McDermott Prediction Poll

[GunnerBill]

13 hours ago, Victory Formation said:

Will he take another HC job??? Or will will he work for the media??

 

He will take a Head Coaching job.

[machine gun kelly]

I’m in the camp he would take another HC job, and last at least five years, but am not sure he reaches the SB.

 

His strength is changing the culture of an organization to winning and a family.  My guess is he would excel in a place like AZ.

Edited May 4 by machine gun kelly

[SunDSolar]

1 hour ago, machine gun kelly said:

I’m in the camp he would take another HC job, and last at least five years, but am not sure he reaches the SB.

 

His strength is changing the culture of an organization to winning and a family.  My guess is he would excel in a place like AZ.

 

He will get a job somewhere and will never manage more then 10 wins in a season

[LarryMadman]

IMHO, the league as a whole views the Bills success due to Josh Allen more than McDermott and views the Bills playoff shortcomings due to McDermott more than Josh Allen, therefor I don't think there will be much interest in him as a HC. I also think most NFL minds think, he couldnt get it done with Josh Allen so how is he going to get it done without Josh Allen and are willing to try something new and shiney opposed to going retread mode and hire McDermott.

Edited May 4 by LarryMadman

[colin]

20 hours ago, folz said:

 

How can you say that with such confidence?

 

Coen has exactly two years as an offensive coordinator and one year as a head coach. And Stefanski had one year as an OC and then six seasons in Cleveland.

 

McD has had 17 years as a coordinator and head coach. His defensive team rankings across that span are better than even Spagnola's (even if he hasn't had the same post-season success---though he did reach a SB in Carolina as DC, and should have made one or two in Buffalo if not for the NFL/referees). Sean's record is .662 (yes, with Josh). Stefanski was .446 in Cleveland (yes, with QB problems). And let's face it Trevor Lawrence isn't anywhere near Josh's level, but he's not a bad QB by any means (I mean he was a #1 overall selection in the draft and was in his 5th year, not a rookie under Coen). In 2024, the Jags had a down year, but two years prior, they were in the playoffs and won a playoff game. So, the team wasn't a total dumpster fire.

 

But seriously, what proof do you have to be so confident in that statement? Just your eye test, huh? Forgive me if I don't trust your eyes/opinion. You may be right if those other coaches go on to great success and Super Bowls, but there is absolutely nothing to show currently that they are better coaches other than your belief/dislike of McDermott.

 

Also, considering that Stefanski was hired by Atlanta on January 18th and McDermott was fired on January 19th, it stands to reason that they didn't consider McDermott...because they had finished their HC search before Sean was fired.

 

You guys are ridiculous.

Because when harbaugh was fired every team looking stopped it all and went after him, when MCD was fired, no one did a single thing.  Stefanski got multiple interviews, interest he didn't respond to, and a job.  MCD got zilch, just a rumor that Cleveland might chat with him.

 

This tells us the value of a coach, all these glad handers and mcisis fluffers gassed him up while he walked the team into certain doom of his own design.  They all said he'd be getting an offer right away, he's have his pick of the litter!!  He's so respected!

 

Well, Jax coach was a hot commodity last season, won his division, and narrowly lost to the Allen juggernaut in the playoffs.  He's well regarded, he is an archetypical example of the young dynamic offensive minded high energy coach the NFL is looking for, even the buffalo bills hired a head coach just like that!

 

Pittz has had an expensive under performing d and a lame offense for a couple years now.  If MCD had any regard as a guy who can fix your culture or make your d better, he at least woulda got a phone call from them.  Instead they reach for a retread (a much better retread than mc clap, he's won a chip and won a bunch of games with cooper rush at QB) and didn't even consider mcclap.

 

Miami hired an annonomous cop haircut coach to be fodder for when they get a QB and can hire a reach coach.  If they bought the bill of goods I keep getting sold here about McDermott being a culture expert and the "perfect guy" to turn around a bad team w a bad culture and poor roster, has there ever been a better fitting team than these dolphins?  If MCD can make chicken salad out of chicken chit, what better move could that team make?  Stick it to the team that ruined all of their division and playoff hopes recently, their top rival, by hiring their fired coach!  He had the best record in team history, he turned them around, he's a good man!!  Instead of typing McDermott's name in Google, they hired the first TSA supervisor they could find.

 

Marvin lewis was a better coach, he had one good QB bro got his knee destroyed, if he had Allen (who is made of iron) he'd have a better playoff record than mcclap (he already had much better defensive numbers in the playoffs!).

[GunnerBill]

58 minutes ago, colin said:

Because when harbaugh was fired every team looking stopped it all and went after him, when MCD was fired, no one did a single thing.  Stefanski got multiple interviews, interest he didn't respond to, and a job.  MCD got zilch, just a rumor that Cleveland might chat with him.

 

This tells us the value of a coach, all these glad handers and mcisis fluffers gassed him up while he walked the team into certain doom of his own design.  They all said he'd be getting an offer right away, he's have his pick of the litter!!  He's so respected!

 

Well, Jax coach was a hot commodity last season, won his division, and narrowly lost to the Allen juggernaut in the playoffs.  He's well regarded, he is an archetypical example of the young dynamic offensive minded high energy coach the NFL is looking for, even the buffalo bills hired a head coach just like that!

 

Pittz has had an expensive under performing d and a lame offense for a couple years now.  If MCD had any regard as a guy who can fix your culture or make your d better, he at least woulda got a phone call from them.  Instead they reach for a retread (a much better retread than mc clap, he's won a chip and won a bunch of games with cooper rush at QB) and didn't even consider mcclap.

 

Miami hired an annonomous cop haircut coach to be fodder for when they get a QB and can hire a reach coach.  If they bought the bill of goods I keep getting sold here about McDermott being a culture expert and the "perfect guy" to turn around a bad team w a bad culture and poor roster, has there ever been a better fitting team than these dolphins?  If MCD can make chicken salad out of chicken chit, what better move could that team make?  Stick it to the team that ruined all of their division and playoff hopes recently, their top rival, by hiring their fired coach!  He had the best record in team history, he turned them around, he's a good man!!  Instead of typing McDermott's name in Google, they hired the first TSA supervisor they could find.

 

Marvin lewis was a better coach, he had one good QB bro got his knee destroyed, if he had Allen (who is made of iron) he'd have a better playoff record than mcclap (he already had much better defensive numbers in the playoffs!).

 

McDermott was fired once teams were already mid search and his agent let it be known by the Thursday (he was fired on the Monday) that he wanted to take a year out. 

 

He will get a job next January. 100%. Take it to the bank. 

[mannc]

On 4/30/2026 at 10:29 AM, The Frankish Reich said:

Only if we finally make a SB and a McD-coached Giants beat us.

I disagree. Given his age and his record, the offers will come in. And yes, I think he's in a position to pick and choose opportunities: where he wants to coach, the type of team he wants to take over. I would guess a smaller city (Panthers are just too obvious) and a young team. Just like the Bills situation when he took over here.

The list of mediocre head coaches who got hired more than once is long, so there’s a good chance McDermott will get another gig.  I just don’t think it’s a certainty.  

[LarryMadman]

41 minutes ago, GunnerBill said:

 

McDermott was fired once teams were already mid search and his agent let it be known by the Thursday (he was fired on the Monday) that he wanted to take a year out. 

 

He will get a job next January. 100%. Take it to the bank. 

bull####, he is taking a year off because he had no interest and is trying to save face! Guys an egomaniac!

[BUFFALOBART]

On 4/30/2026 at 7:20 AM, Kirby Jackson said:

There is a lot of reflective McDermott evaluation going on still. While I vowed that I didn’t want to relitigate his tenure, this felt interesting. While it is time for us to all move on, I’m curious to see what the board thinks his future will look like. 
 

We are all aware that the correct answer “depends on where he ends up.” We also know that somewhere in between these 2 ends of the spectrum is most likely. That’s why those aren’t options. No one is asking if he will be okay. This poll is designed to ask, “is he more likely to take the next team to the Super Bowl” or “to flame out?”  

McD is a good coach, but he had Josh Allen for most of his tenure. He is not likely to be so blessed, in his next go around. 

[Arkansasrifle]

He goes to the Chiefs or washington

[Kirby Jackson]

10 minutes ago, Arkansasrifle said:

He goes to the Chiefs or washington

I don’t think there’s ANY chance that the Chiefs would hire him. He’s largely been looked at as the reason that the Bills haven’t gotten by them. If Reid retires, they can’t look at their fan base with a straight face and say the guy behind 13 seconds is the right guy to take us over the top. The Chiefs would be at the bottom of the list of potential destinations.

 

It’ll be interesting to see what the league thinks of him as a candidate. I suspect that he will have a bunch of opportunities but not be in position to just pick from every open job. If Sean McVay hit the market the day after the season ended, he would get to pick from all available jobs. That’s not the case here. At the same time, I think if there are 7 HC openings McDermott will be a candidate at 4 or 5 of them.

Edited May 4 by Kirby Jackson

[Ga boy]

2 hours ago, LarryMadman said:

IMHO, the league as a whole views the Bills success due to Josh Allen more than McDermott and views the Bills playoff shortcomings due to McDermott more than Josh Allen, therefor I don't think there will be much interest in him as a HC. I also think most NFL minds think, he couldnt get it done with Josh Allen so how is he going to get it done without Josh Allen and are willing to try something new and shiney opposed to going retread mode and hire McDermott.

All good points … but he’ll go to a team who wants to move the needle to being a contender which he can do.  

[Gregg]

6 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

I don’t think there’s ANY chance that the Chiefs would hire him. He’s largely been looked at as the reason that the Bills haven’t gotten by them. If Reid retires, they can’t look at their fan base with a straight face and say the guy behind 13 seconds is the right guy to take us over the top. The Chiefs would be at the bottom of the list of potential destinations.

 

It’ll be interesting to see what the league thinks of him as a candidate. I suspect that he will have a bunch of opportunities but not be in position to just pick from every open job. If Sean McVay hit the market the day after the season ended, he would get to pick from all available jobs. That’s not the case here. At the same time, I think if there are 7 HC openings McDermott will be a candidate at 4 or 5 of them.

 

I think the Dolphins, Jets or even Pats if Vrabel steps down or his fired would show interest in McDermott being they are all familiar with him. He did win a lot of AFCE titles as well as get into the playoffs as a WC a few times. The Jets would kill for that kind of success right now. While Allen had a lot to do with that McDermott also broke the streak and made the playoffs with Tyrod Taylor as his QB. Granted it took some help from the Bengals with the Dalton to Boyd connection but still he made the playoffs that year.

[Kirby Jackson]

7 minutes ago, Gregg said:

 

I think the Dolphins, Jets or even Pats if Vrabel steps down or his fired would show interest in McDermott being they are all familiar with him. He did win a lot of AFCE titles as well as get into the playoffs as a WC a few times. The Jets would kill for that kind of success right now. While Allen had a lot to do with that McDermott also broke the streak and made the playoffs with Tyrod Taylor as his QB. Granted it took some help from the Bengals with the Dalton to Boyd connection but still he made the playoffs that year.

The whole “streak breaking” was as much timing and luck as anything. The 2014 Bills were 9-7 with a +54 point differential.  The 2017 Bills were 9-7 with a -57 point differential. It was the perfect storm to end the drought much like the Pats 2025 AFCE title. 
 

I do agree that the Jets and Dolphins would be good fits. I doubt he goes to NY. A rebuilding situation, and bad organization, are ideal. I think the Browns make a ton of sense. 

Edited May 4 by Kirby Jackson

[Einstein's Dog]

21 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

The whole “streak breaking” was as much timing and luck as anything. The 2014 Bills were 9-7 with a +54 point differential.  The 2017 Bills were 9-7 with a -57 point differential. It was the perfect storm to end the drought much like the Pats 2025 AFCE title. 
 

I do agree that the Jets and Dolphins would be good fits. I doubt he goes to NY. A rebuilding situation, and bad organization, are ideal. I think the Browns make a ton of sense. 

While I agree there was luck involved in "streak breaking", credit McD for not settling for it.  He decided against the incumbent QB that broke the streak (Tyrod).   Contrast that with DaBoll who got NY to the playoffs and then extended D Jones.

 

People claim it's all J Allen but if they didn't get J Allen they were going to get someone.  So if Allen was gone, do you get to put in Lamar?  McD was going to get someone and everyone seems to think they would not be a good, quality QB.

 

I understand how the Jets and Dolphins would want him but I hope McD goes to someone else.  First, I want to root for McD so I wouldn't want him in the division.  Second I would like to see him someplace like Tampa and/or Dallas and be competitive right from the start.

[GunnerBill]

1 hour ago, LarryMadman said:

bull####, he is taking a year off because he had no interest and is trying to save face! Guys an egomaniac!

 

Not true, but have your fun.

[GoBills808]

Just now, GunnerBill said:

 

Not true, but have your fun.

Teams weren't interested him this yr, another season gone isn't going to help

 

think the league has him valued about right. DC/secondary staff or headed to coach college 

[Kirby Jackson]

14 minutes ago, Einstein's Dog said:

While I agree there was luck involved in "streak breaking", credit McD for not settling for it.  He decided against the incumbent QB that broke the streak (Tyrod).   Contrast that with DaBoll who got NY to the playoffs and then extended D Jones.

 

People claim it's all J Allen but if they didn't get J Allen they were going to get someone.  So if Allen was gone, do you get to put in Lamar?  McD was going to get someone and everyone seems to think they would not be a good, quality QB.

 

I understand how the Jets and Dolphins would want him but I hope McD goes to someone else.  First, I want to root for McD so I wouldn't want him in the division.  Second I would like to see him someplace like Tampa and/or Dallas and be competitive right from the start.

I’m giving him no credit for moving on from Tyrod. It was known before McDermott and Beane got here that they would be addressing QB. It was a matter of whether they were going to get one in 2017 or 2108. They all deserve credit for picking Josh Allen as the guy but the decision that Tyrod wasn’t going to be the long term guy was made before he was hired. 
 

They waited out the 2017 draft passing on Mahomes and Watson. They added the assets and replaced the personnel staff right after the 2017 draft. 2018 was widely considered to be a historical QB draft. As it turns out, it was really good. The Bills spent a ton of time all season with Baker, Darnold, Rosen, Lamar, Allen and Rudolph. They picked a HOFer. They deserve credit for who they picked but not for saying, “we should move on from Tyrod.”

Edited May 4 by Kirby Jackson

[Dunkirk Donski]

On 4/30/2026 at 8:06 AM, Lost said:

He'll win a Super Bowl with another team just because that's the most Billsy outcome.

Tru fans already know this

[Einstein's Dog]

16 minutes ago, Kirby Jackson said:

I’m giving him no credit for moving on from Tyrod. It was known before McDermott and Beane got here that they would be addressing QB. It was a matter of whether they were going to get one in 2017 or 2108. They all deserve credit for picking Josh Allen as the guy but the decision that Tyrod wasn’t going to be the long term guy was made before he was hired. 
 

They waited out the 2017 draft passing on Mahomes and Watson. They added the assets and replaced the personnel staff right after the 2017 draft. 2018 was widely considered to be a historical QB draft. As it turns out, it was really good. The Bills spent a ton of time all season with Baker, Darnold, Rosen, Lamar, Allen and Rudolph. They picked a HOFer. They deserve credit for who they picked but not for saying, “we should move on from Tyrod.”

A lot of people will not credit McD for a lot of what happened.  Often times it's not easy to move on from the team that does significantly better than predicted - ask B DaBoll.  The Bills decided to move on from the streak-breaking QB and chose another one - both good decisions.

 

14 minutes ago, Dunkirk Donski said:

Tru fans already know this

Seems to be a sizable contingent here that are rooting against McD - no matter what.  Some don't even want him getting another gig.  I don't know how they got to that space, but to me McD came across as a great guy.  

 

Doesn't mean that I wanted to retain McD - I wanted a change in both offensive (more of an aerial attack) and defensive (less passive) philosophies.  But I hope McD goes to an NFC team and I will root for him because I like what I read about him as a person.