The 2025 Current State of the Buffalo Bills is All on General Manager Brandon Beane

[TheFunPolice]

The Bills have a generational talent at QB, a brand new stadium, and a bunch of decent players on the roster. There's more than enough to work with. The QB alone would make this the #1 available job. It's almost never the case that a HC or GM job opens when there is a superstar QB in his prime. Why? Because a superstar QB in his prime=consistent winning. 

 

Which means the most important ingredient is not the GM or HC in that scenario. Beane being replaced is not going to mean missing the playoffs. 

 

Zach Taylor, the most overrated HC in the NFL, got to a Super Bowl because of Joe Burrow, 2 WR and the DC who got blamed once the cheap owner let all the talent walk. Look at him now in Indy. Funny how that works. 

 

Players win games, and having one of the best QBs in the NFL means this team has a very high floor. The HC raises the ceiling. 

 

McDermott allowed Daboll to be Daboll and Allen to throw the ball all over the place and be unstoppable, so while he was uncomfortable with it I think that might have had more to do with personal stuff and not wanting to feel like second fiddle on his own coaching staff. As a younger coach at the time (experience wise) I can sort of understand that. Offense is unstoppable, everyone loves "Dabs" and you're kind of the grumpy parent telling everyone to stop having so much fun. 

 

Maybe it would be different now, because McDermott is more established and a little bit less tight and serious. 

 

I think you have a conversation as ownership first. Are you ok with trying a more wide open offense that utilizes Allen's skills? If not then you let him go. Every top offensive coach available would want the job. 

 

[first_and_ten]

7 minutes ago, waterglass said:

 

Thats what I would expect but hes on a high note and a new Billion Dollar Play Pen. He needs the cash flow. Terry does understand money and Allen could finally lose his farm boy cool and want out of Buffalo. Look at what a team change did for Matthew Stafford. 

 

I think hes also done after eight years assumming they can get a high profile successful coach. His SuperBowl year was 13 seconds game 

 

I have always felt that he should have been fired after "13 seconds". But I would never expect Pegula to do this, plus I would not have confidence in Pegula hiring the right guy for the job. 

[GerstAusGosheim]

On 10/14/2025 at 11:36 AM, wnyguy said:

This is all on Beane...

 

You really think a GM in 2025 would prioritize rotational cogs in a soft defensive scheme over elite WR talent for his MVP QB if he was really in charge? Sean's poor decision making is all over these drafts. 

[TheFunPolice]

If we have an early playoff exit the noise around "the Bills are wasting Allen's career" is going to get very loud. It's part of being a top team that hasn't won. OR even got there. 

[first_and_ten]

1 minute ago, GerstAusGosheim said:

 

You really think a GM in 2025 would prioritize rotational cogs in a soft defensive scheme over elite WR talent for his MVP QB if he was really in charge? Sean's poor decision making is all over these drafts. 

 

So either Beane is incompetent or a puppet. 

[Pete]

1 minute ago, GerstAusGosheim said:

 

You really think a GM in 2025 would prioritize rotational cogs in a soft defensive scheme over elite WR talent for his MVP QB if he was really in charge? Sean's poor decision making is all over these drafts. 

Do you think 🤔 giving a generational QB great WRs is counter intuitive?

[Gregg]

1 minute ago, GerstAusGosheim said:

 

You really think a GM in 2025 would prioritize rotational cogs in a soft defensive scheme over elite WR talent for his MVP QB if he was really in charge? Sean's poor decision making is all over these drafts. 

 

At the same time, I don't think Beane would stay as Bills GM if he were just a puppet GM for McDermott. Like Sean if he got fired, he would be unemployed for about 5 seconds before getting another GM job. 

[Pine Barrens Mafia]

5 minutes ago, GerstAusGosheim said:

 

You really think a GM in 2025 would prioritize rotational cogs in a soft defensive scheme over elite WR talent for his MVP QB if he was really in charge? Sean's poor decision making is all over these drafts. 

McDermott hired Beane, not the other way around.

 

[Big Blitz]

8 minutes ago, mjt328 said:

 

The Keon Coleman pick sums up Brandon Beane perfectly.

 

The Bills lose their star WR and need desperately to replace Stefon Diggs in the upcoming draft.  With so many potentially good WRs in that class, he absolutely couldn't afford to screw it up.  

 

 

 

 

 

How about the fact we couldn’t make it work with Diggs?

 

 

Ive been thinking more - it’s easy to disregard bc Josh won MVP - but what if we had Diggs to throw to on the last play vs the Chiefs in the AFCCG? 
 

In light of everything that has happened to this passing game I think I’m getting more ticked about that then Beane being unable to get a WR1 at pick 30 in 2024.  

 

We don’t know what happened with Diggs it’s just “oh well, moving on.”  And bc Josh won MVP it’s like, we didn’t need him anyway.  Did we?  That last play vs the Chiefs was us hoping to get a 1st down completion.  Not confident we know we’re getting a 1st down.  Bc we don’t have an alpha.  
 

Now he’s in NE helping take Maye to another level.   

Regardless you get rid of the alpha to clear up cap space you better make sure you replace him.  Not in the aggregate.  

[Generic_Bills_Fan]

31 minutes ago, Big Blitz said:

 

 

How about the fact we couldn’t make it work with Diggs?

 

 

Ive been thinking more - it’s easy to disregard bc Josh won MVP - but what if we had Diggs to throw to on the last play vs the Chiefs in the AFCCG? 
 

In light of everything that has happened to this passing game I think I’m getting more ticked about that then Beane being unable to get a WR1 at pick 30 in 2024.  

 

We don’t know what happened with Diggs it’s just “oh well, moving on.”  And bc Josh won MVP it’s like, we didn’t need him anyway.  Did we?  That last play vs the Chiefs was us hoping to get a 1st down completion.  Not confident we know we’re getting a 1st down.  Bc we don’t have an alpha.  
 

Now he’s in NE helping take Maye to another level.   

Diggs had a big opportunity like that his last year here and dropped a wide open bomb that probably goes for an  80 yard go ahead td in a probable win if he catches it to be fair.  I don’t think he really did much of anything in the 13 seconds game even.  Didn’t even look like KC had to double him much in those big games 

 

His last 2 playoff games against kc, diggs had 6 catches for 28 total yards…decent game against kc in the 2020 playoffs but he seemed very locked up while it was still a game if I am remembering correctly.  I think he had like 10 receiving yards until late in the third or something like that. 

 

if we’re holding the coaching staff/other players to the ‘kc in the playoffs is all

that matters’ standard, diggs fails that test as much as anybody.

 

not saying that means we shouldn’t add a wr obviously lol but it feels like Diggs is being misremembered here quite a bit. 

 

Edited 2 hours ago by Generic_Bills_Fan

[Sweats]

47 minutes ago, first_and_ten said:

 

I have always felt that he should have been fired after "13 seconds". But I would never expect Pegula to do this, plus I would not have confidence in Pegula hiring the right guy for the job. 

 

 

 

 

13 seconds was the absolute turning point for me.........should have cleaned house after that fiasco

[GerstAusGosheim]

47 minutes ago, first_and_ten said:

 

So either Beane is incompetent or a puppet. 

 

44 minutes ago, Pine Barrens Mafia said:

McDermott hired Beane, not the other way around.

 

 

When McDermott hired Beane, there were a lot of people on this board who felt Sean was calling the shots. That sentiment has softened over the years. But how else could you explain the state of this roster. It is being built along the vision of complementary football.