After the Buffalo Bills hired Brandon Beane to replace Doug Whaley as the team’s general manager, one of the big questions involved final control of the 53-man roster.
Team owner Terry Pegula addressed that question directly at the press conference announcing the hire, saying “Brandon’s gonna have the 53. Him and Sean will obviously collaborate on any key decisions...”.
In this morning’s MMQB, during a dual interview with SI’s Peter King, Beane and McDermott were asked about the idea of being “tied at the hip”. Given that both were hired at about the same time and have worked together before, it’s a fair question.