It’s just going to be one of those things, I want to do what’s best for the team and what’s best for me calling it,” Dorsey added. “But no, I mean, look, it’s a passionate game. Like, I feel like I’m being made out to be one,” he said with a laugh. “I’d like to think I’m not too much of a psychopath. In August, Dorsey joked about his reputation when discussing whether he might risk being penalized while being on the sideline rather than in the booth. It’s just he wants us to succeed so badly.”ĭorsey previously dismissed questions about his volatile personality by calling the descriptions exaggerated. “It’s funny at times, but at the same time, you don’t want to be on the other end of it because it can be ruthless,” Morse said. Receiver Gabe Davis in June referred to Dorsey as having a “huge personality,” saying players favored him moving from the sideline to the coaches booth.Ĭenter Mitch Morse described Dorsey’s eruptions as “the Holy Spirit can come out of him.” Former New York Giants coach and Jaguars vice president Tom Coughlin yelled expletives and banged his table in the visiting executive booth next to the press box during a Jacksonville loss at Buffalo in 2018.ĭorsey’s eruption wasn’t considered unusual, except for it being captured on video.īills players have regularly mentioned Dorsey’s ultra-competitive nature since he was promoted from quarterbacks coach to take over as offensive coordinator to replace Brian Daboll, who was hired to coach the New York Giants in January. New England coach Bill Belichick has smashed tablets in frustration on the sideline. “But that said, it’s important that we as leaders keep our poise and we model that to our players.”ĭorsey’s frustration stemmed from a game in which the injury-thinned Bills squandered several scoring opportunities, including running out of time to attempt a potential game-winning field goal.īuffalo thoroughly outplayed its division rival by outgaining Miami 497-212, and finishing with more than a 20-minute edge in time of possession.ĭorsey isn’t the first NFL coach to show his emotions after a tough loss. “I think that says a lot about him as a coach and how hard he works at it, and how important it is to him,” McDermott said. The video became a social media sensation, with most Bills fans lauding the 41-year-old for showing his frustration, while some questioned whether it was an unprofessional look for the first-time coordinator and former quarterback.īills head coach Sean McDermott took a diplomatic approach, saying he has discussed the matter with Dorsey. Though the sound was off, a CBS camera positioned in the booth captured Dorsey’s volatile eruption in a 7-second clip that ended when someone placed their hand over the lens.