On Monday, the Buffalo Bills decided to move on from head coach Sean McDermott after nine seasons, eight playoff appearances and just one losing season.
The decision comes after the Bills fell in the divisional round once again, 33-30 in overtime against the Broncos, with Josh Allen turning the ball over a total of four times (two interceptions & two fumbles).
And while early speculation has Buffalo tabbing former OC Brian Daboll and current assistant Joe Brady as possible McDermott replacements. Rex Ryan believes it's another Bill that the franchise should look to be adding.
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Rex Ryan suggests Bill Belichick as next Buffalo HC
On Monday morning's "Get Up" shortly after news of McDermott's firing dropped, Ryan's mind immediately went to one name: UNC's Bill Belichick.
“I thought this could have happened three years ago, and everybody looked at me like I had three heads of the guy that I thought they would … try to make a move for was actually Bill Belichick,” Ryan said. “And if you want to bring in Brian Daboll, bring him back as the offense coordinator, with Belichick as the head coach, I’m telling you. ‘Oh, you’re crazy.’ We’ll see how crazy I am."
“We’ll see how crazy I am, because I think that’s a name to watch. I really do," the former coach continued. "And why Bill Belichick? He proved that he can win with the best player on the planet, best quarterback … This team gives up over 30 points in a playoff loss every single game. They gave up 30 again. So to me, they’ve underachieved."
"I certainly thought this was a possibility," Rex added. "Not saying that Sean McDermott is not a hell of a coach. He is. Alright. ... I wouldn’t be surprised if he isn’t reunited with John Harbaugh with the Giants as a defensive coach.”
McDermott fired for one main reason
Per The Athletic's Dianna Russini, McDermott's firing came down to one thing — he wasn't able to lead the team with the second-easiest schedule in the NFL to the Super Bowl despite not having to face Patrick Mahomes, Joe Burrow or Lamar Jackson.
“From recent conversations with people in the Bills’ organization, the sense I get is that it felt that there were opportunities to win Saturday in Denver, officiating or otherwise," Russini reported. "Leadership felt a change was necessary after coming up short of the Super Bowl yet again."
If Belichick were to return to professional football, he would bring a 302-165 record and six Super Bowl wins to Western New York. But it's worth noting that Bill hasn't enjoyed much success since the 2019 season.