{"id":42042,"date":"2026-01-20T11:46:54","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:46:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42042"},"modified":"2026-01-20T11:46:54","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T11:46:54","slug":"sean-mcdermott-firing-may-have-just-saved-cowboys-from-eagles-stealing-top-oc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/breakingnews.azontree.com\/?p=42042","title":{"rendered":"Sean McDermott firing may have just saved Cowboys from Eagles stealing top OC"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/images2.minutemediacdn.com\/image\/upload\/c_crop,x_808,y_117,w_1535,h_863\/c_fill,w_720,ar_16:9,f_auto,q_auto,g_auto\/images\/GettyImages\/mmsport\/129\/01kfbqsp2acmw5fwt7zj.jpg\" alt=\"New York Jets v Buffalo Bills - NFL 2025\" \/><\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-0\">The NFL Divisional Round delivered chaos and drama, and its aftermath saw the Buffalo Bills fire head coach Sean McDermott after another playoff letdown. In a wide-open AFC field that did not include Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, or Joe Burrow, the Bills blew a golden opportunity to reach and potentially win a Super Bowl.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-1\">Having said that, Buffalo is arguably the most attractive opening now. Candidates will be drooling at the thought of coaching reigning MVP Josh Allen.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-2\">If you can believe it, McDermott&#8217;s firing could end up working to the Dallas Cowboys&#8217; benefit. In speaking to executives around the NFL, The Athletic&#8217;s Dianna Russini kept hearing Brian Daboll (!) as a potential replacement.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-3\">Why is that relevant to the Cowboys? ESPN&#8217;s Adam Schefter previously reported that Daboll is expected to interview for the Eagles&#8217; offensive coordinator job.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Talking to NFL executives around the league about Buffalo\u2019s next head coach options, the name that keeps coming up is a familiar one, a Buffalo native and someone Josh Allen loves: Brian Daboll.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Dianna Russini (@DMRussini) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DMRussini\/status\/2013263937563722205?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">January 19, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2 id=\"inline-text-5\">Cowboys fans should be rooting for Brian Daboll to become the Bills&#8217; new head coach<\/h2>\n<p id=\"inline-text-6\">Not only is Daboll a Buffalo native, but he also served as the Bills\u2019 offensive coordinator for four seasons before becoming the Giants\u2019 head coach in 2022. Notably, Daboll was hired the same year Buffalo drafted Josh Allen in 2018, giving him built-in familiarity with the face of the franchise.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-7\">While seemingly nothing would&#8217;ve stopped Allen from becoming a superstar, he was wildly erratic early in his career. Daboll has been credited with harnessing Allen&#8217;s recklessness.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-8\">There\u2019s no denying that Daboll\u2019s tenure with the Giants was a failure, but Bills Mafia can still talk themselves into a reunion given his success developing Allen. And even if Daboll doesn\u2019t land the head coaching job, a return to Buffalo in some capacity &#8212; whether as offensive coordinator or a senior advisor &#8212; now feels plausible. Those odds skyrocketed once McDermott was fired.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-10\">Cowboys fans should be rooting for that because the idea of Daboll calling the Eagles\u2019 offense is nightmare fuel. For starters, he was Jalen Hurts\u2019 offensive coordinator at Alabama in 2017. He has also thrived with mobile quarterbacks like Josh Allen and Jaxson Dart, and even took a Giants team to the playoffs with Daniel Jones under center.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-11\">In Philadelphia, Daboll would have the most offensive talent in his coaching career. The Cowboys watched Kellen Moore have success with the same personnel in 2024. There isn&#8217;t much separating Daboll and Moore as play-callers, but Daboll has used more motion and varied formations, concepts that have historically given Dallas fits.<\/p>\n<p id=\"inline-text-12\">Luckily, Daboll was linked to the Bills&#8217; opening no more than an hour after McDermott was canned. Time will tell if Buffalo&#8217;s braintrust feels the same, but Cowboys fans should be hoping that comes to pass. 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