The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/buffalo-bills" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bills</a> have fallen short last season, failing to reach the AFC Championship game for the second straight year. Therefore, Buffalo is going through many changes to come back stronger inthe 2023 <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/topic/nfl" target="_blank" rel="noopener">NFL</a> season.
Josh Allen is committed to taking less risks, Brandon Beane is expected to make a few more moves before Week 1 and Sean McDermott made <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/NFL-News-Bills-make-first-change-around-HC-Sean-McDermott-after-playoff-exit-20230126-0016.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">changes to his coaching staff</a>. The one change they didn’t want to make was at defense, but they had no option.
Leslie Frazier stepped down from his role as defensive coordinator, and instead of hiring a new man for the job, McDermott decided he will call the defensive plays himself. Many are concerned he will be overwhelmed with so many tasks, but he doesn’t look worried about it.
<h2>Bills HC Sean McDermott says he’s comfortable with calling the defensive plays</h2>
“First and foremost, we’ve got a really good staff on the defensive side, and the offensive side, special teams as well,” McDermott said, via NFL.com. “But I wouldn’t be able to do this without a really strong staff on the defensive side in particular.It’s almost like you’ve got to have kind of a two-track mind. One as a head coach, and then also as a defensive coordinator. But it’s been great to this point. I was excited yesterday to get in the room a little bit, that group, the defense, and kind of rolling up my sleeves and getting back to wearing that hat again. So I’m excited about it.
“It’s part of how I got here,” he continued.”So I just think you’ll be in the defensive staff room, having those critical conversations that come up solving problems, trying to evolve where we need to evolve, and where the game is going. And then working hand in hand with our players. Again, that’s been mostly the assistants to this point. Then together with the staff figuring some things out and it just feels good. It feels natural. And we’ll see where it goes in the future.”
 
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McDermott knows a thing or two about calling the defensive plays. After all, he worked his way up as a defensive coordinator, serving for the Eagles for two years (2009-2010) and later for the Panthers between 2011 and 2016. Even though he’s been a head coach in Buffalosince 2017, it’s safe to sayMcDermott still has it in him.

NFL News: Sean McDermott sends message to Bills fans amid concerns on defensive plays

NFL News: Sean McDermott sends message to Bills fans amid concerns on defensive plays - Bolavip US

The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/Top-25-NFL-teams-with-most-fans-20200501-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bills</a> were one of, if not the strongest <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/25-Legendary-NFL-Super-Bowl-MVPs--20230126-0009.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Super Bowl</a> contender at the beginning of the 2022 NFL season. However, the ending was once again disappointing for <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/ringless-nfl-teams-that-havent-won-a-super-bowl-yet-20220128-0018.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Buffalo</a> as it failed to get past the divisional round.
The defeat to Joe Burrow and the Cincinnati Bengals made a lot of noise in the organization, with coaching staff members losing their jobs while many free agents are not expected to be brought back.
While most of the pressure seems to be on quarterback <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/Josh-Allen-has-a-message-for-Bills-after-Patrick-Mahomes-Chiefs-Super-Bowl-win-20230215-0032.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Josh Allen</a>, head coach <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/NFL-News-Bills-HC-Sean-McDermott-sends-message-to-Josh-Allen-front-office-20230124-0034.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sean McDermott</a> also has a lot of weight on his shoulders. With longtime defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier gone, McDermott would make a bold decision.
<h2>Rumor: Sean McDermott could handle Bills’ defense in 2023</h2>
With Frazier taking a year off from football, McDermott could take over the defensive playcalling duties in 2023. According toWIVB sports director Josh Reed, it’s the most likely scenario for the team:
“Bills head coach Sean McDermott is leaning heavily toward calling plays on defense this season. At the combine, I spoke with multiple people around the league who say they would be very surprised if that’s not the case.”
It would make sense since McDermott has enough experience to handle the defense, though adding anextra responsability to the many tasks he already haswill certainly be a challenge.
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NFL Rumors: Sean McDermott could make significant change for Bills in 2023

NFL Rumors: Sean McDermott could make significant change for Bills in 2023 - Bolavip US

The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/Top-25-NFL-teams-with-most-fans-20200501-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bills</a> have plenty of work to do this offseason. Even though they’ve done enough to strengthen themselves in their division, none of their efforts haveso far been enough to make it to the<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/ringless-nfl-teams-that-havent-won-a-super-bowl-yet-20220128-0018.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Super Bowl</a>.
Last season was particularly disappointing for Buffalo, who failed to reach the AFC Championship game for the second straight year. Despite being one of the strongest contenders at the beginning of the season, they were eliminated by Joe Burrow’s Bengals in the divisional round.
<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/NFL-News-Bills-HC-Sean-McDermott-sends-message-to-Josh-Allen-front-office-20230124-0034.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sean McDermott</a> wasn’t happy about it, claiming everyone — including himself, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/Josh-Allen-has-a-message-for-Bills-after-Patrick-Mahomes-Chiefs-Super-Bowl-win-20230215-0032.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Josh Allen</a> and the front office— need to do better.However, the head coach will have to figure out how to replace one of his key assistant coaches.
<h2>Sean McDermott, Bills lose key member of coaching staff</h2>
The Bills announced Tuesday that Leslie Frazier will no longer be the team’s defensive coordinator in 2023 as he’s taking a year off from coaching. It’s certainly a huge blow for Buffalo, since Frazier managed to form one of the toughest defenses in the league.
Having joined the Bills in 2017— when McDermott also took the head coaching job— Frazier led a defense that ranked top five in the NFL insix seasons: first in yards allowed per game (315), third in points allowed per game (20), and second in turnovers (99 INTs, 158 takeaways).
The Bills had already <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/NFL-News-Bills-make-first-change-around-HC-Sean-McDermott-after-playoff-exit-20230126-0016.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">moved pieces</a> in the coaching staff, but this is probably the biggest change for next season. In the meantime, they hired Al Holcomb as senior defensive assistant.
 
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NFL News: Bills, Sean McDermott suffer terrible departure ahead of 2023 season

NFL News: Bills, Sean McDermott suffer terrible departure ahead of 2023 season - Bolavip US

The 2022-23 NFL season didn’t end as expected for the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/Top-25-NFL-teams-with-most-fans-20200501-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bills</a>. Once again, Buffalo fell very short of a trip to the<a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/ringless-nfl-teams-that-havent-won-a-super-bowl-yet-20220128-0018.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener"> Super Bowl</a> as it failed to reach the AFC Championship game for the second straight year.
This time, it was the Cincinnati Bengals who ended their aspirations in the Divisional Round. In the wake of that painful defeat, head coach <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/NFL-News-Bills-HC-Sean-McDermott-sends-message-to-Josh-Allen-front-office-20230124-0034.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sean McDermottsaid</a> everyone, including QB Josh Allen and the front office, needed to improve.
The team has many months left before the new season starts but it has already started making changes to the coaching staff. Now, the Bills have reportedly made another addition tothe <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/NFL-News-Bills-make-first-change-around-HC-Sean-McDermott-after-playoff-exit-20230126-0016.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">coaching staff</a>.
<h2>Bills hire new defensive assistant for 2023 NFL season</h2>
According to NFL Insider Mike Garafolo, the Bills are hiring Al Holcomb as senior defensive assistant for the 2023 season. Holcomb knows McDermott from their time together in Carolina, where Holcomb was still working before taking this job—he served as the Panthers‘ interim defensive coordinator and assistant head coach with Steve Wilks.
The Bills’ previous change in the coaching staff was at safeties coach, bringing in Joe Danna shortly after fifiring Jim Salgado. Whether these changes are the answer to the Bills’ problems remains to be seen. But at least something is changing in Buffalo.
 
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NFL News: Bills make another addition for Sean McDermott for 2023 season

NFL News: Bills make another addition for Sean McDermott for 2023 season - Bolavip US

The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/ringless-nfl-teams-that-havent-won-a-super-bowl-yet-20220128-0018.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bills</a>‘ season ended way sooner than expected. Many were already talking about a hypothetical scenario where they facedthe <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/Top-25-NFL-teams-with-most-fans-20200501-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Chiefs</a> at a neutral site in the AFC Championship Game, but Buffalo never got there.
Joe Burrow‘sCincinnati Bengals were too much for Josh Allen and company, whose <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/super-bowl-all-time-winners-complete-list-of-super-bowl-champions-by-year-20220213-0004.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Super Bowl</a> hopes were once again destroyed before they reached the big game. The team seems to have everything to succeed, but it still has work to do.
After head coach <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/NFL-News-Bills-HC-Sean-McDermott-sends-message-to-Josh-Allen-front-office-20230124-0034.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sean McDermott</a> saideveryone needs to improve, the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/NFL-News-Bills-make-first-change-around-HC-Sean-McDermott-after-playoff-exit-20230126-0016.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">coaching staff</a> started to see changes. On Thursday, the team announced a new hiring for the upcoming2023 season.
<h2>Bills hire new member for Sean McDermott’s staff</h2>
The Bills’ defensive coaching staff has a new addition as the team namedJoe Danna as its new safeties coach. The position was vacant since Buffalo fired Jim Salgado last week.
Dann has been working in different coaching roles in the league since 2008, serving as defensive backs coach for the Dolphins, Jets, and Falcons before spending five seasons in different secondary roles at the Jaguars. His latest job was safeties coach at the Texans in 2022.
 
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NFL News: Buffalo Bills confirm new addition for HC Sean McDermott

NFL News: Buffalo Bills confirm new addition for HC Sean McDermott - Bolavip US

It has been another bittersweet season for the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/Top-25-NFL-teams-with-most-fans-20200501-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Bills</a>, who despite extending their dominance in the AFC East have once again fallen short when it mattered the most. This time, <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/NFL-News-Bills-HC-Sean-McDermott-sends-message-to-Josh-Allen-front-office-20230124-0034.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Sean McDermott</a>’s team didn’t even make the championship game.
Buffalo was handed a huge blow by Joe Burrow and the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/Kansas-City-Chiefs-vs-Cincinnati-Bengals-Date-Time-and-TV-Channel-in-the-US-to-watch-the-2023-AFC-Championship-20230125-0008.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cincinnati Bengals</a> in the Divisional Round, losing 27-10 at home before they could test their Super Bowl aspirations against the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/super-bowl-all-time-winners-complete-list-of-super-bowl-champions-by-year-20220213-0004.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Kansas City Chiefs</a>.
While the team is certainly moving in the right direction, it still has work to do to get to the promised land. Therefore, the Bills have already started to make changes by firing one of the coaching staff members.
<h2>Bills make first firing in Sean McDermott’s staff</h2>
Safeties coach Jim Salgado became the first victim of the Bills’ early playoff elimination, being firedby the team on Thursday. Salgado had been in Buffalo since 2017, starting as defensive assistant before moving up the ranks. He was promoted to nickels coach in 2020, before working with the safeties in 2022.
Though the Bills finished with a 13-3 record and McDermott got nominated for Coach of the Year, this is one of the areas where the team can aspire to improve. At the end of the day, winning is the only thing that matters and Buffalo will do whatever it takes <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/ringless-nfl-teams-that-havent-won-a-super-bowl-yet-20220128-0018.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">to do that</a>.
 
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NFL News: Bills make first change around HC Sean McDermott after playoff exit

NFL News: Bills make first change around HC Sean McDermott after playoff exit - Bolavip US

The <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/ringless-nfl-teams-that-havent-won-a-super-bowl-yet-20220128-0018.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Buffalo Bills</a> entered the 2022 NFL season with high aspirations, thinking this could finally be their year. In the end, the team fell short again by losing to the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/Top-25-NFL-teams-with-most-fans-20200501-0001.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Cincinnati Bengals</a> in the Divisional Round.
Having failed to at least make the <a href="https://bolavip.com/en/nfl/super-bowl-all-time-winners-complete-list-of-super-bowl-champions-by-year-20220213-0004.html" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Super Bowl</a> for another year, it looks like the organization will have to take a serious look in the mirror if it wants to succeed once and for all. That goes for everyone.
In his season-ending press conference, head coach Sean McDermott suggested that’s the only way the Bills can finally improve. The coaching staff, players, and even the front office all need to improve.
<h2>Bills News: Sean McDermott Gets Real on How Team Can Finally Improve</h2>
“I’m a big believer in you are who you are in the last game of the season, in terms of what you saw on the field,” McDermott said, via ProFootballTalk. “And that’s what you have to address. So obviously, we weren’t good enough yesterday, and we need to address those areas and do what’s necessary to get this organization to the Super Bowl.
“And then you look at the quarterback play, and I thought, we’ve got a quarterback that we feel really good about and should feel good about. But we all, myself included, Josh [Allen], and the leaders of this football team, we all have to improve in certain areas to move this organization forward.
“We won’t stop until we get there,” McDermott added. “And that’s the vision moving forward, and we’re all frustrated on a day after loss in the division round, that’s for sure. Extremely proud of how far this organization has come, but not satisfied.”
It’s a shame that the Bills continue to fall short after making such an improvement in the last few years, ending the Patriots’ dominance in the division. They have many tools to dream big, but they haven’t been enough to make history so far. Now it’s time to be patient, but Buffalo will have a chance to come back.
 
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