The Buffalo Bills have found their replacement for Sean McDermott as the next head coach. The Bills have hired within the organization and promoted McDermott’s Offensive Coordinator Joe Brady to be the next head coach in Buffalo. The hottest thing right now in the NFL that is trending, is franchises hiring the the young brightest minds in the game to lead their teams. Brady is 36 years of age and took over the Bills offensive play sheets in 2023 when they fired Ken Dorsey who was the OC at the time. It all started with Sean McVay when the LA Rams hired him at the age of 30 in 2017. The Rams have been to two Superbowls since the hire and have won 1-2 with multiple trips to the post-season since 2017. The Chicago Bears hired the hottest and youngest offensive guru last off-season signing Lions former OC Ben Johnson to be their next head coach. Suddenly the Bears are one score away in beating the Rams two weeks ago in OT to move on to the NFC championship. This in Johnson’s rookie season as a head coach. Brady will become the 21st head coach in Bills history and he will get a 5 year deal.

Joe Brady has been on Sean McDermott’s staff for 4 seasons as he started as the QB coach in ’22. It did not take him long to start calling offensive plays when the Bills fired Ken Dorsey in 2023. After seeing what he was capable in 2023, the Bills took the interim off the OC job and promoted him in 2024. With Brady calling the plays in 2024, the Bills ranked second in the league in scoring. The Bills dropped to 4th in scoring in 2025. The Bills offense was also 4th in 2025 in 3rd down efficiency and 3rd in red zone efficiency. Before Buffalo, Brady spent two seasons with the Carolina Panthers calling plays as the offensive coordinator. In 2019 he was working at LSU at the college level working with NFL future stars like Joe Burrow & Ja’Marr Chase along with Justin Jefferson. Brady’s job description was wide receivers coach and pass coordinator. His coaching helped the Tigers win a National Championship. He gained knowledge working with the New Orleans Saints being on Sean Payton’s staff when their quarterback at the time was Drew Brees. Like McDermott, Brady went to the same college William & Mary University. In 2013 he broke into coaching working on the other side of the ball. He was the linebackers coach. You have to start somewhere.

Usually when franchises fire their old head coach, they will go opposite in the next hire for their field general. Sean McDermott was a defensive minded coach when he was hired. You can see the Bills going opposite with that on this current hire as they go offense selecting Joe Brady. If the Bills did not hire Brady, he would have easily gotten a job elsewhere. Sean Payton had the Broncos head coaching job & wanted to hire him to call plays. Payton has always called the offenses when he has been the HC and has done well at it. Brady also got interviews with the Ravens, Cardinals, Raiders, and Falcons. Some teams wanted him for the head coaching job. Some wanted him as the offensive coordinator. Brandon Beane, the Bills General Manager, did not get fired even though you can question some of the roster moves last season. The Bills GM was promoted to President of Football Operations. Beane brought in Josh Allen to help make the decision for the Bills. If it ain’t broke, no need to fix it. I think one of the biggest reasons why Brady was hired is because he works well with Allen and the Bills have a great offense without a legit number one receiver.

This new hire by the Bills really keeps things the same in ways. Business as usual. The ownership is in win mode now as Josh Allen is turning 30 years of age next year. The urgency to get him to the Superbowl with Joe Brady’s leadership is what they are thinking and his offensive mindset. Sean McDermott was excellent in his 9 year tenure in Buffalo going 98-50 & winning 5 AFC East titles. However in post-season, McDermott has worn out his welcome with heart breaking endings every year. Something always happens at the end. Some of these things wore not his fault. Some of his calls have cost the Bills playoff wins. The 13 seconds left in that epic game vs the Chiefs in post-season is still aggravating. No squib kick. Playing preventative defense allowing Patrick Mahomes and company to march down the field with ease and kick a field goal to take that one to OT. We know how that ended. After taking the lead and leaving them with 13 seconds. It should have been a win. That could have been the year. It has always been McDermott’s defense that has failed this franchise in the post-season. I hope coaching those linebackers back at his alma mater means Joe Brady could use that skillset to help his future defense. Brady was hired to change the Bills’ luck in the post season.

I thought bringing back Josh Allen’s old offensive coordinator Brian Daboll would have been a great hire. Daboll had some head coaching experience when he took the Giants gig. I think the only two smart choices for the Bills since they are looking for win mode now was Daboll or Joe Brady. Phillip Rivers would have been a wild card. No, we did not need anybody associated with the Dolphins. I did not think bringing Bill Belichick back to the NFL was a good idea. With Brady as the man who will still call the plays. I think he will get the message through Brandon Beane’s thick head of what a wide receiver looks like and get Allen a legit threat there. Not a number one threat not playing with a full deck like Stefon Diggs. I think the defensive scheme will get better with Brady. They may find a guy like him a young defensive minded guru to take over the play calling on that end of the field. I want to see something other than a bend don’t break style of defense that only does well if it gets takeaways. I want a defense that can stop the run. That can pressure the quarterback and obviously I want takeaways. But not rely on them to have a good day at the office. I think IF Brady gets the right defensive minded coach on his staff and with his offense, the Bills can still be a contender. If he is as brilliant as Sean McVay and Ben Johnson, the Bills might slay their playoff demons right away. It was not working with McDermott. If Brady got away and the Bills kept McDermott and suddenly Joe’s new team is the one knocking out Buffalo in post-season, it would have humiliated this franchise so badly it would be like the Titanic sinking after hitting the iceberg. New England did well with their Brady. Maybe our Brady will do the same thing for the Bills. We hope!!!