Postgame Presser: Coach Brian Daboll talks after Week 14

Brian Daboll (0:00)

Disappointing game. Came down there to the end with a blocked field goal. Jumped over the guard, got the penalty. The other field goal that took three points away. And punt return, call back. Had too many penalties, obviously.

Disappointing, disappointing outcome. But the guys that played, a lot of the young guys did some good stuff. They battled. It's a disappointing, disappointing outcome of the game. It's a tough one.

SPEAKER_2 (0:33)

What did you see on the block?

Brian Daboll (0:36)

The block?

SPEAKER_2 (0:37)

Yeah, the one at the end.

Brian Daboll (0:38)

They jumped over Kubis, it looked like. He finished the play before, got called on it. We changed up a little bit of our technique based on how they were. Some of the stuff they were doing with their rushes, knocking the guys' arm out and doing things like that. So Gobi, I thought, did a good job trying to make sure that didn't happen.

So then they called the one that took three points off the board and get down to the end of it, and they jumped over him, made a play.

Jordan (1:10)

How similar was that to the one earlier in the year when you guys, like the concept of it?

Brian Daboll (1:14)

I'd have to look at it, Jordan. I know we changed up a few things to try to go against what they did on their field goal rush team, and I've got to take a look at it, but that's what I saw.

SPEAKER_4 (1:29)

Brian, on the Kuvas, on the penalty that took the full points off the board, is that just a lack of discipline there? What did you see there?

Brian Daboll (1:36)

I saw him try to finish a play. I mean, these guys are rushing down the middle of him, and he's just trying to finish, and they called the penalty.

SPEAKER_5 (1:45)

Do you look at an experience in that situation for him as a player, knowing that once they called the penalty on him, they know all of a sudden you guys back off a little bit?

Brian Daboll (1:54)

Yeah, well, I wouldn't say we backed off. I mean, we were, they made a nice play. I mean, he finished a guy on a field goal that was trying to run through him, and they called the penalty.

SPEAKER_4 (2:04)

So in your mind, that wasn't him doing a little extra then?

Brian Daboll (2:09)

Yeah, I'm not going to say that. That's what they called.

Pat (2:13)

Aves, defensive line today.

SPEAKER_7 (2:16)

A bunch of old draft free agents.

Brian Daboll (2:17)

Yeah.

SPEAKER_7 (2:18)

Guys who haven't played reps. Obviously, you look at the match of going over Camaro, you had to be concerned that those guys seemed to be really pretty, you know what? Let's talk about those guys up front.

Brian Daboll (2:26)

Yeah, they battled. I'm proud of them. You know, the four of those guys, and they were in there, took this one hard. They were battling. They got an opportunity.

Again, we did a few different things defensively, you know, front-wise, and try to mix things up on them. You know, those guys battled. I'm proud of the way those guys competed.

SPEAKER_4 (2:47)

Brian, were you aware of the plane that flew over pregame? There was a chartered plane similar to the 78 that was imploring John to fix the mess kind of thing. Were you aware of that pregame at all? No.

Jordan (3:02)

What do you think when you hear that? That there's a plane that said, you know, Mr. Maher, please fix this dumpster fire?

Brian Daboll (3:08)

Yeah, I would say, look, we're, you know, we won two games. So not happy either.

SPEAKER_8 (3:15)

Brian, first half that scrambled by Locke where he scrambled right into double coverage, essentially. Afterwards, the cameras caught you saying you have to run straight. Like, is that what you said and how would you evaluate Drew Locke's performance today?

Brian Daboll (3:30)

I'll go back and look at it. I think the play you're referring to is third down. So, you know, just trying to make sure we know where the sticks are and get the first down to get a new set of downs.

SPEAKER_2 (3:41)

What was the point of putting Tommy in for that one snap?

Brian Daboll (3:44)

We had a few plays for Tommy this game. We only got to the one. It happened to be a kind of zone read, but it wasn't just all zone reads. It was a few plays in there.

Jordan (3:55)

Why wasn't Malik more involved in the first half?

Brian Daboll (3:57)

I think he only had two targets. Yeah, again, we try to try to get everybody involved. I don't think we had three catches, right? Three completions in the first half, so.