In a show of unsurprising support, Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen backed his offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey.
Speaking following the Bills’ departure from the playoffs after a 27-10 defeat against the Cincinnati Bengals, Allen said via video conference that problems the team’s offense had are not all on Dorsey. Allen shouldered some of the heat himself.
“I thought he did a really good job of putting us in positions to be successful,” Allen said. “I got to be better for him, and especially when he gives me some shot plays. I turned the ball over too many times this year. Didn’t really bite us all that much, only losing three games in the regular season. But there’s opportunities where it could have. And just taking a deep dive into that and understanding defenses as well as I can and just trying to make the right play moving forward.”
Allen’s comments came during the same week when there were some mixed signals toward Dorsey, to an extent, from the front office.
While general manager Brandon Beane did show support, saying “we won 13 games,” head coach Sean McDermott rode the fence.
When asked about any potential coaching changes coming, McDermott simply said he was “not going to get into that” during his end of season press conference.
A direct knock at all toward Dorsey? Of course not, but McDermott also had the option of saying changes to his coordinator positions would not be coming.
In addition to backing his OC, Allen did admit there was some space for improvement, suggesting some optimism for the future.
“A lot of room, a lot of room,” Allen said. “Recency bias from this last game, I know everybody’s going to lose their minds, but we did a lot of good things this year. And I trust him. He works so hard. He works tirelessly. He’s always in the building. He’ll FaceTime me at 11 o’clock at night, still here and just trying to find new ways to get the ball into certain guys’ hands. So I respect the hell out of him. I really do.”
On Thursday, Buffalo’s coaching staff did see a change as safeties coach Jim Salgado was fired according to a report. There could be more on the way, but most signs point toward Allen and Dorsey getting a chance to move forward together in 2023, pending any head-coaching offers he gets.
Bills Wire will continue to provide those and all updates throughout the offseason.
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