The Buffalo Bills set the NFL world on fire.

Then threw some gas on it.

The Bills first shocked football by firing head coach Sean McDermott after falling 33-30 to the Denver Broncos in the AFC divisional round in a controversial conclusion.

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Along with firing McDermott, the team promoted general manager Beane to President of Football Operations as well.

After some waiting, Beane and team owner finally held an end-of-season press conference… and that’s where the added fuel to the came from. It’s one that will be remember for a long time in Buffalo.

With that, here are eight quick takeaways from the Pegula-Beane presser:

How the decision was made

Everyone saw how upset Bills quarterback Josh Allen was about losing to the Broncos during his post-game press conference. Allen evidently was like that in Buffalo’s locker room, too.

Pegula said the decision to fire McDermott falls on him, fully, and seeing Allen’s emotions played a part:

Allen had no say

That is the extent of Allen’s “involvement” in Pegula’s decision.

A “wall” hit

Further detailing the decision to fire McDermott, Pegula said he felt like the Bills had hit a “playoff wall.” The owner did not believe McDermott would be the man that could take Buffalo to the next step… a.k.a. the Super Bowl:

Where it went off the rails

With some baselines to start, here’s where things really hit the fan.

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In the middle of a question aimed at Beane, Pegula interjected and brought up the decision to draft Keon Coleman.

The wide receiver has struggled in his two-year career and Pegula most certainly did not mean to sound so overly negative. Just because he owns a team does not mean he is a good public speaker. That is why Pegula rarely does press conferences.

Pegula sounded awful in saying the coaching staff, aka McDermott, is the one who wanted Coleman. Not him or Beane.

Beane went on to try and pick up some pieces but damage was done.

The bad look rolled on from there:

Players found out the wrong way

Another tough look for the Bills: The front office did not tell players about McDermott. The locker room found out through the media like the rest of us:

Beane defending himself

Looking at the situation as a whole, Beane’s promotion while McDermott is fired… some believe there could be a power struggle that was going on behind closed doors. One that appears to be won by Beane.

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Beane flat out denied that and took offense to knocks against his character when asked about such a scenario:

Josh’s health and moving forward

On a lighter note, it was said that Allen could have a medical procedure done on his foot injury this offseason. In addition, while he was not part of the decision to fire McDermott, he will have a say in the next head coach according to Pegula.

No change at GM

New promotion and all, Beane will not be moving on from his general manager duties… for those curious.

This article originally appeared on Bills Wire: 8 quick takeaways from Bills’ Terry Pegula-Brandon Beane presser