Bill Belichick may have run out of potential coaching options for 2024, but one analyst believes there could be an unlikely landing spot — the rival Buffalo Bills.
Belichick landed an interview with the Atlanta Falcons but lost out to Raheem Morris. With Jim Harbaugh jumping from the college ranks to take over with the Los Angeles Chargers, Belichick has no current job openings after leaving the New England Patriots.
ESPN Radio’s Evan Cohen suggested that he could be a fit in Buffalo, giving the Bills the final piece needed to get over the hump in a competitive AFC and into the Super Bowl.
In a post on X, Cohen wrote that Belichick joining the Bills “makes too much sense,” noting that the Bills already have a franchise quarterback in Josh Allen but a recent history of underachieving that he could help correct.
Cohen added that the Bills could be immediate Super Bowl contenders under Belichick and give the legendary coach a good chance to set the all-time record for wins within his first two seasons. Belichick is third all-time with 302 total wins, 26 wins behind Don Shula. Cohen wrote that he could achieve that within two years in Buffalo.
Cohen’s suggestion may have been partly tongue-in-cheek — he concluded by suggesting that Bills head coach Sean McDermott could return to the Carolina Panthers — but others have speculated that Belichick could make a good fit in Buffalo.
Boston radio commentator Mark Dondero said if the Bills took the same approach as the title-chasing Milwaukee Bucks, they would shuttle McDermott and snag Belichick.
“Belichick to Atlanta never made sense to me,” Dondero wrote on X. “Bill needs the exact same thing that Brady needed when he left. A stacked roster (or in Bill’s case an elite quarterback) ready to win now. If Buffalo had the Milwaukee Bucks mindset that’d be the one.”
The Bills have not shown any signs of turning their back on McDermott, despite some early season struggles. The Bills fell to 6-6 after an overtime loss to the Philadelphia Eagles, then reeled off five straight wins to close out the season, taking their fourth straight AFC East title with a season-finale win over the Miami Dolphins.
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