The Miami Dolphins fired their head coach, Mike McDaniel, on Thursday morning, giving Buffalo Bills fans things to consider on multiple fronts.\n<\/p>\n
On one account, the Bills have to be worried that the Dolphins feel confident in their pursuit of ex-Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh. While Harbaugh isn\u2019t a mastermind on either side of the ball, nor an elite play-caller, he is one of the league\u2019s most successful head coaches of the past two decades. News broke on Wednesday<\/a>, ahead of McDaniel\u2019s firing, that the Dolphins were heavily interested in Harbaugh.\n<\/p>\n Miami faces a heavy rebuild, no matter who they hire, but if it\u2019s Harbaugh they land, they could turn things around much quicker.<\/a>\n<\/p>\n On the other side, one of the league\u2019s top young offensive minds just became a free agent. While the Bills still have their own in Joe Brady, if he lands a head coaching job himself, the Bills will have to consider making a move for McDaniel themselves.\n<\/p>\n H2<\/p>\n Whether or not the Dolphins can get Harbaugh, who has been heavily linked to the New York Giants since he was fired, the NFL now has eight head coach vacancies, giving Bills offensive coordinator Joe Brady one more possible destination for a head coaching job of his own. Unless McDaniel lands another head coaching gig himself, the Bills may want to look his way if Brady lands a promotion.\n<\/p>\n For what it\u2019s worth, Brady\u2019s head coaching aspirations have cooled a bit<\/a>. After all, the Bills\u2019 offense in 2025 wasn\u2019t quite what the league and its fans had grown to expect. Josh Allen was sacked a career-high 40 times, the offense tumbled back down to 12th in turnovers, and the wide receivers were woefully inefficient. Despite Buffalo leading the NFL in rushing and still mustering 12 wins, that\u2019s a lot for another organization to overlook.\n<\/p>\n Nonetheless, the league has slim pickings for young offensive minds. Beyond Brady and McDaniel, Seattle\u2019s Klint Kubiak has generated the most buzz, setting interviews with multiple teams while the Seahawks enjoy their BYE Week.\n<\/p>\n With McDaniel, it remains to be seen if the league believes he\u2019s ready to be a head coach again so quickly. His personality and inconsistent tenure in Miami will surely deter some teams. To be fair, it\u2019s understandable if the Bills were included in such a group.\n<\/p>\n