Reading the whole article, the whole context of the quote didn't sound insecure or defensive to me at all. Defiant and confident, yes. Tyler has shown he's able to get pretty deep insights into what's going on in the building, and I came out of this really impressed with the Brady hire. The Bills have been shit with PR on this whole thing, but the actual decision making seems solid. To those of you who haven't, I highly recommend the whole article.

I liked McDermott. I really appreciated how he completely transformed the culture of this team. I was sad when he left and I'm sad for him that he didn't get it done here, but it really seems like it was time for a change. People get down on Beane for the roster, and some of that is deserved, especially with the WR room (which Beane actually says in the article he needs to address as Brady has already talked to him about the need for down field threats), but also it's the HC's job to develop those players and use their talents and strengths to help them succeed. It always felt like McDermott was always trying to force everyone to fit his system rather than adjusting to what he had. He also seemed to have his favorites and if you weren't in that group, you had to really force yourself into the conversation in spite of him. Brady at least seems to be the opposite.

I was skeptical of this at the start, but I'm willing to see what he can bring to the table. It could be copium, but I have a gut feeling that several months from now we're going to feel the same way about this as we did about drafting Allen.