While the Buffalo Bills rewarded Brandon Beane with a promotion, a Super Bowl-winning coach is questioning whether he was the architect of the very failures that cost Sean McDermott his job. This decision was another reason for the analysts to criticize the overall team dynamics.

ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — In retrospect, Bills general manager Brandon Beane should have tried harder at the trade deadline to improve Buffalo’s roster. Mere days after saying he went home unhappy upon failing to swing a deal on Tuesday, Beane watched ...