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USAT: Bills Wire

Feb 9, 2022

(Update: 3:19 p.m.): The Bills have promoted assistant special teams coach Matthew Smiley to the coordinator role: - Matthew Smiley named Buffalo Bills special teams coordinator - - Previous coverage:  - The Buffalo Bills only just found a new offensive coordinator. Now they’ve got to find a someone else to guide their special teams. - According to NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero, Heath Farwell has left the Bills to become the Jacksonville Jaguars’ special teams coordinator. He held that same role with the Bills. - In 2021, the Bills ranked No. 8 in Rick Gosselin’s annual rankings of special teams units. Each year, Gosselin’s poll is held in high regard. - Farwell led Buffalo’s special teams for the past three years. In the first two years under Farwell’s guidance, the Bills finished in 12th and eighth again, respectively. - However, Farwell leaves a sour taste in the mouths of many in western New York upon his departure. - In the Bills’ disaster finish against the Kansas City Chiefs in the postseason, special teams played a huge role. - Kicker Tyler pass booted the ball out of the end zone for a touchback with 13 second remaining. That left enough time for the Chiefs to roll down the field and tie the game and eventually win it in overtime. - The argument: If Bass had kicked it in bounds, a second or two could have come off the clock, leaving Kansas City with no time. - Following the season, Buffalo head coach Sean McDermott was clearly in no mood to discuss what went wrong in that  moment. - Both following the game and during his end of season press conference, McDermott only cited “execution” as to what went wrong. Farwell leaving might give us some idea of what might have went wrong in that pivotal moment. - Or at least who McDermott and Bills felt was at blame. - Just last week, the Jaguars hired Doug Pederson as their next head coach. Farwell had no ties to Pederson prior to making the move. - - RelatedWATCH: Bills' Stefon Diggs does jersey swap with brother Trevon at Pro BowlEric Wood approves of Bills' decision to sign O-line coach Aaron Kromer2022 NFL draft: OL Lecitus Smith has spoken with Bills - - - - - - - - - - - - Email - - - - - Sign up - - - - - - - - Like this article? - Sign up for the Bills Wire email newsletter to get our top stories in your inbox every morning - - - - An error has occured - - - Please re-enter your email address. - - - - - - Thanks for signing up! - - - You'll now receive the top Bills Wire stories each day directly in your inbox.

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