Bills 'Internal Combustion' Cause for Concern, Says Former NFL GM
The Buffalo Bills have had an unexpectedly rocky two weeks, but the drama appears to have been building for quite some time.
Between the absence issues of receiver Stefon Diggs and Colin Cowherd calling coach Sean McDermott the issue, the heralded program is facing new heat, and it's not dying down yet.
Michael Lombardi, a former NFL general manager and current media analyst, recently joined the Pat McAfee Show and had some very strong thoughts about Buffalo's trajectory based on the latest gossip.
“I think there’s some internal combustion going on within that building," Lombardi said. “I think they have a lot of things going on,”
He touched on many reasons why this is, including with the potential rift between Diggs and offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey.
“Are they gonna become more of a 12-team instead of an 11-team, which they were the last two seasons?” Lombardi said. "Maybe it’s something related to Dorsey. Maybe he and Dorsey can’t see eye-to-eye. I don’t know. Dorsey seems like a very temperamental guy."
Dorsey has been in Buffalo since 2019 and was promoted to offensive coordinator last season to replace Brian Daboll. But the only public controversy involving the young coach occurred after last season's loss to the Dolphins, resulting in a postgame outburst from Dorsey.
Lombardi didn't stop at Dorsey, though. He was adamant that the departure of defensive coordinator Leslie Frazier leaving was squarely on McDermott.
"Let’s go back to Leslie Frazier’s departure, the defensive coordinator," Lombardi said. "You know, Sean McDermott wants to call the defensive plays and Leslie Frazier was in charge of that."
This is another rumor in a growing conversation about the final 13 seconds of the epic Divisional Round battle with the Kansas City Chiefs two season ago. Lombardi claimed McDermott took over defensive play-calling on that drive, which resulted in a game-tying field goal from the Chiefs before they went on to win in overtime.
That apparently "didn't sit well with Leslie."
In all, Lombardi has clear connections in the NFL, and his negative comments aren't the first from well-connected people this week. Is Buffalo's once strong organization showing cracks?
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