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How defensive coaches Buffalo Bills' Sean McDermott, Tennessee Titans' Mike Vrabel have thrived in era that favors offensive gurus

Defenses are known for setting tones, so it's only right two head coaches who come from that side of the ball have set that precedent.

But for the Buffalo Bills and Tennessee Titans, the «standard» goes beyond defense. Bills quarterback Josh Allen and Titans quarterback Ryan Tannehill both used that word when describing their coaches, who have produced two of the highest-scoring offenses in the NFL since 2020.

Not bad for defensive guys.

Bills coach Sean McDermott and Titans coach Mike Vrabel, both defensive coordinators prior to being hired as head coaches, have bucked a 10-year trend that has leaned toward hiring coaches with offensive backgrounds. Their teams meet on Monday night at Highmark Stadium in Buffalo in the first game of a Monday Night Football doubleheader (7:15 p.m. ET, ESPN and ESPN2).

«I messaged him about a week ago, just saying how much I appreciate him and love him and how he's handled the situation here and allowing guys to be guys,» Allen said of McDermott. «Early on, it was setting that foundation and that standard, and really trying to put us on the direct trajectory of where we want it to be. And that's the playoff-caliber mindset.»

The Bills named McDermott head coach in 2017, while the Titans tabbed Vrabel the following year. They have been two of the most successful hires of the past 10 seasons. Vrabel has won 62% of his games (41-25), ranking fourth among hires since 2013, while McDermott is fifth at 61% (50-32). They're doing this in an environment where coaches from offensive backgrounds get nearly twice the opportunities to be head coaches. Of the NFL's 70 head-coaching hires since the start of 2013 season, 46 (or 66%) have come from an offensive background, compared to 24 with a defensive

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