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The Audible

Who Came Out WINNERS in the AFC Coaching Cycle; Bills, Raiders, Dolphins, Titans

The Audible

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4.61.9K Ratings

🗓️ 19 February 2026

⏱️ 32 minutes

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Summary

In This Episode: 
The AFC saw four major coaching changes outside the North — but which teams actually improved, and who took a risk that could backfire? Cecil Lammey and Sigmund Bloom break down the new hires for the Bills, Dolphins, Raiders, and Titans, and what each move means for 2026 and beyond.

We dig into scheme fits, culture resets, fantasy impact, and which franchise positioned itself best for a playoff push.

 

watch on YouTube -> https://youtu.be/nyWSozreHDY 

Chapters:  
00:00 – Bills promote Joe Brady to HC
08:30 - Raiders invest in Klint Kubiak's system
16:16 - Why the Dolphins went with Jeff Hafley
23:11 - Robert Saleh can be better the second time around

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0:00.0

Back in action, it is the audible Cecil Lamian, Sigmund Bloom, with part two of the

0:06.4

AFC coaching changes. Yes, NFC coaching changes coming up here as well. And Bloom, let's start

0:12.5

in Buffalo where it's Joe Brady and it's Joe Brady. Is that enough to put them over the top

0:19.1

because Joe Brady gets promoted to head coach?

0:21.4

Sean McDermott moves on. I believe they needed to move on for McDermott anyway.

0:25.8

But now with Brady in line, some people are wondering, is it enough?

0:31.0

And cease, this is a rare opportunity for us to watch a thought experiment play out in real time.

0:36.7

Because this is basically the Bill's organization saying,

0:41.9

Shaw McDermott was the problem.

0:43.1

And to be fair, Cecil, you've been saying for a long time,

0:46.0

Shaw McHerman is the problem.

0:47.1

He's the problem, yes.

0:48.0

Yeah, like they're listening to you, Cease.

0:49.6

And for Brady to be promoted,

0:53.3

and also you have folks saying, hey, McDermott's defense, you know, we know how stellar

1:00.6

Josh Allen has been.

1:01.9

If McDermott's defense was better, let's look at him not just as a head coach making

1:06.2

tactical decisions in these games or otherwise giving the team ethos and leadership.

1:11.4

But a defense, and that's where I'll hand it back off to you with Jim Leonard,

1:14.7

because maybe the bigger deal here isn't necessarily the addition by subtraction of

1:19.9

Sean McDermott was the problem.

1:21.1

And now Joe Brady is the captain of the ship.

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