Postgame Presser: Coach Brian Daboll following loss to Cowboys

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Brian Daboll (1:32)

Obviously a tough loss, a disappointing loss.

You know, got beat all the way around from coaching to playing, I accept that. Got a lot to learn from, a lot to work on, and that's what we'll do. No excuses, give credit to Dallas. They just did everything better than we did tonight.

Mark (1:55)

On the block field goal, you guys seem to be kind of humming on offense early on that first drive, and then some things went wrong. What did that series of events that ended that possession and the block field goal, what did that do for the rest of the night for you?

Brian Daboll (2:11)

You're gonna have play. You hope you don't have plays like that. You're gonna have some bad ones throughout the game.

You know that, you give up seven on special teams, and you give up seven on offense, and that's 14 points right there, and a field goal, they missed the extra point, it was 16 points early, still competing, but just could never really string it together, Mark, really in any area.

SPEAKER_5 (2:35)

Seven sacks, I think 12 quarterback hits. What was wrong with the protection?

Brian Daboll (2:39)

Well, we got into one of those games, as the game went on where we were throwing the ball, and they knew we had to throw the ball, we're down a bunch.

Have to look at the tape for some of the stuff, but obviously it wasn't good enough. No area was good enough tonight, from protection to coaching to running to tackling, whatever it may be, you name it, wasn't good enough.

Mark (2:58)

Brian, did you ever think of taking Daniel out because he took a pretty big beating?

Brian Daboll (3:02)

Yeah, no. No, I was going to let him see it through there just until that last series.

Try to get something positive going down. We didn't have much going. Just wanted to try to get a positive drive and try to punch the ball into the end zone, but that didn't happen.

Mark (3:20)

Seemed like kind of a rough night for your rookies tonight. They were first timers, did you? I mean, obviously without...

Brian Daboll (3:24)

Yeah, I'd have to go back and look at it, Mark.

I'd have to go back and look at it. What's your concern level with the offensive line at this point? Particularly the right side seem to have a... Yeah, I'd say there's... We got a lot of work to do in every area, Jordan, not just the offensive line. Every area on the field, from coaching to offense to defense to the kicking game, and that's what we'll do.

SPEAKER_5 (3:47)

There was a lot of talk after last season about bridging the gap between you guys and the others in the division. Are you worried at all about what a loss like this could do, big picture, in long term?

Brian Daboll (3:55)

Yeah, no, I'm just focused on trying to improve, and there's a lot to improve on. So, you know, it's one game. It wasn't a good game. Don't sugarcoat it. It was a bad game, and that's on me. And we'll work to get the things we need to get fixed, which is certainly plenty of things. What was your message to them? Just that? Yeah, just that.