Former Bills legend says the quiet part out loud with shocking admission about Sean McDermott’s firing
Jerry Huges left nothing to the imagination.
The aftermath of the Buffalo Bills’ decision to fire head coach Sean McDermott remains.
Buffalo moved on from McDermott after nine years with the organization. Over those nine years, McDermott completely reshaped what it meant to be a member of the Buffalo Bills. Culture emerged as the most radical change McDermott made during his tenure.
There is a chunk of the fanbase who think the wrong person was fired, instead of general manager Brandon Beane, for the poor roster construction. Nevertheless, McDermott is out. All of the signatures in the world on the most recent petition to get him reinstated won’t help.
Jerry Hughes lets his feelings be known about the Sean McDermott firing
Former player and Buffalo Bills legend Jerry Hughes opened up with an explosive statement on X about McDermott’s firing, offering perhaps an inside look at why the organization parted ways. He’s spot on with his analysis, and despite the fan base being divided over the firing, he makes an excellent point.
McDermott’s biggest failures have come on the biggest stages: postseason defensive collapses.
“If the coach can manage to lose a football game in 13 seconds after the QB put together phenomenal play after phenomenal play,” Hughes said. “That coach should be fired. Seems like someone was on borrowed time.”
Hughes doubled down in a response to another commenter, furthering his belief that Buffalo made the right choice to let go of McDermott, though he thinks it should have happened sooner.
“Once Sean screwed up the 13 seconds with his calls, ‘prevent defense on every single play.’ I knew he wasn’t serious,” Hughes wrote.
Jerry Hughes was a force to be reckoned with during his time in Buffalo
Hughes spent nine seasons in Buffalo from 2013 to 2021, sharing time with McDermott. During his career, he appeared in 144 games with one interception, 19 passes defended, 16 forced fumbles, five fumble recoveries, 53 sacks, and 350 combined tackles. Hughes finished his career in Buffalo fourth all-time in sacks, according to Pro Football Reference.
Those numbers only tell part of the story, as Hughes was also a vocal leader in the locker room during Buffalo’s climb from irrelevance to perennial contender. His perspective carries weight because he lived through both the culture shift McDermott created and the playoff failures that ultimately defined his tenure.
McDermott may have helped pull the Bills out of the darkness, but as Hughes bluntly pointed out, the standard eventually changed. In Buffalo, close is no longer good enough, and when championships are the expectation, mistakes on the biggest stage are the hardest ones to survive.
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