
Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen still trusts the team's leadership. Did he catch the team's end-of-season news conference?
If the QB watched it, he would likely have much less faith in the Bills brass.
Bills owner Terry Pegula made several eye-opening comments on Wednesday, including saying general manager Brandon Beane never wanted second-year wide receiver Keon Coleman. The owner also admitted he didn't speak with the franchise QB before firing head coach Sean McDermott following a 33-30 loss to the Denver Broncos in the AFC divisional round.
"He didn't have any input at all," the owner said. "I didn't talk to Josh about this. I talked to him afterwards."
Terry Pegula says he did not talk to Josh Allen ahead of the firing HC Sean McDermott
— Jenna Cottrell (@JennaCottrell) January 21, 2026
"he had no input in it"@buffaloplus #bills pic.twitter.com/T5DGViZqtB
After the disastrous news conference, Allen's camp reportedly reaffirmed his confidence in the team.
"A source close to Josh Allen tells me he's appreciative of his eight years with Sean McDermott," Jay Skurski of The Buffalo News wrote on X. "Allen, I'm told, has faith in the leadership of the team under Terry Pegula and Brandon Beane and will take an active role in participating in the upcoming head-coaching interviews."
A source close to Josh Allen tells me he’s appreciative of his 8 years with Sean McDermott. Allen, I’m told, has faith in the leadership of the team under Terry Pegula and Brandon Beane, and will take an active role in participating in the upcoming head coaching interviews.
— Jay Skurski (@JaySkurski) January 21, 2026
Allen, however, may soon find top coaching candidates are no longer interested in a job that was once viewed as one of the most desirable in the NFL. Who wants to work for an organization that can't win championships with a generational QB?
Allen has clearly masked the Bills' issues through the years. For those who doubt that claim, remember this is a franchise that had a noticeable typo in its press release after firing McDermott. In the first sentence, the Bills used the word "admiral" instead of "admirable" when describing his leadership of the team.
The #Bills make it official: Sean McDermott is out pic.twitter.com/1IJZrWiXh6
— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) January 19, 2026
The Bills may not have corrected the error because the front office apparently can't take negative feedback. Five weeks before he was fired, McDermott reportedly admitted to Pegula and Beane that he felt the team didn't have a Super Bowl-caliber roster. The owner dismissed questions about that story.
Clearly, Buffalo doesn't appear to be a buttoned-up organization. With that in mind, Allen — who turns 30 on May 21 — should tell the front office to get its act together. It could continue to squander the 2024 league MVP's Super Bowl window if it doesn't.
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