in a way that some other coaches wouldn't have been.  

 

Edit: For the record, I'm talking specifically about Mike McDaniel and Andy Reid.  I'm glad, and the league is almost certainly glad, that neither of those gentlemen was on the sideline for this game.

Edited January 5, 2023 by BillsFanSD

[zow2]

I agree with you but they’d probably give it to Daboll or Doug Pederson.

[HOUSE]

This has been an agonizing season and that has to come into play.

The circumstances may get him the votes.

[Cheektowaga Chad]

I'm sure both McDermott and Taylor will win some Espy this summer 

[Coach Tuesday]

29 minutes ago, zow2 said:

I agree with you but they’d probably give it to Daboll or Doug Pederson.

Maybe.  Daboll’s team is third in his division.  Pederson’s team is .500.  Nice stories but neither of them have had to coach through what McD has had to coach through, not by a mile.

 

33 minutes ago, BillsFanSD said:

I saw somebody earlier on Twitter nominating McDermott and Taylor for co-coaches of the year.  That would honestly be pretty cool.  Both of these guys have done a great job with their respective franchises, and they were leaders on Monday night in a way that some other coaches wouldn't have been.  

 

Edit: For the record, I'm talking specifically about Mike McDaniel and Andy Reid.  I'm glad, and the league is almost certainly glad, that neither of those gentlemen was on the sideline for this game.

Yup.  In a year when McDaniel and Saleh trotted their injured QBs back out onto the field to get hit again, McDermott’s actions in putting his players first deserves special recognition.

Edited January 5, 2023 by Coach Tuesday

[Captain Hindsight]

10 minutes ago, Coach Tuesday said:

Maybe.  Daboll’s team is third in his division.  Pederson’s team is .500.  Nice stories but neither of them have had to coach through what McD has had to coach through, not by a mile.

 

Yup.  In a year when McDaniel and Saleh trotted their injured QBs back out onto the field to get hit again, McDermott’s actions in putting his players first deserves special recognition.

McDaniel would have given his players 5 mins to warm up right after taking away their ping pong table 

[Cruiserplayer]

https://sports.yahoo.com/zac-taylor-praises-bills-hc-sean-mc-dermotts-leadership-following-damar-hamlins-on-field-collapse-205946583.html
award or not we have a Great Human as the leader of our Buffalo Bills. Also I have mad respect for the New Bengals under Zac Taylor

[SCBills]

I don’t care what award he gets, but there needs to be some recognition for him .. even if it’s just from the fanbase. 
 

The level of respect and admiration I have for him and how he leads could not be any higher. 

[BillsShredder83]

Part of me loves it, part of me feels like it would feel like a pity award, but you know what, it can both be deserved and receiver some pity. Its both traumatic, and has been a nightmare of a coaching year. I really think the usual way would go to Siriani, but Seams 100% deserving. i think he'd take a ton of pride in winning it too. Im sold

[VaMilBill]

I think another capstone of the season for McD was keeping the ship steady. That image of him keeping Diggs calm and focused in the Lions game helping the team go on a six game win streak. 
 

im biased, but after yesterday he should absolutely be coach of the year. To be honest, I bet this will make more free agents want to come and play in Buffalo for a man like McD

[Alphadawg7]

2 hours ago, Coach Tuesday said:

As some of you know I’ve been pretty critical of McD.  I’ve called him a turnaround specialist but not a championship coach, have criticized his approach to roster construction, and have been displeased (to say the least) with some of the coaching strategy (X’s and O’s) and gameday decision-making.  I thought he was a bit of a phony; I may have even referred to him as a gym teacher.

 

And while prior to this weekend there certainly were some challenges to navigate this season like a slew of injuries, a blizzard relocation, and some funky scheduling quirks, those things didn’t strike me as too far beyond the norm for an NFL team and its head coach.

 

That all changed for me this week.  First it was watching him pace the sideline when Damar was on the ground - you could see him muttering to himself (“okay, okay, okay”), as he tried to figure out how to lead a group of men through an unprecedented situation on the national stage.  He collected himself and took his team off of the field.  Since then, the stories that have come out - McD telling Taylor he needed to be at the hospital instead of coaching the rest of the game, and just generally staying calm and putting his players first - have just floored me.  
 

Sean McDermott is the embodiment of leadership.  And great leadership - the good kind (the reluctant kind IMO) - is both rare and difficult.  He is the ultimate leader of men and there is no one more deserving of NFL Coach of the Year than him.  Not that I have a vote, but if I did, it would be a no-brainer choice.  No matter how the season ends up.  If Nick Siriani wins Coach of the Year over Sean McDermott, the whole thing is a joke.

 

That is all.  Off my soapbox.

 

 

He should be the coach of the year.  He won’t be, but he should be.  For all the reasons you stated and more.  

[DapperCam]

Considering the Bills are currently #1 seed in the AFC with all the adversity they have faced I don’t think it would be a pity vote. Part of McDermott’s problem is too much sustained success. COTY seems to always go to someone who surprised everyone by succeeding with a middling roster. Bellicheat would have won it like 10 years in a row otherwise.

[Kiva]

Currently 1 seed in the afc.  If we win the Super Bowl, heck yeah. 

[John from Riverside]

He should be coach of the year
 

Not just because of what happened, but the fact that this team had the number one seed going in to the last game of the year

 

The fact that this team has been walking mash unit so entire year, yet kept winning regardless of it

 

Sure there are other guys that are eligible, but are they really more eligible than McDermott? I don’t think so.

[ArtVandalay]

Only if he wins the Super Bowl. 

 

As of now it is Sirianni.

[Freddie's Dead]

For me, it's Daboll hands down.  From 4-13 to playoffs in one year, with the same QB, and really only one AllPro in Saquon Barkley.

[WotAGuy]

6 minutes ago, ArtVandalay said:

Only if he wins the Super Bowl. 

 

As of now it is Sirianni.

Why doesn’t Sirianni have to win the Super Bowl to win COY like Sean does?

[BigDingus]

I know he won't win it, but I'd give it to Dan Campbell. 

 

That dude is dragging that team out of "poverty franchise" status & into the playoffs. Those players always play their butts off for him, regardless of their record. Dude even inspire ME, just chilling on my a** watching him online 😆

[CorkScrewHill]

I would think it is Daboll or shanahan given he has the 49ers as one of the favorites for the Super Bowl with a third string Mr. irrelevant QB