Rex Ryan pushes Bill Belichick as 'only guy' to replace fired Bills head coach Sean McDermott

The Buffalo Bills lost 33-30 in OT to the Denver Broncos in the AFC Divisional round, and have fired their head coach Sean McDermott. Colin Cowherd analyzes the game, and asks if this was the right move by the Bills.

The surprising firing of Buffalo Bills head coach Sean McDermott has led many to speculate who will take the job in Western New York.

One former Bills leader on the sidelines knows who he thinks should get the job. In fact, it’s the only hire in his eyes that makes sense.

Rex Ryan, who spent two years as head coach of the Bills, believes that this is the perfect job for Bill Belichick to return to the NFL.

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ESPN Analyst Rex Ryan and Auctioneer Pat Tully help raise money onstage at the 5th Annual Save the Children Illumination Gala at the American Museum of Natural History on Oct. 18, 2017 in New York City.  (Mike Coppola/Getty Images)

"Get the guy that has proven he can go to the Super Bowl," Ryan said on ESPN’s "Get Up."

"That’s the only guy, in my opinion, you replace Sean McDermott with."

Ryan knows all about Belichick given his time in the AFC East coaching the Bills and New York Jets before that.

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He even added that Brian Daboll, who has been rumored as a frontrunner for the head coach position, should return to work in his old Buffalo role as offensive coordinator under Belichick.

Belichick, though, has been adamant that he will remain in college football despite a roller-coaster first season at Chapel Hill. The Tar Heels went 4-8, including 2-6 in the ACC, this past season.

Belichick was previously linked to the New York Giants’ job after Daboll was fired mid-season, but he released a statement about his