Coaching Timeline
Why does coaching matter?CFB
William & Mary
Graduate Assistant
19981 yr
Philadelphia Eagles
Scouting Coordinator
1999-002 yrs
Philadelphia Eagles
Asst. to the Head Coach
20011 yr
Philadelphia Eagles
Defensive Quality Control
20021 yr
Philadelphia Eagles
Asst. DB Coach
2003-086 yrs
Philadelphia Eagles
Defensive Coordinator
2009-102 yrs
Carolina Panthers
Defensive Coordinator
2011-166 yrs
Buffalo Bills
Head Coach
2017-259 yrs
Team Info
| Season | Role | Team | Record | HC | OC | DC | QB1 | QB2 | RB1 | WR/TE 1 | WR/TE 2 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | Head Coach | BUF | 12-5 | Sean McDermott | Joe Brady | Bobby Babich | Josh Allen(16.00) | Mitchell Trubisky(2.00) | James Cook(16.00) | Khalil Shakir(14.75) | Dalton Kincaid(10.75) |
| 2024 | Head Coach | BUF | 13-4 | Sean McDermott | Joe Brady | Bobby Babich | Josh Allen(16.00) | — | James Cook(15.50) | Khalil Shakir(14.50) | Keon Coleman(12.50) |
| 2023 | Head Coach | BUF | 11-6 | Sean McDermott | Joe Brady | Sean McDermott | Josh Allen(17.00) | — | James Cook(16.75) | Stefon Diggs(17.00) | Gabe Davis(16.50) |
| 2022 | Head Coach | BUF | 13-3 | Sean McDermott | Ken Dorsey | Leslie Frazier | Josh Allen(15.75) | — | Devin Singletary(15.75) | Stefon Diggs(15.75) | Gabe Davis(15.00) |
| 2021 | Head Coach | BUF | 11-6 | Sean McDermott | Brian Daboll | Leslie Frazier | Josh Allen(17.00) | — | Devin Singletary(17.00) | Stefon Diggs(17.00) | Dawson Knox(14.75) |
Coach Impact
Note: only calculated for first year upon arrival — take results with a grain of salt.
Buffalo Bills (2017–2025)
Head Coach
Playbook Fingerprint
↑Under Center% +46.3%99↓WR Tgt% -16.7%2↑Horizontal% +12.5%97
| Before (2016) | First Year (2017) | Delta | |
|---|---|---|---|
| OFFENSE | |||
| Scripted EPA | 0.03361 | -0.02939 | ▼ -0.06232 |
| RZ P/V | 5.156 | 4.826 | ▼ -0.326 |
| 3&Out% | 30.9%49 | 34.7%26 | ▲ +3.8%27 |
| Penalty EPA | 4.643 | 10.572 | ▲ +5.928 |
| Pass EPA | 0.06456 | -0.00734 | ▼ -0.07133 |
| Rush EPA | 0.06798 | -0.15910 | ▼ -0.2261 |
| xRY | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.0043 |
| RYOE | 0.0026 | 0.0026 | 0.0039 |
| YAC OEX | -0.660 | -0.354 | ▲ +0.3169 |
| xYAC OEX | -0.1341 | 0.6192 | ▲ +0.7493 |
| DEFENSE | |||
| RZ P/V | 5.060 | 5.147 | ▲ +0.142 |
| 3&Out% | 29.3%37 | 29.4%37 | ▲ +0.1%52 |
| TO Rate | 1.7%32 | 2.3%75 | ▲ +0.6%82 |
| Penalty EPA | 12.417 | 9.034 | ▼ -3.468 |
| Pass EPA | 0.08133 | 0.02461 | ▼ -0.05768 |
| Rush EPA | -0.04636 | 0.01611 | ▲ +0.06220 |
| xRY Allowed | 0.00100 | 0.00100 | 0.0049 |
| RYOE Allowed | 0.0074 | 0.0074 | 0.0051 |
| YAC OEX Allowed | 0.2381 | 0.2975 | ▲ +0.0550 |
| xYAC OEX Allowed | 0.391 | 0.0244 | ▼ -0.3793 |
Coaching Signature
Spread xFP DistributionHigh Pre-Snap MotionLight 12 PersonnelDisciplined OffenseStrong DefenseHeavy 11 PersonnelLight Screen GameWR-Heavy TargetsAggressive on 4th DownHeavy RPO
Core Efficiency
Pass/Rush Splits
| Year | Role | Team | % Pass | Pass EPA | Pass Succ% | Pass SOS | xYAC OEX | YAC OEX | % RB Rush | Rush EPA | Rush Succ% | Rush SOS | xRY | RYOE | % QB Rush | QB Rush EPA |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HC | BUF | 54.6% | -0.040 | 41.9% | -0.034 | -0.07 | 0.04 | 40.3% | 0.022 | 42.3% | -0.011 | 4.26 | 1.09 | 5.1% | 0.517 |
| 2024 | HC | BUF | 59.7% | 0.084 | 47.5% | 0.019 | 0.11 | 0.52 | 35.9% | -0.093 | 38.1% | -0.002 | 4.22 | 0.42 | 4.4% | 0.022 |
| 2023 | HC | BUF | 61.8% | -0.065 | 45.1% | -0.014 | 0.02 | 0.69 | 31.8% | -0.073 | 37.1% | -0.032 | 3.76 | 0.67 | 6.4% | 0.225 |
| 2022 | HC | BUF | 62.6% | -0.011 | 44.5% | -0.005 | 0.02 | 0.28 | 32.4% | -0.062 | 41.7% | 0.018 | 4.22 | 0.28 | 5.1% | -0.218 |
| 2021 | HC | BUF | 58.4% | -0.172 | 40.0% | -0.044 | -0.21 | 0.81 | 35.2% | -0.095 | 36.9% | -0.014 | 4.04 | 0.45 | 6.4% | -0.045 |
Scheme
| Year | Role | Team | Shotgun% | Under Center % | RPO% | PA% | Motion% | 1R% | Horiz% | Screen% | WR Tgt% | RB Tgt% | TE Tgt% | 11 Pers | 12 Pers | 13 Pers | 21 Pers | XFP Conc |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HC | BUF | 25.2% | 75.0% | 7.4% | 23.8% | 62.6% | 59.0% | 49.5% | 9.9% | 56.4% | 18.4% | 25.2% | 63.0% | 11.3% | 4.7% | 1.2% | 47.9% |
| 2024 | HC | BUF | 42.6% | 57.7% | 7.9% | 17.6% | 60.9% | 57.2% | 50.7% | 11.4% | 59.7% | 16.5% | 23.8% | 60.6% | 14.8% | 2.3% | 0.4% | 48.2% |
| 2023 | HC | BUF | 58.0% | 42.0% | 11.6% | 15.2% | 46.2% | 51.7% | 51.3% | 7.9% | 60.6% | 15.7% | 23.7% | 68.2% | 19.0% | 0.7% | 0.7% | 51.4% |
| 2022 | HC | BUF | 59.4% | 40.9% | 10.4% | 24.1% | 35.0% | 51.1% | 49.9% | 5.8% | 65.9% | 20.1% | 13.9% | 69.8% | 3.7% | 0.1% | 14.2% | 54.2% |
| 2021 | HC | BUF | 55.3% | 45.1% | 13.7% | 26.4% | — | — | 44.1% | 6.6% | 71.1% | 15.3% | 13.2% | 69.4% | 6.5% | 0.0% | 8.3% | 47.4% |
Tendencies
| Year | Role | Team | Plays/G | No-Huddle% | Plays/G OEX | Low PC% | Avg SFP | Called Pass% | Called Pass OEX | 4th Go% | 2pt% | Blowout CP% | Blownout CP% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | HC | BUF | 62.1 | 6.1% | -0.5 | 38.9% | 29.5 | 55.7% | -3.1% | 31.0% | 13.7% | 31.6% | 88.4% |
| 2024 | HC | BUF | 59.1 | 6.4% | -0.6 | 35.2% | 33.1 | 57.6% | -2.0% | 20.9% | 2.0% | 37.8% | — |
| 2023 | HC | BUF | 64.2 | 13.0% | 0.3 | 22.5% | 29.1 | 59.6% | 0.5% | 17.1% | 8.9% | 35.9% | — |
| 2022 | HC | BUF | 63.4 | 9.6% | 0.6 | 29.4% | 29.3 | 64.6% | 6.0% | 15.9% | 6.8% | 51.9% | — |
| 2021 | HC | BUF | 65.8 | 12.0% | 0.2 | 34.9% | 31.9 | 65.2% | 4.4% | 18.9% | 7.9% | 43.5% | 79.5% |