Coach Brian Daboll: 'A long road ahead & a lot of improvement to be done'

SPEAKER_1 (0:00)

Hey, Brian, I want to ask you, like, don't feel like we've seen a lot of development from the offensive line, especially the guys you drafted last year. On the outside, that obviously makes you a question, the coaching.

What do you say to that? Why have those players not developed?

Brian Daboll (0:14)

Yeah, I'd say that, you know, there's some things that we've improved on, and obviously some things that we need to work on.

Again, you know, some of these games, Dan, have led to some passing situations late in the game where they're teeing off, and that's a collective thing, starting with us and down to the execution of the play. But certainly, you know, we have to do a better job all the way around.

SPEAKER_1 (0:41)

Are you satisfied with the job Bobby has done with that group?

Brian Daboll (0:44)

Well, I'm not satisfied with anything right now, so that's collectively as a team.

SPEAKER_1 (0:51)

And then last one, just like, how can a quarterback manage better when, you know, there's gonna be pressure in any offense, but obviously there's been a lot this year, what can Daniel do better when that is the case?

Brian Daboll (1:00)

Yeah, I think that's just, that's team offensive football. There's gonna be pressure, I'd say on a considerable amount of plays in the National Football League, whether it's, you know, free runners, just congestion versus jailbreak, and there's times where it's just jailbreak and he's got to do a good job of saving the play, congestion, moving in the pocket, keeping our eyes downfield.

But again, that's a team thing too. Receivers being where they're supposed to be, line working together, quarterback throwing on time, and we haven't done a good enough job of that.

Ryan Dunleavy (1:31)

Yep. Bruce, back.

Brian, did you get any sleep last night?

Brian Daboll (1:40)

No, not much, but that's the way it goes on night games.

Ryan Dunleavy (1:44)

You maintain the same confidence in your team.

Pat Leonard (1:47)

Has the confidence in your team wavered in any way?

Brian Daboll (1:51)

No, I think, look, when you're in this position, you tell them what we're not doing right. You own it. You own it as a leader, and you come back ready to go.

Again, not the start that we had hoped for, we have worked for, but a long road ahead and a lot of improvement to be done.

Pat Leonard (2:16)

Kim Jones.

Kim Jones (2:20)

Hey, Dave, I just wanted to ask a question about last night that drew interest, it seems, from the fan base.

Was that tablet thrown at Daniel, or was it just sort of in his direction? You know, there's just been a lot of response about that.

Brian Daboll (2:39)

Yeah, no, I went through a tablet there, and I just tossed it aside because it was, you know, I was just, you know, obviously a little bit of frustration, but no, I went through a tablet of him.

Kim Jones (2:51)

Speaking of frustration, Waller was not happy after the game. You know, I think he had one target in the first half.

How do you get your key playmakers involved, even in a game that, you know, might be going south, but I would think you still want Waller to be part of whatever this is?

Brian Daboll (3:09)

Yeah, I'd say that there was play calls for Darren, but certainly you can do a better job of that.

I'd say there was a number of them that we just, you know, couldn't get to, whether it was the progression, whether it was the pressure, whether it was the read. But, you know, we have to do a better job of that as a coaching staff.

Kim Jones (3:28)

Thank you.

Brian Daboll (3:28)

Yep.

Kim Jones (3:30)

Paul Schwartz.

Paul Schwartz (3:32)

Hey, Brian, I got a couple.

You know, you said, you know, we call things, we just can't get to them. Obviously, with all these sacks and pressures, you're not going to get to some of these things. So when you're when you're you don't just grade that obviously you're grading each route that these guys are running. So what are you seeing from them? Even if the ball doesn't get out of the pocket, what are you seeing from Darren and Paris and some of these guys?

Are they winning their routes? Are they at least presenting enough open space for Daniel if he can get the ball out?

Brian Daboll (4:03)

I'd say they're doing a good job of, you know, being where they're supposed to be, when they're supposed to be there. Is it perfect? No, there's certainly things we can work on there as well. But, you know, there's not a lot of mental errors or things like that, Paul, in terms of where they're supposed to be or when they're supposed to be there. But again, the passing game, as you know, is a collection of everybody doing their job, and that's what we need to do better.