Coach Brian Daboll: ‘It says a lot about our guys, says a lot about 6’

Brian Daboll (0:00)

All right, so good to get a win. Don't have much on the injury front. Never talked to the trainers yet. So good to get a win. Proud of the team. All of them.

SPEAKER_2 (0:11)

When you look at Jackson Dark, this is kind of a two-part question. Can you take us what you saw from him in that first drive of the game, and then his overall game, and leading you guys to that first win?

Brian Daboll (0:21)

Yeah, I mean, that's his job as quarterback, make good decisions, convert, make the right choice. You know, it wasn't perfect, didn't expect it to be in his first game. But a tough opponent, you know, three and team with pretty good defense. Thought he made good decisions, thought we ran the ball well, thought we controlled the game for the most part. Had some turnovers on defense. But I think the young man played well within himself, made a huge play when he needed to to Theo on that third downplay.

So happy we got him.

SPEAKER_3 (1:00)

For you guys to turn to the rookie, for you to make that decision to go to Jackson. It took a lot for you guys to make the decision to go to Jackson this early in the year and for you to respond though with a victory, like you said, against this team, what does it mean and do you feel any, you know, indication at all for the move tone?

Brian Daboll (1:16)

I mean, we went, we're trying to go 1-0, you know, we closed it out this game, you know, missed the closing out a couple of weeks ago. So there was some improvement in that area.

You know, I thought the running backs ran hard. We only had two of them up. They both ran hard, Motor and Scott line played pretty well. But again, defensively, I thought we created some pressure on Herbert. They hit us on a couple of explosives there in the second hand, you know, the long run. So look, it's good to get a win. I'm happy for our players. I'm happy for our coaches. They put a lot of time and effort and energy into us. Jackson has, you know, all quarterbacks do. But, you know, for a young player to come out here in his first game against the 3-0 team with Herbert as quarterback and the defense, you know, the way they were playing. I think it says a lot about our guys. I think it says a lot about six.

SPEAKER_3 (2:11)

How does it feel for you to get this win?

Brian Daboll (2:14)

I'm happy to get a win. That's the goal. But I'm more happy for the assistant coaches, the players. You know, we put a lot of effort into this. Haven't got the results we want. We're close, you know, at one game, not close in other games. But credit goes to the guys that are staying there late at night, and the players that are busting their cans. I'm proud of them. I'm proud of all the guys that contributed, which is not just the guys that were out there. It's the practice squad guys.

It's, but give a lot of credit to our guys and try to build off of this next week. I know Six is probably going to be sore. I mean, he gutted it out. Son's a tough son of a, you know what? He's tough. But I knew that.

SPEAKER_4 (2:58)

Coach, congratulations on the win.

SPEAKER_5 (3:00)

You talk a lot about the red zone offense.

SPEAKER_6 (3:03)

You had a couple of chances again today.

Brian Daboll (3:05)

Yeah, what did we end up? Two for four or what was it? Two for five. Not good enough. I mean, we were trying to run it in. I thought we had a chance on the corner there with Scott. Guy made a nice play. You know, work in progress. We've been working our tails off on it. Wanted to try to run the ball in this week.

So we'll keep working on it. That'll go a long way. We're getting down there. Got to continue to improve in that area.

SPEAKER_6 (3:33)

When Malik went down, you know, everyone goes around them. To see him carted off, I'm sure it was a very difficult thing for everybody.

Brian Daboll (3:41)

Yeah, anytime anybody gets injured, it is.

SPEAKER_6 (3:42)

You know, a guy like him, obviously such an important player. When do you think your team needed to show you something or show themselves something after that? That can be a jarring thing in a close game like that.

Brian Daboll (3:55)

No, I mean, they're grown men that compete their tails off in a professional football game. Injuries happen. Certainly not happy about it, whether it was Malik or anybody else. But unfortunately, this is a business of injury. And I feel terrible for Malik's injury. We'll see where it's at.