The Buffalo Bills have had seven head coaches in the 17 years following their last playoff appearance in 1999, and nine if you include Perry Fewell and Anthony Lynn’s stints as interim coaches. Since the turn of the century, Buffalo has been the laughing stock of the NFL, with a 107-154 record after firing Wade Phillips.

No coach stuck with the Bills for more than three seasons and with each new hire, fans were sold hope that the team would return to the glory days of the early 1990’s when they made four-straight Super Bowl appearances. However, that excitement typically didn’t take long to turn sour as Buffalo continued to finish near, or at the bottom of the AFC East.

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In 2015, new owners Terry and Kim Pegula made a splash by hiring Rex Ryan. The former defensive mastermind of the Baltimore Ravens and New York Jets instilled confidence in the fanbase from the moment he jokingly asked ‘is this thing on?’ during his introductory press conference. His brash, outspoken personality was a breath of fresh air to a team that saw his predecessor, Doug Marrone, opt out of his contract after two seasons as head coach.

Ryan’s act grew stale as his press conferences became more newsworthy than the team’s play on the field and he was fired one week prior to the end of the 2016 season.