NYG Postgame (vs. Vikings) Transcripts: Head Coach Brian Daboll
September 8, 2024
BRIAN DABOLL: Obviously not the way we wanted to start. Disappointing game. A lot to clean up and that’s what we will do.
Q: I know you always say you want to watch the replay of things. Did you get a chance to look at the iPad after the pick six? And if so, what did you see? Was it a different scheme they ran?
BRIAN DABOLL: He (Vikings linebacker Andrew Van Ginkel) made a good play. He jumped up and we were throwing a look pass out to (wide receiver) Wan’Dale (Robinson) and he came off the edge, jumped up and made a nice play.
Q: It looked like he was a lot of low balls in the dirt, (quarterback) Daniel (Jones). What did you see out there without looking at the film?
BRIAN DABOLL: I'd say that we'll go back, watch the tape and see what we can do better. Obviously there's a lot. So, that's what we'll do. It starts with me.
Q: Did you ever consider taking (quarterback) Daniel (Jones) out of the game?
BRIAN DABOLL: No.
Q: He looked sort of unsettled, indecisive. I know you haven’t watched the tape, you called the play. Were they doing something different than you guys expected defensively, or why do you think that was?
BRIAN DABOLL: No, they actually didn't pressure that much. They pressured a few times. Again, I'm going to go back, watch the tape, try to make the corrections and be better.
Q: You spent a lot of the offseason putting emphasis on throwing the ball down the field. I think it was zero balls 20 plus yards in the air. Why do you think that was?
BRIAN DABOLL: We're going to go back and watch it. We certainly called the plays. Sometimes they take them away. We've got to do a better job all the way around. It starts with me.
Q: Was it something they did or something you…
BRIAN DABOLL: Well, they played a bunch of soft shell, split safety stuff. They did. Again, I'm going to go back and watch it. We can do everything better, but it all starts with me.
Q: Do you still want to see your team take some of those shots down the field? Are there times where you have to take that risk?
BRIAN DABOLL: I want to see us play as good as we can play, whatever that may be. We didn't do that today.
Q: Can you talk about the nine penalties you had today?
BRIAN DABOLL: Yeah, the penalties hurt. They keep drives alive, back you up on offense or put you in unfavorable situations. A lot to clean up.
Q: Overall, what was your message to your team after this ballgame?
BRIAN DABOLL: I thought we prepared well. I thought they gave good effort. I thought the defense played hard. We gave up a pick six down there. But, there's a lot of things to clean up. Again, I've got to do a better job all the way around, and that's what I'll do.
Q: Any additional disappointment in being a night for 100 best players in franchise history and the celebration?
BRIAN DABOLL: No, I think when you lose, you're always disappointed. Had a good week of prep. Came out, didn't get the job done today and that falls on me.
Q: There's a lot of negativism outside the building about what this team can do. The team seemed eager to try to quiet that. The boos fairly early, do you think that maybe unnerved some players a little bit?
BRIAN DABOLL: Our job is to go out there and perform, and we didn't do that.
Q: What did you see out there on (Vikings quarterback Sam) Darnold today?
BRIAN DABOLL: They kept them in good situations. He made a couple nice plays down there to (wide receiver Justin) Jefferson on the V route. They stayed on track. Didn't have that many plays, but did a nice job.
Q: How did you feel about the protection on (quarterback) Daniel Jones?
BRIAN DABOLL: Again, let me go back and look at it. I thought the line communicated well. There might have been one or two, but sacks are a team stat.
Q: What was the thought process in the back-to-back quarterback runs with the ball around midfield in the second quarter?
BRIAN DABOLL: We've been working on this one for a while on third and ,I'd say, one to three. A little trap play from empty. That was going to be one of our first third down calls. We practiced it and didn't finish it.
Q: What do you say about the idea that this is an extension of last year, offensively?
BRIAN DABOLL: I'd say last year's last year. Focused on this game, and a lot to clean up, obviously.
Q: On that drive, why did you punt there? It was fourth-and-three from the 49 (yard line), I think?
BRIAN DABOLL: I thought it was the best thing to do.
Q: When you go back and look at it, are you looking to see if the receivers are finding the soft zone to sit versus keep drifting? It looked like they drifted a few times given the way…
BRIAN DABOLL: Yeah, I'm going to have to go back and look at it. I know (wide receiver) Wan’Dale (Robinson) was in the right spot most of the time on some of that soft stuff, but again, let's go back and watch the tape. A lot to fix.
Q: How do you think (wide receiver) Malik Nabers looked out there today?
BRIAN DABOLL: Again, we just got done here. He made plays on the ball when had an opportunity to. We'll go back and look at it.
Q: Where is your confidence in (quarterback) Daniel (Jones) right now?
BRIAN DABOLL: Overall, we have to do a better job, and that starts with me.
Q: How concerned are you about his confidence level, if at all?
BRIAN DABOLL: We've got to do a better job all the way around. He'll learn from the tape and we'll be better next week.
Q: Why should the fans feel confident that this will turn around from today?
BRIAN DABOLL: I can't talk for anybody else. I know what we're going to do. We're going to come back in tomorrow morning, go to work, learn, have a good week of practice and do everything we can do to get ready for Week 2.
Q: This was your first game of calling the plays, not in preseason, for the first time. Did everything go well in the communication?
BRIAN DABOLL: No, we lost by a lot and didn’t score, so it wasn't good enough.
Q: What did you see from (outside linebacker Brian) Burns and (outside linebacker Kayvon) Thibodeaux?
BRIAN DABOLL: I'd have to go back and look at it.
Q: Why didn't (inside linebacker) Micah (McFadden) play?
BRIAN DABOLL: We'll talk about that here with the coaching staff tomorrow. (Wide receiver) Gunner (Olszewski) didn't either. Gunner (Olszewski) got hurt in pregame, fielding a punt. We'll have discussions about that.
Q: So you’re saying that (inside linebacker) Micah (McFadden) was injury related?
BRIAN DABOLL: I'd say we're going to meet here tomorrow and discuss it.
Q: Was he available to play? Were you ok with him playing, physically?
BRIAN DABOLL: Yeah, I'd say they had 51 plays. I'd say we were going to go with (inside linebacker) Darius (Muasau) to start out and see how it went. That's where we're at with it.
Q: Gunner (Olszewski), was that a big surprise? He came in with the injury…
BRIAN DABOLL: It just happened in pregame. I walked over to him, saw it happen, went in, checked with the trainers, and couldn't go.
Q: Do you feel like that left you short? I mean Darius Slayton has done it, but he didn’t look very comfortable.
BRIAN DABOLL: Yeah, that's our backup.
Q: Why do you guys only have 51 men on the roster?
BRIAN DABOLL: It was roster management relative to some of the guys that we released or put on the practice squad. We'll revisit that tomorrow.
Q: On the one play coming out in the third quarter, you had a third and long. You stopped them, looked like you were going to get the ball back in that situation, and (Kayvon) Thibodeaux got called for a face mask. Did you get a look at what happened?
BRIAN DABOLL: I think it was (Brian) Burns.
Q: Well, they announced (Brian) Burns, and then they changed it to (Kayvon) Thibodeaux…
BRIAN DABOLL: You're going to get calls. You're not going to get calls. At the end of the day, we've got to do a better job and it starts with me.
Q: Are you surprised at this result? I mean, you changed your practice schedule and the guys worked hard this summer. Does this catch you off guard at all?
BRIAN DABOLL: You’ve got to do a good job to give yourself a chance. Obviously, we didn't, so no excuses. Give Minnesota credit. I didn't do a good enough job, and we'll work hard to fix it.
Q: Is there anything when you walk out of here that you say, ‘Okay, well, at least we did that’?
BRIAN DABOLL: Not at this time, no.
Q: What was it about the 12 men (on the field penalty)? You got one of the penalties for 12 (men) in the huddle, and then you had to delay a game on there.
BRIAN DABOLL: Yeah, you (can) put it all on me.
Q: What would your message be to the fans right now?
BRIAN DABOLL: Yeah, we've got to do a better job. That's what we're going to work on doing.
Q: Not that you're looking for excuses, but on (cornerback) Adoree’ (Jackson), the pass interference, that looked like a questionable call, what did you think?
BRIAN DABOLL: I'm not going to comment on the officiating. I thought Adoree’ (Jackson) tried to do the right thing. Again, it's a bang, bang, play, and they called it.
Q: How much does it take out of a team when they go 99 yards on the one drive?
BRIAN DABOLL: You'd love to hold them back there and make them punt it and get an opportunity. Points expected. It was a long one. They executed well and it's something we've got to fix.
Q: Will you consider a quarterback change as you review this game?
BRIAN DABOLL: We're going to watch everything. That's not in my mind.
BRIAN DABOLL: No, they actually didn't pressure that much. They pressured a few times. Again, I'm going to go back, watch the tape, try to make the corrections and be better.
Q: How did you feel about the protection on (quarterback) Daniel Jones?
BRIAN DABOLL: Again, let me go back and look at it. I thought the line communicated well. There might have been one or two, but sacks are a team stat.
Q: Where is your confidence in (quarterback) Daniel (Jones) right now?
BRIAN DABOLL: Overall, we have to do a better job, and that starts with me
Translation: There were plenty of plays to made, but they weren't executed.
Isnt that what a coach does during the course of the game?
Pathetic. Just terrible.
And Daboll was a lousy coach last year.
Yup, he’s forcing the ‘it starts with me’ line, you can tell
Edited for clarity.
Take your GM with you.
The penalties were bad. Well prepared teams don’t get those types of penalties or play this poorly. Yes Jones played bad but so did the whole team.
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BRIAN DABOLL: No, they actually didn't pressure that much. They pressured a few times. Again, I'm going to go back, watch the tape, try to make the corrections and be better.
Translation: There were plenty of plays to made, but they weren't executed.
I read what you read, he is not happy with Jones at all. Not even a little bit.
WTF is going on with this team????
I do think Daboll will lose his patience sooner rather than later with Jones and younwill see the blow up..
Really interested to see when the beats start posting the all 22
This was and is a huge season for this franchise. The excuses won’t hold up anymore and maybe they didn’t need any after last season as they did have a good first season. Doesn’t matter. Year 3 is where you learn what we have. Early returns are awful.
We need a fucking program builder. This won’t stop until we bring in a really really good HC. So help me god if we fire Daboll and bring in another cookie cutter former asst coach…. I’ll start a riot.
The beats should ask him this week - now that you watched the tape, what did you see? Please be specific ....
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Is that why we don’t make adjustments? We have no idea what’s going on until we see it on tape?
great point
It's just a way to avoid answering the question.
Eh, I miss Joe Judge's press conferences at least he would ramble and make it entertaining. That was shit. "We have to go back and watch the tape".
Oh, fuck Flores. Flores didn't do jack shit. Stop forcing the Flores issue. His players hated him in Miami. Did you see what Tua had to say about him.
Flores wasn't the deer staring at the headlights.
I do agree the Daboll sucked yesterday. Unimaginative play calling.
I don't know all the details in the Miami situation and neither do you. Flores did have a lot of support from other players but it is not relevant to yesterday. Getting to the top in not always warm and fuzzy. That has been proven many times.
Yesterday, he got the better of Daboll.
This guy sucks. I didn't like the hire, drank my Kool Aid and talked myself into it.
djm is right above. They need a great HC and a great coaching staff.
Look at the Eagles and Cowboys. They need a DC and they get Vic Fangio and Mike Zimmer. The Giants hire Shane fucking Bowen to slob around the facility, because he won't make waves with Daboll. Of course they have no use for a halfway decent DC in Wink Martindale, and then made the guy out to be the devil because he didn't like Daboll. Daboll sucks, so of course they had to get rid of the one decent coach they had.