BUFFALO, N.Y. — The Bills have promoted interim offensive coordinator Joe Brady to the team’s full-time offensive coordinator position, keeping one of the key components to the team’s turnaround in 2023 that led to a playoff push and the AFC East title.
The team announced the move on Sunday, a week after the Bills’ season came to an end with a 27-24 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs in the Divisional Round. Brady was named interim offensive coordinator on Nov. 14 when offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey was fired from the position.
During the team’s locker room cleanouts on Monday, quarterback Josh Allen endorsed Brady for the role.
“I would fully embrace it. I love Joe,” Allen said. “I love what he brings to this team, to our offense, the juice that he has, the passion he has for football. How much preparation he’s put into a tough situation these last seven to eight weeks. Yeah, I would fully embrace that. And obviously there’s stuff that needs to go on before that. I understand there’s probably an interview process and all that, but he’s got my vote.”
Brady, 34, became the third offensive coordinator that Allen, 27, has worked with as a professional in his six-year career. He was initially hired by the team to be quarterbacks coach in 2022 when Dorsey was hired as the team’s coordinator. Those moves were made due to Brian Daboll leaving the coordinator position to become head coach of the New York Giants. Allen spent the first four years of his career with Daboll calling plays.
After Brady took over playcalling in Week 11, the Bills had the second-highest designed rush percentage in the NFL (46.5%) compared to 26th from Weeks 1-10 (35.5%). Allen’s rushing also increased after he had 48 carries through the first 10 games and 83 in the nine games that followed.
The Bills finished the season by winning six of their final seven games after the change, averaging 380.7 yards and 27 points per game during their stretch.
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