Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills will look very different during the 2026-27 season, since it will mark the team’s first season in nearly a decade without longtime head coach Sean McDermott. The Bills, of course, parted ways with McDermott on Monday, January 19, after the team’s high-profile loss on Saturday, January 17, 33-30 in overtime to the Denver Broncos at Empower Field at Mile High.
Even though the Buffalo Bills decided to say farewell to McDermott, you’d never know it from their social media. The team posted two tributes to the coach on social media on Tuesday, January 20, thanking McDermott for his time with the franchise.
“This isn’t fair. Absolutely love what this man did for this team. Thank you, coach,” one follower said on social media. “It’s not too late to reverse the decision,” another said. “Absolutely heartbroken. 💔 Sean, thank you for everything you’ve done. We hope you realize what you meant to this team and fanbase,” one more added.
“This feels like a very generic, disappointing, and meaningless send off for a man who changed our culture and led us to multiple playoff appearances (regardless of the outcome),” one more added. “Not to mention all that he and his wife have done for the city of Buffalo over the years.”
But, the Buffalo Bills have made their decision. Now, they may have made that decision too late. There’s one franchise that’s happy the Bills didn’t let McDermott go until after they signed a deal with their new head coach, and they’re making that known.
Head Coach Would Have Been Ideal for Josh Allen and the Buffalo Bills
So, now, the Buffalo Bills are conducting interviews for their next head coach. But, the most sought-after available head coach on the market is already off the market.
On January 19, 2026, the New York Giants secured a deal with former Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh to make him the next head coach of their franchise. Now, the Giants and their quarterback Jaxson Dart will work with Harbaugh, as he tries to resurrect that dying, 4-13 franchise.
Harbaugh was absolutely the most in-demand head coach on the market. He’s known for his offensive mastermind and for crafting MVP-style quarterbacks, such as what he did with Lamar Jackson. Having Harbaugh with the Bills would have been absolutely dynamite.
Head Coach Would Have Made Sense for the Buffalo Bills
The Giants know they got lucky, because Harbaugh would have likely been interested in the Bills gig. But, now, it’s too late, and he’s signed his life over to the Giants, not to be dramatic.
“With Allen, the Bills are essentially guaranteed to be competitive every season, and Super Bowl aspirations are always on the mind,” Tommy Jaggi of Gmen HQ notes in a Wednesday, January 21, piece. Now, as the Bills begin their head coach search, the top candidate previously on the market—John Harbaugh—is already off the board.”
Jaggi adds, with a sense of relief, “Thankfully, Harbaugh has already been signed, sealed, and delivered to New York. Now the respected long-time head coach will focus on aiding quarterback Jaxson Dart—as he did with Lamar Jackson—and taking this team to the next level.”
So, what could have been, we’ll never know. But, it would have been fascinating to see what Harbaugh would have done with an already MVP-winning quarterback in Allen.
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