Bills' Allen: 'If we played better as a team,' Dorsey might still be here

Buffalo Bills quarterback Josh Allen believes the players should shoulder some blame for the team's decision to fire offensive coordinator Ken Dorsey.

"I love Dorsey. As a human being, he's one of the good ones," Allen said Wednesday, per Joe Buscaglia of The Athletic. "Sad to see him go. The fact is, if we played better as a team, we probably don't have to make a move like that."

He added: "Offensively, we have to play better football."

Buffalo fired Dorsey on Tuesday. He joined the team as quarterbacks coach in 2019 and was elevated to offensive coordinator in 2022 when Brian Daboll took the New York Giants' head coaching job.

The Bills' offense ranks seventh in yards per game this season, but the team has struggled to consistently put up points as of late. Since Week 5, 21% of Buffalo's offensive drives have ended in a turnover, ranking last in the NFL.

The Bills are on a 2-4 run and haven't eclipsed 25 points in a single contest during that span. The defense has also been a problem, ranking last in EPA per play on defense since Week 5, per Ben Baldwin's database.

"Our backs are against the wall. The clock's ticking. We don't have much more wiggle room. We understand that," Allen said, per Buscaglia.

After Dorsey's firing, the team promoted Joe Brady from quarterbacks coach to interim offensive coordinator. He was the passing-game coordinator for LSU's dominant 2019 offense before joining the Carolina Panthers as offensive coordinator in 2021. He was fired following Week 12 of the 2022 campaign.

"He's got a lot of juice to him," Allen said of Brady, according to Buscaglia.

The 5-5 Bills will face off against the New York Jets in Week 11.

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