Bills Made a Big Mistake in Firing Sean McDermott
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If you wanted to teach a class on poor leadership, passing blame, and backstabbing, you'd show the end of season press conference held by Buffalo Bills owner Terry Pegula and general manager Brandon Beane.
Terry Pegula and Brandon Beane faced harsh reactions from ESPN, FOX Sports and NFL analysts after addressing Sean McDermott's dismissal on Wednesday.
That disastrous news conference generated headlines and was fodder for sports-talk shows on Wednesday. The fallout continued into Thursday. “After yesterday, I now fully understand why the @BuffaloBills don’t have Terry Pegula talking to reporters more,” Bills fan/political strategist Erin Maguire wrote Thursday morning on X.
From Josh Allen sobbing to disagreement over Keon Coleman, here were surprising moments from the Bills press conference about Sean McDermott's firing.
Fans will hear directly from Bills quarterback Josh Allen following the Terry Pegula and Brandon. Beane's viral press conference.
The press conference came across as messy. Owners and GMs don't normally do joint-press conferences; Players learned of McDermott's firing through the media the same way we all did. Pegula interjected multiple times during Beane’s answers with what he wanted to say, inadvertently stirring the pot more than intended.
But the whole scope of it took on a new tone earlier this week when Bills owner Terry Pegula pinned the pick on the coaching staff (led by fired Sean McDermott) and said then-GM Brandon Beane (now president of football operations) was just "being a team player" to pick Coleman.
Wednesday's chaotic Bills press conference featured unexpected comments from Terry Pegula that put Keon Coleman in the spotlight.
Did Buffalo Bills co-owner Terry Pegula really decide to fire Sean McDermott for loss to Denver Broncos?