Buffalo’s interim head coach is a man on a rapid ascent. You know his story by now: Lynn spent 13 seasons coaching in the NFL following his retirement, first with a short stint as a special teams assistant, then as a running backs coach. Lynn was promoted to offensive coordinator this year after Greg Roman’s firing, then received another boost for the final game of the season after Ryan’s ouster.
At first glance, Lynn may seem like an unproven candidate, with only 13 games of coordinating an offense. But at 13 years of coaching experience, he’s actually more tenured than any of last year’s head coach hires not named Hue Jackson or Mike Mularkey.