Colin Cowherd isn’t exactly crowning Josh Allen and Joe Brady as the NFL’s top quarterback-coach pairing, but he does like what Buffalo has built enough to slot them ninth on his list.
That ranking came with the usual Cowherd caveat: there’s plenty to like, but also plenty that still has to be proven. Buffalo moved on from Sean McDermott in January and handed the head coaching job to Brady, giving Allen a new voice on the sideline while keeping the QB’s relationship with his longtime partner in the offense intact.
“Now I don't know if Joe Brady's going to be a great head coach,” Cowherd said. “I do know that when they've worked together as quarterback and coordinator, they average 29 points a game, and Josh Allen on an annual basis, six straight seasons with 35 touchdowns.
So I would put them lower than many would. We just don't know if the coordinator becomes a great coach, but we know the offense will be productive.”
That’s the heart of Buffalo’s case: production. Allen and Brady already know how to make the offense hum together, and Cowherd’s ranking reflects that even if he isn’t ready to put them near the top tier.
Allen’s résumé does the heavy lifting. The 2024 MVP finished last season with 3,668 passing yards, 25 passing touchdowns, 579 rushing yards and 14 rushing touchdowns. The Bills, though, fell to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional Round.
His career numbers are already massive: 30,102 passing yards, 220 passing touchdowns, 4,721 rushing yards and 79 career rushing touchdowns. He enters this season with the kind of production that has people talking about him as a future Hall of Famer.
Still, the big question hanging over Buffalo is the same one that keeps following Allen around: can this team finally get over the top? The Bills open the 2026 season against the Houston Texans, kicking off the Brady era with plenty of attention on how the new setup will look.
Allen sounded encouraged after Brady got the job, pointing to the way the new head coach has handled the transition.
“Still respecting the past and what's been here the last 10 years and not shying away from that, but also having his own twist on it,” Allen said after Brady was named HC. “It's been really good to see him embrace the role and step into it. The way that he talks to the guys, you can tell he's very well respected with everybody in that locker room, and it's only going to continue to grow in my opinion.”
And if anyone needed a reminder of how highly Allen is regarded around the league, ESPN’s Dan Orlovsky - a former NFL quarterback - ranked him No. 1 in arm strength, decision-making and second-reaction ability.
For Buffalo, the pieces are there. Now the new pairing has to prove it can turn all that talent into something bigger.
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