Earlier this week, the Buffalo Bills announced they were firing head coach Sean McDermott following the team’s 33-30 loss to the Denver Broncos in the Divisional Round of the NFL playoffs.
The Bills have been interviewing a variety of coaches (and Philip Rivers) for their head coaching position. One name that has surfaced is Davis Webb, who currently coaches for the Broncos. However, Webb and Bills quarterback Josh Allen are much closer than most people realize.
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Before his coaching career, Webb was a quarterback in the NFL and was drafted in the third round of the 2017 NFL Draft, 87th overall, by the New York Giants. In addition to his time with the Giants, Webb spent three seasons of his six-year career with the Bills, where he backed up Allen.
Sean Murphy of Buffalo Rumblings noted that Webb developed a strong relationship with Allen during that time. Murphy pointed out that the two even appeared together on an episode of Coffee with the Bills in 2021 and that Webb was frequently regarded within the organization as a natural coach who was expected to succeed.
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Since retiring from playing, Webb has transitioned into coaching and has been with the Broncos since the 2022 NFL season, when head coach Sean Payton hired him as the team’s quarterbacks coach. Since joining the staff, he has been promoted to add the title of passing game coordinator, which he earned before the 2025 season.
Murphy also noted that Webb has not served as an offensive coordinator and has only called plays in preseason, but he has nonetheless received strong praise for his football IQ. Murphy added that former Bills head coach Sean McDermott and former offensive coordinator Brian Daboll, now the Giants’ head coach, both spoke highly of Webb during their time working with him.
Webb could be an intriguing hire given the dynamic of his relationship with Allen, but the question remains whether he is the type of coach the Bills want. After all, in PFSN’s NFL Offense Impact Metric, the Bills ranked as the third-best offense in the league with an impact score of 86.5 and a letter grade of B. While they were strong offensively, the team struggled defensively, ranking 13th in PFSN’s NFL Defense Impact Metric with an impact score of 78.0 and a letter grade of C+.
Offense was not a problem for the Bills this season, which raises the question: Is Webb the right fit, or should the organization target a defensive-minded head coach to address the issues that plagued McDermott’s defense?
