{"id":689127,"date":"2026-01-19T17:06:16","date_gmt":"2026-01-19T17:06:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/689127\/"},"modified":"2026-01-19T17:06:16","modified_gmt":"2026-01-19T17:06:16","slug":"familiar-name-quickly-popped-up-as-potential-favorite-for-bills-next-head-coach","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/689127\/","title":{"rendered":"Familiar Name Quickly Popped Up As Potential Favorite for Bills\u2019 Next Head Coach"},"content":{"rendered":"<p id=\"inline-text-0\" class=\"mt-[18px] md:mt-0 mb-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5k\">The Bills had their season come to a crushing end on Saturday. On Monday, their head coach had his time with the franchise come to an end as the Bills announced that they <a href=\"https:\/\/www.si.com\/nfl\/sean-mcdermott-fired-by-bills\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">had fired Sean McDermott after nine seasons<\/a>. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5n\">The Bills now have the most attractive opening for a head coach thanks to reigning NFL MVP Josh Allen being in his prime. The 29-year-old quarterback has led Buffalo to the playoffs in each of the last seven seasons but he has yet to make it to a Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5q\">So who will be Allen&#8217;s next head coach? We should find that out soon but a familiar name quickly popped up as a possible favorite: Brian Daboll. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5t\">The Athletic&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/DMRussini\/status\/2013263937563722205\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\">Dianna Russini tweeted <\/a>shortly after McDermott&#8217;s firing that many people around the name think Daboll could be the guy. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-4\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5w\">&#8220;Talking to NFL executives around the league about Buffalo\u2019s next head coach options, the name that keeps coming up is a familiar one, a Buffalo native and someone Josh Allen loves: Brian Daboll,&#8221; Russini said. <\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-5\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"5z\">Daboll makes a ton of sense because he served as Buffalo&#8217;s offensive coordinator before leaving in 2022 to become the head coach of the Giants. He was fired by New York in the middle of the 2025 season and has been a popular name in this year&#8217;s coaching carousel. Daboll had a 20-40-1 record during his time with the Giants.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"62\">Daboll was Buffalo&#8217;s offensive coordinator from 2018-2021. The Bills made the playoffs in each of those seasons and made it to the AFC championship game in 2020.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\" class=\"my-[18px] [&amp;_a]:text-primary my-f-1.5\" q:key=\"0\" q:id=\"65\">It will be interesting to see if his next job will be back in Buffalo, but this time as the team&#8217;s head coach. You&#8217;d have to think that Allen would be all for that.<\/p>\n<p>More NFL on Sports Illustrated<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Bills had their season come to a crushing end on Saturday. 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