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To say it has been a rough 48 hours for the reigning NFL MVP quarterback, Josh Allen, would be an understatement.
He watched from the sidelines helplessly as multiple calls went against him and his team in a game where Allen felt like he let his team down with several unforced errors.
Now, on Monday, the only head coach he's ever known in the league, Sean McDermott, is gone.
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The Bills' upper brass fired McDermott to begin the week, changing the entire outlook on their future along with Allen's.
But while the primary focus now shifts to who will be the new lead man in upstate New York, the real question behind it all is: what does this mean for Josh Allen's future with the Bills?
Allen has been visibly upset and frustrated by the series of heartbreaking playoff losses. In what was supposed to be "his postseason," with Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, and Joe Burrow already eliminated, he will now have to watch one of Drake Maye or Jarrett Stidham make it to a Super Bowl before him in the AFC.
The superstar signal caller is still under contract for several more years, but in pro sports, that means little if the player himself wants out. Although there is no indication that Allen is unhappy in Buffalo, publicly lauding the city on multiple occasions, the Bills are now in a precarious position where they can't fail this upcoming hire.
Which is why one of the leading names, minutes after McDermott's removal, is former New York Giants head coach Brian Daboll.
Daboll was Allen's mentor in his early years as the Bills' offensive coordinator before moving on to the Giants as their new head coach. And though he was fired by the Giants, he did help Jaxson Dart get off to an impressive start in his first few games as a pro.
The reunion of Allen with the coach he feels close to could be a way to appease their franchise player, who appears to be at the end of his patience, for a team that has failed to provide him with a supporting cast worthy of challenging for a Lombardi Trophy.
If Allen were ever to become available, look for teams such as the Pittsburgh Steelers, Los Angeles Rams, and Miami Dolphins to be all-in with every piece of draft capital they have for the quarterback.
But for now, it's a waiting game to see if the Bills can find the coach they believe can help Allen get to the Super Bowl in Buffalo.
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