Sean McDermott's assessment of Bills roster didn't sit well with team brass before firing: reports

Buffalo Bills caput manager Sean McDermott didn’t look to similar his appraisal of the 2025 play aft losing successful the AFC Divisional Round implicit the weekend, according to aggregate reports.

McDermott was fired connected Monday conscionable 2 days aft a crushing overtime nonaccomplishment to the Denver Broncos connected the road.

WGRZ reported that Bills wide manager Brandon Beane and squad proprietor Terry Pegula were not "pleased with McDermott’s assessment" aft helium "pointed retired what the roster lacked to triumph a Super Bowl." This reportedly came weeks earlier the team’s nonaccomplishment successful Denver.

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Buffalo Bills caput manager Sean McDermott looks connected earlier the crippled against the New York Jets astatine Highmark Stadium connected Jan. 4, 2026.  (Mark Konezny/Imagn Images)

NFL Network supported thing similar, saying that "McDermott himself had immoderate questions astir however overmuch endowment the Bills had."

"I’m not definite that sat good successful the building," the study added.

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The Bills did person their stars connected the roster, particularly 2024 NFL MVP Josh Allen and the league’s starring rusher this season, James Cook.

But the deficiency of receiver endowment connected the roster since the squad moved connected from Pro Bowler Stefon Diggs has been a storyline for the past 2 seasons. Beane was hoping that Keon Coleman, who helium took No. 33 wide successful 2024, would make into Allen’s apical passing target.

Instead, Coleman recovered himself a steadfast scratch astatine times this season, and helium finished with 404 yards connected conscionable 38 catches done 13 games (six starts).

General manager Brandon Beane of the Buffalo Bills speaks to the media during the NFL Combine astatine the Indiana Convention Center connected February 27, 2024 successful Indianapolis, Indiana.  (Stacy Revere/Getty Images)

The Bills did not instantly respond to a petition for remark from Fox News Digital regarding these reports astir McDermott.

While McDermott is out, Beane was promoted to president of shot operations, a determination that baffled galore arsenic overmuch arsenic the coach’s firing.

McDermott helped the Bills scope the playoffs successful 8 of the past 9 seasons, though they couldn’t get to the Super Bowl arsenic intended. The Bills made the AFC Championship twice, including the 2024 campaign, but the Kansas City Chiefs bushed them successful some matchups.

In fact, the Patrick Mahomes-led Chiefs knocked the Bills retired of the playoffs successful 4 of the past 5 seasons.

Buffalo Bills caput manager Sean McDermott speaks astatine a quality league aft an NFL shot crippled against the Detroit Lions, Sunday, Dec. 15, 2024, successful Detroit.  (AP Photo/Rey Del Rio)

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Buffalo joined the caput coaching hunt precocious compared to different teams, truthful they’ll request to determination rapidly to support up with the apical candidates for adjacent season.

Meanwhile, McDermott should beryllium a apical campaigner for those different teams, including the Baltimore Ravens, Las Vegas Raiders, Arizona Cardinals, Cleveland Browns and Pittsburgh Steelers.

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