The Bills have hired Brian Daboll as their new offensive coordinator, the club announced today.
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Daboll, fresh off a National Championship as the offensive play-caller for the University of Alabama, will replace longtime NFL coach Rick Dennison, who was fired on Friday after only one season in Buffalo. Multiple head coaching candidates had reportedly expressed interest in hiring Daboll as an offensive coordinator, so the Bills acted quickly to add him to their staff.
While the 42-year-old Daboll spent the 2017 campaign in the collegiate ranks, he does boast vast amounts of NFL coaching experience. He’s coordinated offenses for the Browns (2009-10), Dolphins (2011), and Chiefs (2012), and has also worked in a number of offensive roles for the Patriots, first from 2000-06 and again from 2013-16.
In Buffalo, Daboll will be tasked with heading an offensive unit which ranked 22nd in scoring, 26th in DVOA, and 29th in yards a season ago. Running back LeSean McCoy and wide receiver Zay Jones will be among the weapons at Daboll’s disposal, while Buffalo has decisions to make on quarterback Tyrod Taylor and wideout Kelvin Benjamin.
What’s the decision to make on Benjamin? Carolina picked up his 5th option before the season so he’s under contract for next year.
That’s guaranteed for injury only, they can release him with no financial penalty.
He’s gonna use the running game well.
Think it’s time to let TyRod move on but Benjamin, we’ve gotta bring him back. It’s been a bit since Buffalo has had s real WR We just need a QB that can throw the ball other then to a RB or TE