He was as irritated as anyone has ever seen him in a press conference setting, and you know what? He should have been, and it was good to see him show a little fire answering some difficult questions rather than grinding out the same, tired, rehearsed cliches that dominate his and almost every NFL head coach’s interactions with the media these days.
This was an embarrassment for McDermott and the Bills, losing a game to their fiercest AFC East rival, in their stadium, in a prime-time and highly visible window, as the Patriots repeatedly punched them in the mouth the same way they did for nearly two decades.
That alone was enough to turn McDermott’s face red, though maybe some of that was wind burn from the dastardly gales that blew all evening at Highmark Stadium and handicapped his team from start to finish.
