Head Coach Brian Daboll
BRIAN DABOLL: So good to come out here on the road, get a win. A lot of the resiliency obviously the way it started out, 100-yard return after we drove the ball down on them. Thought we played good, efficient football. Thought the quarterback played good again. That starts it. The run game was good. Pass game was efficient. Hit a couple big plays. And then defensively and special teams, you know, grinding back and forth. They got a lot of talent on their football team. Good offensive football team. They been doing a good job defensively taking away passes. But proud of the guys to come out here, play a good game, and get a win on the road. You know, I think it was Tuesday (special teams coordinator Mike Ghobrial) Ghobi brought that play up to me. You know, he talked about who he thought would be a good candidate to do the jump. Isaiah (Simmons) came to mind. He executed perfectly. Proud of our team, our coaches. They put a lot of hard work to come out here on the road. Started out similar, not the same, but similar to the Cleveland week when we bounced back. So proud of the guys. Competed well. Got the result we wanted. Really the process is what I'm proud of, how they stayed true to it, how they practiced, how they prepared, meetings, all those type of things. Good win.
Q. What leads to you think -- what did you see that made you think that that play would work here?
BRIAN DABOLL: Well, you put a lot of trust in your assistants. (special teams coordinator Mike Ghobrial) Ghobi showed me a few clips. And we held it, too. I kept asking for it during the game. I thought we probably had a chance and Ghobi was like, I just want to set it up, one more, one more. There is risk-reward, because if you get a penalty then it's first down for the offense. I thought Ghobi did a good job setting up the rush. Called it at the perfect time. Then, you know, Isaiah (Simmons) is over there before the play practicing get-offs and what he's doing, so he was prepared to go. We had Dexter (Lawrence II) in there. Well-executed play. Critical situation.
Q. Brian, did you guys notice the (indiscernible) would always typically go real low when you blocked like that?
BRIAN DABOLL: Yeah, I'm not going to get into the strategy. We put a lot of hard work into it every week as a coaching staff. That's our job, is to try to put the players in the best position we can, and then ultimately on Sundays it's their job to go out there and perform and execute and work together with the coaches and give and take stuff. Good team win.
Q. Isaiah Simmons, he usually is on that...
BRIAN DABOLL: Yeah, it was just a good game plan play by (special teams coordinator Mike Ghobrial) Ghobi and the special teams guys. You know, I was asking for it a little bit earlier, and just got a lot of trust in our coaching staff. It's a very cohesive unit all the way through, special teams, defense, offense. Bunch of good people to work with.
Q. As a playcaller, how challenging was it, your starting running back is not there, so you have a rookie. Obviously Malik Nabers is not there. Do you change things up and maybe use some guys in those situations or you have to trust rookies?
BRIAN DABOLL: I mean, that's the job of a coach. That's what you work during the week for. We moved (Darius) Slayton over where (Malik) Nabers was a bunch, and he was on the other side usually, so now he has to learn the whole -- not learn because he's been with us since we've been here, and one of the reasons is because he's very dependable and he's smart. So to hear a personnel group for training camp and all this, you're going to this position and all of a sudden have to flip and go to that position, that's Slay though. He's a great teammate and he's always done whatever we have asked of him. I've said that numerous times. I'm happy for him. What was his production? I know was probably quite a bit. You know, it was good to see the rookies. They're developing still. This is October now, so you're trying to figure out September some of the things you need to work on. And one game really has nothing to do with the next. We'll do it all over again against a very challenging opponent, high powered team coming up here in a week.
Q. Dabs, how did the moment for Isaiah Simmons in particular, a guy who some weeks hasn't dressed and then today he does what he does?
BRIAN DABOLL: Yeah, I think he's dressed every week if I'm not mistaken. I said that. I gave him a game ball. You know, look, he's a high first round pick. He's been on a couple different teams. There are certain roles that he plays, and not everybody is a starter for you. I mean, the people that play behind them or the roles, specific roles we have, they have to execute their job at a high level, whatever that role is. That's what good teammates do. You know, certainly everybody wants the ball on offense or to play 100% of the time. This is a team game, so and you can only put 11 out there. When your number is called, we're expecting to you make the play. I'm proud of the young man for that. He made one hell of a play at the end of the game to seal it. I give (special teams coordinator Mike Ghobrial) Ghobi a lot of credit. First-year coordinator. Schemed it up, brought it up. You know, was good team win.
Q. What impressed you about Tyrone Tracy, his running?
BRIAN DABOLL: Got a lot of yards. He was productive. He was tough. I mean, I don't know if he needs to eat more on the sideline, whatever it is. Get him the ball. You know, he ran hard. He saw the holes. He pressed the hole. Something we been working hard on him with is pressing the hole and setting up your blocks. Made some extra yards with the ball in his hand. I don't know, he had a bunch of yards, too, right? What was it?
Q. Over 100.
BRIAN DABOLL: He had to have high average.
Q. He wanted to be fed on the sideline?
BRIAN DABOLL: Yeah. They all do. There are certain plays we left out there, too. So a lot of things to clean up. But I'm proud of our team. I'm proud of our coaches to come all the way across the country and lose a tough couple games here in the last month, which I thought we competed at. I think we're getting better. Certainly not there, but I just think the cohesiveness of the staff, the players, I think that's important, particularly early on in the year. A lot of hard workers. A lot of team players, put the team first. But long way to go. It's one game in a tough environment. What I'm proud of is how they responded to early in the game when the big play happened. It was very similar to Cleveland. Let me say this. Somebody asked about the fans. Our fans were awesome again. We're at Washington, traveling out on the road. I mean, it's nice to hear New York Giants chant at the end of the game. You know, so shoutout to the fans.
Q. Dabs, how fun is it to coach Daniel Jones when he's playing the level he is?
BRIAN DABOLL: It's always been fun to coach him because he's a true pro. Again, always want the results, but have a lot of confidence in him, how he's playing, how he's preparing. You know, feel comfortable putting the ball in his hands. That's what we did early in the game. We went after them a little bit throwing the ball. So got a lot of confidence in him.
Q. When he's running and lowering his shoulder to the defenders, does that type of thing bleed in a good way?
BRIAN DABOLL: Yeah, yeah. Any time a quarterback does that. You got to be smart about it. But he's a true competitor. There was a play couple weeks back, him pushing on the go line in Cleveland. He's a competitive young man, who again, Daniel Jones has done everything that I and we have asked him to do. He's here early. He stays late. He's got good leadership traits. It's never been easy for him, but everything we've asked him to do he does it the very best he can do it. He's played some good football here. We're going to need him to continue to do that.
Q. What about Slay... (indiscernible.) Then he comes right back and gets a big touchdown catch?
BRIAN DABOLL: Yeah, I didn't see the play. Certainly something that we showed in abundance here the last couple weeks. I'm not sure he was really doing what I think he was doing -- he was very regretful and remorseful for doing it. We talked about it a bunch. And then we go ahead and, look, that play that he hit, he wasn't even the primary guy. Wan'Dale (Robinson) was. They kind of played a little bit of a double move and that was the secondary read. Unbelievable play by D.J. (Daniel Jones) to see it and great route by 86 on that big. I don't know how many yards was it, Jordan?
Q. 41.
BRIAN DABOLL: 41, okay.
Q. (Regarding how that O-line group has come together.)
BRIAN DABOLL: Yeah, I said this, they're a veteran group. Well coached by Carmen (Bricillo) and James (Ferentz). There is good chemistry in that room. A lot of extra meetings, not just with the line, but they're staying late on Wednesdays and Thursdays and getting all sorts of food. Running backs are staying in there. You know, it's good food, too. It's just they're a close knit group. That's what you need to be offensive line-wise. They're veterans that have played a lot of football. Again, this is our second win. Certainly we would like to have more. But we don't. So go back to work this week, and do the very best we can.
Q. How much do you think it helped Tyrone Tracy that he got in a rhythm, right, and (indiscernible). You think that matters more maybe for a young running back, to be more involved rather than having to sit there and wait for his opportunities?
BRIAN DABOLL: Yeah, I would probably say there is truth to that. I think for any running back, the more carries you get the more lathered you get. The carries have to be productive carries. You know, you go out and hand it off and you gain a yard and zero, you know, one of the things we are one of the most productive times in the first four week passing of football self caught-wise on first down production, and less on run game. I don't know what the numbers are today, but something we'll continue to look at, of giving ourselves a good chance on second down or even skipping some of those when we're not having 18 third downs again. I don't know how many we had today. But certainly I think for any player, when you get into a rhythm, it's like a streaky basketball shooter. The more you shoot the more you're going to make.
Q. Did you think at all about quarterback sneak on the play that Eric Gray fumbled? Such a short distance there.
BRIAN DABOLL: Well, I'm not going to get into strategy. It was couple things there. But they made a good play on the edge. We can get it in. Again, the thing I'm most proud of is how we came back here.
Q. Malik Nabers text you at all?
BRIAN DABOLL: I don't know. I'll see right here. I got 141 texts right now. I'll get started.
