{"id":852621,"date":"2026-04-04T04:02:25","date_gmt":"2026-04-04T04:02:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/852621\/"},"modified":"2026-04-04T04:02:25","modified_gmt":"2026-04-04T04:02:25","slug":"why-bills-joe-brady-wants-josh-allen-to-stop-calling-him-coach-i-hate-that","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/852621\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Bills&#8217; Joe Brady wants Josh Allen to stop calling him &#8216;coach&#8217;: &#8216; I hate that&#8217;"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">A new era has begun for the <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/buffalo-bills\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\">Buffalo Bills<\/a>. While Joe Brady has officially taken over as head coach, he has admitted to some unease regarding how the new hierarchy has altered his relationship with <a href=\"https:\/\/bolavip.com\/en\/topic\/josh-allen\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener nofollow\" class=\"break-word text-(--theme-primary-color) hover:text-(--theme-text-color) hover:bg-(--theme-primary-color) cursor-pointer font-bold border-b-(length:--theme-border-width) border-b-(--theme-border-color)\">Josh Allen<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Earlier this year, the Bills decided to part ways with Sean McDermott following a disappointing Divisional Round exit. After an extensive search, the organization determined the best candidate was already in-house, elevating Brady from offensive coordinator to head coach on January 27.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">While Brady is thrilled to lead the franchise, the transition has been somewhat surreal. He recently revealed that Josh Allen has shifted to calling him \u201cCoach\u201d instead of \u201cJoe\u201d\u2014a formal change that Brady admits feels \u201cbizarre\u201d and is taking some time to get used to.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">\u201cHonestly, the hardest thing is \u2014 it\u2019s driving me crazy \u2014 him calling me \u2018coach,\u2019\u201d head coach Joe Brady said, via Jay Skurski of the Buffalo News. \u201cI hate that.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>A massive opportunity for Joe Brady<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">The Bills remain perennial Super Bowl contenders, and with Brady at the helm, the team is expected to adopt an even more aggressive, offensive-minded philosophy. Brady\u2019s familiarity with the roster is a significant advantage, and the team\u2019s recent offseason additions\u2014most notably DJ Moore\u2014are expected to further elevate the unit.<\/p>\n<p class=\"mb-[20px] md:mb-[30px] break-word\">Crucially, the relationship between Brady and Allen remains the foundation of the team\u2019s success. The two have been \u201cattached at the hip\u201d since 2022, and maintaining that strong bond will be vital as they navigate the pressure of a \u201cchampionship or bust\u201d 2026 season.<\/p>\n<p class=\"break-word\">As of today, expectations are sky-high in Western New York. If the Bills fail to reach the Super Bowl this year, the \u201cbust\u201d narrative will likely return to haunt Buffalo, intensifying the pressure on both the new head coach and his star quarterback.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"A new era has begun for the Buffalo Bills. While Joe Brady has officially taken over as head&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":852622,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2048],"tags":[215,214,53,2086,7,872,6,115210],"class_list":{"0":"post-852621","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-buffalo-bills","8":"tag-bills","9":"tag-buffalo","10":"tag-buffalo-bills","11":"tag-buffalobills","12":"tag-football","13":"tag-josh-allen","14":"tag-nfl","15":"tag-nomsn"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nfl\/116344453583720777","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852621","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=852621"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/852621\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/852622"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=852621"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=852621"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=852621"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}