‘“We went into the game and one of my messages to the team, and this happens from time to time, is… you’re not going to get calls,” McDermott said in his end of season press conference. “We’re not going to get calls. And I think just when you prepare a team, you prepare them ahead of time, mentally, for this is the way it’s going down. And you live with that. That’s not the reason why we lost. You start looking at that, you lose sight of all the things, all the adjustments you can make as a team, or as a person, coach, player, what have you to improve who we are and how we do things.”‘
BillsBeat - February 1, 2025
'The fire burns deep within' | Sean McDermott evaluates the 2024 season and shares why he's confident in 2025
‘”Good season, came up a little bit short and that feeling never goes away,” McDermott said of Sunday’s loss to the Chiefs. “I know some people say it goes away, at least for me it doesn’t ever go away until you get to a spot where you can say, ‘Hey we were the best in the world.’ And that is a lofty goal but it’s our goal every season…we were just short of it this year in terms of a couple plays here and there and that’s what happens in the playoffs, every play gets magnified.”‘
BillsBeat - January 31, 2025
'Keep kicking the door': Buffalo Bills GM Brandon Beane 'not giving in' to Kansas City Chiefs
‘“I’ve heard it told to me by multiple people that have been in this league longer than I have: Keep kicking the door. Keep kicking the door and you’re going to knock it down,” Beane said Thursday. “And that is my mentality; that is our mentality. We are not giving in, we’re not.”’
Despite bitter end to the season, Sean McDermott praises Joe Brady's first full year as Bills' OC
‘Not surprisingly, McDermott started with plenty of praise for Brady, 35, who directed the No. 2 scoring offense in the regular season. His motto of “everybody eats” led to 13 different players catching a touchdown pass, tying an NFL record. The Bills became the first team in NFL history to record at least 30 rushing and 30 passing touchdowns in the same season.’
Mark Gaughan: Sean McDermott needs to rethink his defensive structure to get Bills over hump
‘That means reconsidering the profile he and defensive coordinator Bobby Babich use for what they’re looking for at some positions. It means finding a way to get better at man coverage. It means revising the blitz plan and making it better.’
Amari Cooper came to Bills with high expectations, but was least-used WR in final games
‘But in the end, Cooper proved to be wholly underwhelming and while general manager Brandon Beane on Thursday tried to make the case that he did make a difference, where’s the proof of that?’
Bills’ James Cook addresses refs, has perfect response on Super Bowl rooting interest
‘“At the end of the day, you’ve got to come in there ready to go. F— that ref s—. You got to come in there ready to go (and) ready to play. Don’t give a ref nothing to call,” Cook said.’
Biggest takeaways from Buffalo Bills GM end-of-season press conference
‘“We’re frustrated, we want to win and all that’s doing is making our chip bigger. We’ll reset, we’ll recalibrate, not make any rash decisions, and over the next few weeks and couple months shape what the next team will look like, and it’ll be a new team.”’
Beane, McDermott: Bills to keep "kicking the door" as they prepare for long offseason
‘“The further you go as you face the better competition, teams are going to try and, as we do, we try and attack teams’ weaknesses with our strengths, and they do that. And you’re never going to be, with the (salary) cap. you’re never going to be strong in all spots. But I think there’s some areas that maybe some of it in that game was we didn’t play as well in a certain spot, or maybe they found something. I don’t think it was always the same thing.”‘
Bills plan to take another crack at Chiefs, Super Bowl without making drastic changes
‘“I’ve heard it told to me by multiple people that have been in this league longer than I have, keep kicking the door, keep kicking the door and you’re going to knock it down and that is my mentality, that is our mentality,” Beane said. “We are not giving in, we’re not. We’re frustrated, we want to win and all that’s doing is making our chip bigger.”’
This 102-year-old Buffalo Bills fan hasn't lost faith: 'We'll get 'em next year!'
‘Mansfield, who also is known as “Rocker,” owns the home, truck and snowmobile in Bloomfield that he decked out in Buffalo Bills red, white and blue colorsand logo, which in 2020 drew national attention. While he, too, is sad at what happened Sunday and how it happened — don’t get him started on the referees’ calls that didn’t go the Bills’ way — the sign posted on the fence out front of his house sums it up: “Billieve.”‘
Bills GM Brandon Beane still upset over controversial Josh Allen call in AFC Championship loss
‘“It’s frustrating, there’s only so much I can say. We work with the league to try to get clarity and I’ll give them credit, they’ve taken our calls, they’ve sent video and things like that,” Beane said.’
Bills coach McDermott upbeat about future despite falling short yet again of Super Bowl berth
‘“I’d rather be in the position we’re in, where we’re continually knocking on the door,” he added. “If you keep doing the right thing, eventually that door will open.”’
Bills GM Brandon Beane discusses controversial 4th-down play in AFC title game: 'He got that'
‘”It’s frustrating,” he said, per SI.com. “There’s only so much I can say. We work with the league to try to get clarity. I’ll give them credit. They’ve taken our calls. They’ve sent video and things like that. If you’re talking about like the fourth-down play, I feel like [Allen] got that. I still feel like he got that. I felt that in the moment and nothing has changed my mind on that.”‘
Bills GM believes Josh Allen converted on fourth-down keeper in loss to Chiefs despite NFL's explanation
‘”It’s frustrating,” Beane told reporters on Thursday. “You know, there’s only so much I can say. We work with the league to try to get clarity, and I’ll give them credit, they’ve taken our calls, they’ve sent video and things like that.”‘