Bills interim OC Joe Brady 'feeds off of fun' created by Josh Allen

The Bills offense looked like a different team. Sunday, days after Sean McDermott shuffled his play callers and opted for Joe Brady to guide Josh Allen and company.

In a game against a solid Jets defense, Allen threw three touchdown passes and the Bills offense scored on six of its first eight possessions. The game between two in-state rivals turned overwhelminly towards the Bills and ended with a 32-6 victory. Keep in mind that the Jets knocked off the Bills in the season opener after the Bills knocked out starting quarterback Aaron Rodgers on the fourth play of the game.

The Bills snapped a two-game losing streak and scored more than 25 points for the first time in seven games.

A week ago, McDermott fired offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey as offensive coordinator. He promoted Joe Brady, the Bills quarterbacks coach, to call plays and help Josh Allen shake his tendencies to turn the ball over.

Brady said he had a specific, but simple plan, for his quarterback.

“I just wanted him to be Josh Allen,” Brady told reporters Monday night. “The fun, the excitement that he kind of plays with — like I feed off of it. At the end of the day, man, this is a game we’re supposed to have fun. I have a ton of fun coaching, I know our guys have a lot of fun playing. . . . Not that he wasn’t having fun before, but I think you saw it a little bit last night. I think the guys obviously fed off of it as well.”

Brady, who was the offensive coordinator for LSU in 2019, is just getting used to the NFL. He spent two years with the Carolina Panthers, then moved to Buffalo as the QBs coach last season. Now, he’s the interim offensive coordinator and the Bills have new-found life in the playoff race.

Brady kept the Bills offense in the shotgun for the first 18 snaps. Then he began calling more play action, with Allen under center. It all worked. The 32 points represented Buffalo’s most in a game since they beat Miami, 48-20, win over Miam Oct. 8. Conversely, the Jets haven’t allowed so many points since early December, 2021.

Brady’s first game, and the offense in general, pleased McDermott.

“I think more than anything, the intangibles of the offense started to show up in the second half.
McDermott said, acknowledging the team’s “effort” and “unselfish play.”

“And I think that to me is the biggest step that I saw (Sunday).” he said.