Postgame Presser: Coach Brian Daboll reacts to Week 3 win

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SPEAKER_3 (1:02)

Brian, what do you think the key was to this win?

Brian Daboll (1:05)

That's a normal NFL game. It was competitive, showed a lot of resiliency on the road, particularly how the game started. This is the third year anniversary of my grandmother's death, which today, the 22nd, she raised me and I was kind of giving her the business after those first two plays, like, what the hell you got in store for me? But the guys competed, I was proud of the way they competed. It's a good football team. They gave defensively, they're a good football team. So we got into a rhythm, made some plays early in the game, stalled out a few in the second half. But at the end of the day, made a play there at the end to seal it and Motor did a great job. But there's a lot of ebbs and flows of the game, some fumbles, fumble again coming out in the second half, fumble, we got to take care of. But a lot of resiliency from the guys in uniform in the room. So I was proud of those guys.

SPEAKER_5 (1:59)

Can you speak to Malik Nevers and what he was accomplishing in the first half?

Brian Daboll (2:03)

Yeah, I'd say the biggest play that I think Malik made was, we had a little throwback to Theo, which we had, I think, we had a big play possibility backed up and Daniel's arm got hit. So it's up in the air. And for him to make that play in that situation, you know, risk-reward call, thinking we're getting man to man, and he scoots out the back there, I thought this might go, and there's pressure. And for him, the awareness to knock the ball down, that play to me says more about Malik than some of the other things, which everybody can see the touchdown and stuff, but the unselfless play, the smart play that he made was a huge play in the game, huge.

SPEAKER_6 (2:40)

Alief, how do you make sure that after those 11 seconds that this team does not sink its head, especially after what's gone on the first couple of weeks?

Brian Daboll (2:47)

Yeah, so we talk about since we've, you know, OTAs, you know, you talk about resiliency and commitment to one another and teamwork and discipline and attitude. And there's going to be ebbs and flows to every game. There's ebbs and flows to every season. You know, and that's something that we preach internally. And, you know, our guys have have internal confidence, but it's good, you know, to get the result. You know, the process has been right. I believe in our process. I've said that before.

So their commitment to one another, you know, their next play mentality, things we preach, you know, for a long time. They haven't come to fruition, you know, because of the results. Everybody wants to see the results. And I understand this is a results business, but we believe in what we do and how we do things. And it showed, I think, in terms of their, you know, you're on the road, it's cranking there, it's a touchdown right after the fumble. And just to stay locked in, and commit it to the next play mentality. Doesn't always turn out your way, but today it did, and I give our guys a lot of credit.

SPEAKER_7 (3:48)

What did you see from Daniel?

Brian Daboll (3:51)

Another good week, yeah. I mean, he's had two good weeks in a row. You know, I don't know what another 100 plus quarterback rating, two touchdowns, no interceptions. You know, handled the noise well, did a good job of not turning the football over, or executing, I think we were 100 percent, or we took a knee at the end. So again, red zone.