Josh Allen, the quarterback for the Bills, recently announced his retirement.

 

 

In response to a question about whether extreme action was necessary to save the season following Monday night’s devastating defeat to the Denver Broncos, head coach Sean McDermott of the Buffalo Bills indicated he would think about his options over the course of the following day.

Speculatively, McDermott stated, “We’ll see where it leads us.”

The Bills are dismissing offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey less than a day later, a club source confirmed to OutKick. Interim offensive coordinator Joe Brady is the coach of the quarterbacks.

The termination was originally reported by ESPN.

Afterwards, the Bills made the announcement.

And while this may sound drastic, Buffalo residents will first be placated by it since, well, the Bills offense has been dreadfully unreliable. additionally counterproductive.

Josh Allen, the quarterback, is one of them.

And in a number of ways, it directly refers to Dorsey.

In terms of turnovers, the Bills are second in the NFL. When the team turned the ball over four times against the Broncos on Monday night, it was evident.

Allen threw two interceptions, contributing to the wrongdoing. Even if one of those deflected off the hands of a receiver, Allen has been the main source of turnovers this season. With 11 interceptions in 10 games, he leads the NFL.

Why, then, does Dorsey bear the cost of his errors?

October 26, Orchard Park, New York On October 26, 2023, in Orchard Park, New York, Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey watches before the team plays the Tampa Bay Buccaneers at Highmark Stadium. (Image via Getty Images / Rich Barnes)

Since it is the offensive coordinator’s responsibility to ensure that the quarterback performs in accordance with the offense’s goals,. Instead, Allen has played an excessive amount of freestyle or hero ball this season, attempting to create plays and passes that he is obviously confident in but frequently failing to complete.

Last night, an evident example of one of these plays occurred when Allen, under duress, threw a sideline throw into multiple coverages down the sideline around thirty yards away on a line. Allen’s arm was evident in the explosive pass.

However, the missile fell into the hands of a defender.

That’s the essence of the Bills offense: occasionally they produce breathtaking plays, usually including Allen performing an extraordinary feat. Additionally, there are instances when Allen just makes bad choices or uses poor technique.

Josh Allen has clearly concluded that Dorsey, who hasn’t rectified it, either failed to stop Allen from consistently performing these off-script things. Somebody has made the correction, but Allen isn’t paying attention.

The Bills’ offensive inconsistency is a result of this. Josh Allen, the quarterback, just announced his departure as a result of it.

ORCHARD PARK, NEW YORK—NOVEMBER 13: On November 13, 2023, in Orchard Park, New York, Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills warms up before playing the Denver Broncos at Highmark Stadium. (Image courtesy of Timothy T. Ludwig/Getty Images) )

Without a doubt, this is a true Hail Mary maneuver. You should be aware that Brady hasn’t been able to stop Allen from making poor throws or repair him either.

And now he has to accomplish it as the offensive coordinator since he was unable to do it in his role as the coach closest to the quarterback.

I hope you receive a different outcome.

Late on Monday night, Allen expressed his continued confidence that the Bills may have a different outcome. Why?

He said, “Because we’ve done it before.”

About that, McDermott wasn’t really certain.

McDermott stated, “It’s been the better part of ten games now.” “I’ve watched the discrepancies in ten games. There are ten games. Thus, that’s actually where the most accurate assessment is at the moment.”

By the way, the bills desperately need a different outcome. At 5-5, they are presently one of the top 7 teams in the AFC playoff standings. Put another way, a club that started the season with the expectation of contending for a title does not appear to be a postseason contender right now.