QB Josh Allen blames himself for Bills firing coordinator Ken Dorsey and vows to

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A subdued-looking blamed himself on Wednesday for overseeing a stagnating and turnover-prone offense that cost coordinator Ken Dorsey his job.Jolting as it was for the quarterback to learn of Dorseys firing a day earlier, Allen turned his attention forward. Unable to change the past, Allen stre sed "the offense is not broken," saying the unit can perform to playoff-caliber expectations over the final stretch of a season in which the Bills (5-5) have little margin left for error."I take that very personally. It hurts a lot to see someone you care about go through a situation like that, and to know that if I could have done more, if this offense could have done more, we wouldnt have to do something like that," Allen Charles Leno Jersey  said as Buffalo prepares to host the division rival (4-5) on Sunday."Our backs are against the wall. The clocks ticking on what we can do this season, and it starts this Sunday to try to turn this thing around," he added. "I think it takes a lot to look at yourself in the mirror and say, 'What can I do thats been good and what can I do to fix whats been bad? Thats what weve all got to do."ADVERTISEMENT  Reducing turnovers would be a start for Allen, who has thrown an -leading 11 interceptions to go with losing three fumbles.Establishing a rhythm and reclaiming a long-lost swagger would help, too. Buffalo has combined to score 123 points during a three-game run spanning Weeks 2 to 4. That's the same amount of points the Bills have scored in dropping four of their past six.The coordinator duties now fall to Joe Brady, who has spent the past two  Akiem Hicks Jersey seasons as Buffalos quarterbacks coach, and spent the two previous seasons as the offensive coordinator."Hes got a lot of juice to him," Allen said of Brady, who is scheduled to addre s reporters on Thursday. "Ill give him as much input as I can. My phone line is 24-7. ... If he calls me Im going to pick up and make sure we can get on the same page as quickly as po sible."Josh Allen on Bills lo s vs. Broncos: "A lot of bad football"      Coach Sean McDermott made the decision to fire Dorsey within 12 hours of a 24-22 lo s to .It was a game in which the offense turned the ball over four times, with Allen throwing two interceptions and losing a fumble. The outcome was decided when hit a 36-yard field goal as time expired, and after his mi s on a 41-yard attempt was negated when Buffalo was flagged for having 12 players on the field.Though special teams and a defense mi sing five starters played roles in the lo s, much of the blame fell on an offense that matched a season low with 18 first downs and continued its long string of sputtering starts by committing turnovers on each of its first two po se sions.With only five days to prepare for the Jets, McDermott acknowledged it may take weeks for Brady to place his stamp on the offensive scheme. What hed like to see immediately is Brady re-instill a sense of confidence and energy into the unit."Mistakes are going to happen. Youre going to have good plays and Jonathan Bullard Jersey  bad plays," McDermott said. "At the end of the day, its about the mental toughne s, the grit, the resiliency of the unit to continue through all that."The offense is taking the brunt of the blame for failing to help overcome an injury-depleted defense thats still limiting opponents to 18.4 points an outing. All five of Buffalos lo ses have been decided by six points or fewer. Four of those lo ses have come during a six-game span in which the offense has failed to score 26 or more points to match Buffalos worst stretch since 2018.Is Bills' Super Bowl window slowly closing after a 5-5 start?      "Its one drive. If we didnt have a turnover, who knows if wed end up with three or six points ," Allen said. "Were limiting our own opportunities. Were hurting ourselves."Allen is no stranger to experiencing difficult lo ses, or having Walter Payton Jersey  an off game since his career trajectory began pointing upward in 2019, when the second-year player helped the team to its first 10-win finish since 1999. He followed that up by leading Buffalo to three consecutive AFC titles.Whats different today is Allen has never experienced a midseason crisis that led to a change in one of his coaches. He spent his first four seasons in Buffalo working  Cordarrelle Patterson Jersey under Brian Daboll, who left to coach the . And Allen was close to Dorsey, who spent three seasons as the Bills quarterbacks coach before being promoted to replace Daboll."I love Dorsey as a human being. ... I feel like I owe him a lot of the succe s Ive had," Allen said, before saying he understands McDermotts reasoning for making the change. "Its unfortunate. But at the same time, weve got a game against a division rival on Sunday. And we still have time to turn this thing around."Reporting by The A sociated Pre s. Do you want more great stories delivered right to you? Here's how you can create or log in to your FOX Sports account, follow your favorite leagues, teams and players and receive a personalized newsletter in your inbox daily.  FOLLOW Follow your favorites to personalize your FOX Sports experience  National Football League  Buffalo Bills  Josh Allen