Why wasn't Sean McDermott considered?

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Why wasn't Sean McDermott considered?

Post by TimmayLake » Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:34 pm

If we wanted an established HC instead of a up and coming coordinator why wouldn't we have interviewed former Bill's HC Sean McDermott?



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Post by Orangesteel » Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:42 pm

Because he’s not a fat Yinzer?
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Post by DumlinBumlinStumlin » Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:45 pm

He said he was taking a year off (but that didn't come down until late last week); so you can say they were already going to take McCarthy before McD was fired.

Lazy rushed hiring process

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Post by TimmayLake » Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:49 pm

McDermott grew up in Pennsylvania (Philly area) too.

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Post by TimmayLake » Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:49 pm

DumlinBumlinStumlin wrote:
Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:45 pm
He said he was taking a year off (but that didn't come down until late last week); so you can say they were already going to take McCarthy before McD was fired.

Lazy rushed hiring process

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Post by Steelperch » Tue Jan 27, 2026 4:28 pm

TimmayLake wrote:
Tue Jan 27, 2026 3:34 pm
If we wanted an established HC instead of a up and coming coordinator why wouldn't we have interviewed former Bill's HC Sean McDermott?
Rooney said he didn’t want a recycled coach who failed elsewhere.

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Post by CKSteeler » Tue Jan 27, 2026 4:32 pm

Can McDermott say he worked with Joe Montania ? Art II remembers smoking a doobey and watching Super Bowl XIX when in college and thinking to himself how great that Joe Montania guy was and if you can get the guy who worked with Joe Montania you do it.

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Post by jebrick » Tue Jan 27, 2026 5:58 pm

McCarthy was the pick before the prosess began.
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Post by lifelongsteel » Tue Jan 27, 2026 7:16 pm

Wait until the Bills hire Bill Bellichick

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Post by Jobu » Tue Jan 27, 2026 7:16 pm

jebrick wrote:
Tue Jan 27, 2026 5:58 pm
McCarthy was the pick before the prosess began.
Yep. Just like when the hired Omar Caan as GM, the interview process was just optics.

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Post by Boukman » Tue Jan 27, 2026 7:26 pm

Jobu wrote:
Tue Jan 27, 2026 7:16 pm
jebrick wrote:
Tue Jan 27, 2026 5:58 pm
McCarthy was the pick before the prosess began.
Yep. Just like when the hired Omar Caan as GM, the interview process was just optics.
James Caan's son? :D

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Post by Jobu » Tue Jan 27, 2026 7:47 pm

Boukman wrote:
Tue Jan 27, 2026 7:26 pm
Jobu wrote:
Tue Jan 27, 2026 7:16 pm
jebrick wrote:
Tue Jan 27, 2026 5:58 pm
McCarthy was the pick before the prosess began.
Yep. Just like when the hired Omar Caan as GM, the interview process was just optics.
James Caan's son? :D
Nephew. ;)

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Post by AirRescueFF » Tue Jan 27, 2026 9:04 pm

Joe Brady is in. 5yrs.
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He finally quit: 13JAN26

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Post by Dan Smith--BYU » Tue Jan 27, 2026 11:09 pm

this is my biggest gripe. You had a proven coach who was current. He should have at least gotten a shot.
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