Coach Brian Daboll: 'This is a collective team win'

Patty (0:00)

Good morning, Brian, how are you?

Brian Daboll (0:01)

Good morning, Patty.

Patty (0:04)

Brian, I don't think we've asked you, and I apologize, my camera doesn't seem to be working this morning, so I apologize for that. But can you talk a little bit about the special teams' play? It looks like it's been really good this season, and I don't think we've talked a whole lot about it.

Brian Daboll (0:19)

Yeah, they've been very impactful for us, the special teams' units, really, in every area. Ponpon return, kickoff, kickoff return, field goal, field goal block. I think our coaches, Gobi and Cam and Stephen Thomas, have really done a good job with these guys, and these guys have bought into how important it is for our football team. They're playing with high energy, high effort, and they've done a nice job for us.

Patty (0:50)

Thank you.

Jordan Renon (0:51)

You're welcome.

Ryan (0:52)

Brian Daboll, maybe.

Brian Daboll (1:00)

Go on, Ryan.

Ryan (1:03)

We've talked a lot about like Scadaboo and Dart's ability and their edge. You know that saying like they don't know what they don't know? I'm wondering if there's a level of like naivete or innocence with those two that has rubbed off on a locker room of a lot of good veteran players, but they've been through a lot of losses that these two kids haven't and don't really care about.

Brian Daboll (1:31)

Yeah, I don't know if I would use that word. I would just say that they're very competitive individuals who have a lot of pride, toughness and belief in themselves. And I think that's important for any team when you have players like that. I know they're two rookies. We have a number of other rookies that I feel are in a similar situation relative to how they compete and what they do to prepare and how they go out and play. So, I mean, those two guys, they care about their teammates. They prepare very diligently. And they're, you know, I trust them a lot out on the field.

Ryan (2:14)

And then from a standpoint of I'm curious, maybe this is packing a lot into a second question, but what do you think of your play on both sides of the line of scrimmage? And assuming you thought it was pretty good like I did, how significant is that to do against that team? Because the Eagles and Cowboys specifically have kind of dominated the Giants on the line of scrimmage on both sides for a long time. So to have that performance offensive line, defensive line against that team, that's that's their identity.

Brian Daboll (2:48)

Yeah, I would say we're just, we're focused on our identity of playing a physical brand of football. And that's, you know, it starts up front on both lines of scrimmages. But, you know, I thought the DB is forced, the receiver is blocked.

You know, but it does start up front. And, you know, to be able to run the ball like that and, you know, make some little adjustments here and, you know, they get a couple runs on us early in the game. But, you know, that's the way we want to play. We want to play physical. We want to try to control the line of scrimmage. It's, you know, it's a very important part of the game. And we need to continue to do that.

Rock (3:27)

Thank you.

Brian Daboll (3:27)

Yep.

Rock (3:29)

Dan Toggen.

Dan Toggen (3:32)

Hey, Brian. Just wanted to know, have you heard from the league about the sideline scene with Jackson and the tent?

Brian Daboll (3:38)

Yeah, I haven't, but I'll say this. You know, like I said last night, I just I went into didn't actually go in, just stuck my head in to see how our quarterback was doing. Just asked him how you're doing. In no way would I want a player to come back out there that wasn't ready to play. I think I have great respect for that process.

I know John is on the competition committee relative to health and safety. That's very important to him. We've spoke about that. You know, I was wondering if it took 10 minutes, if it takes an hour, if it takes two minutes. That's really where I was with asking the question that I asked when I was on the sideline to make a decision on, you know, the game. But health and safety is important to us. It's important to me. And that's what I'll say with that.

Dan Toggen (4:27)

Is there any, like, explicit rule you know about coaches not being allowed in the tent? Have you ever heard that?