Melissa Starks reported that this is what Brian Daboll said to her when she asked about the positives in the first half as they were walking off the field. Daboll had just previously told her he didn't want to talk about the run play that ended the first half.
Here's the thing: Brian is the team's leader. It's okay to be firey, but a leader needs to maintain a level of control. Brian needed to be thinking of half-time adjustments as he walked into the locker room. He didn't have the luxury of being so upset that he couldn't focus on anything.
Mike Lombardi addresses this same issue at the 22:55 mark of this video.
What he was telling her was that he didn't have time for her and her stupid question. He had other things on his mind.
As I stated in an earlier thread this man NEEDS a "bench coach" . ala a Don Zimmer, for time management and probably keep himself settled.
I am hopeful the wheels are not coming off our HC cart, but bottom line he has been a lousy gameday coach this year as well as some personnel decisions.
For me the situation has become much more serious than a QB sneak from the shadow of your end zone in the last 2 minutes of the first half.
Dabs is starting to get that shell shocked look.
I think it's ok to be visibly upset at the appropriate times. He was too much their buddy LY and that's hard to come back from. Much easier to be a XXXXX and then lighten up.
Quote from: Giant Obsession on October 21, 2023, 10:37:29 AMAs I stated in an earlier thread this man NEEDS a "bench coach" . ala a Don Zimmer, for time management and probably keep himself settled.
I am hopeful the wheels are not coming off our HC cart, but bottom line he has been a lousy gameday coach this year as well as some personnel decisions.
For me the situation has become much more serious than a QB sneak from the shadow of your end zone in the last 2 minutes of the first half.
Dabs is starting to get that shell shocked look.
I think they have that
Cade Knox
OFFENSIVE ASSISTANT/GAME MANAGER
Quote from: Ed Vette on October 21, 2023, 10:29:26 AMWhat he was telling her was that he didn't have time for her and her stupid question. He had other things on his mind.
Like what he was about to scream at Tyrod for what he did at the end of the half. I give him a pass for that given the unbelievable level of stupidity he was about to have to deal with on the part of his QB.
Melissa Stark did not ask a "stupid question". She's doing her job and she is one of the best at it. Daboll is lucky he didn't get fined. A Billion dollar TV deal is why they have to agree to sideline reporter interviews at half time.
Quote from: TDToomer on October 21, 2023, 11:11:20 AMMelissa Stark did not ask a "stupid question". She's doing her job and she is one of the best at it. Daboll is lucky he didn't get fined. A Billion dollar TV deal is why they have to agree to sideline reporter interviews at half time.
Yes it's one of his responsibilities thanks to the greedy NFL.
As a coach, he has more important things to take care of. That was not the time.
Quote from: Ed Vette on October 21, 2023, 10:29:26 AMWhat he was telling her was that he didn't have time for her and her stupid question. He had other things on his mind.
I agree.
Quote from: Ed Vette on October 21, 2023, 10:41:26 AMI think it's ok to be visibly upset at the appropriate times. He was too much their buddy LY and that's hard to come back from. Much easier to be a XXXXX and then lighten up.
Accepted wisdom among some teachers was to not smile until at least Halloween.
The soft camp didn't help matters. Did their zeal to avoid injuries actually set them up for more injuries?
Quote from: AZGiantFan on October 21, 2023, 02:19:34 PMAccepted wisdom among some teachers was to not smile until at least Halloween.
The soft camp didn't help matters. Did their zeal to avoid injuries actually set them up for more injuries?
There are theories that would subscribe to that notion.
On the 1-yd line, 4th down, time running out. He made the call. If we score, he's a hero...if he fails, he's a bum. Nothing really to say about it. Was he supposed to give her some kind of complete scenario and break the play down for her and explain why it didn't work? Hell, we rarely smell the end zone these days. We'd like to get a TD once in a while. He took a chance, and it didn't pan out. Nothing more, nothing less. Why spend time discussing it. He was very upset and unhappy it didn't work. It was dumb to approach him seconds after that failed play, and even dumber to want him to explain the play to her...IMO
This isn't far off Evan Neal dissing the fans that make him a very rich man.
Daboll is well-compensated to handle the media in addition to coaching the football team, and the halftime interview is an obvious requirement.
I agree with Giant Obsessions comment above - he's starting to lose his grip. He can't let himself spiral - that's what happened to Joe Judge.
He who hath been in a comparable situation, and kept thy military bearing, let he, abobe all men, cast the first stone.
I thought, "good for him!" The coach is a rebel on national TV. It doesn't get much better than that in response to that SNAFU'd play.
Enough already with the BS crap interviews which nobody cares about since it's all a superfluous exchange of guarded vernacular of non-value added information. The sooner the network goes to commercial, the sooner I can run and take a good :poo: for myself, make a run to the fridge and make it back for the second half.
The rest of the NFL head coaches owe Daboll one for his putting his neck out to test the waters in blowing off that interview. Maybe more head coaches will give it a try going forward.
Peace!
Quote from: kartanoman on October 21, 2023, 10:34:26 PMHe who hath been in a comparable situation, and kept thy military bearing, let he, abobe all men, cast the first stone.
I thought, "good for him!" The coach is a rebel on national TV. It doesn't get much better than that in response to that SNAFU'd play.
Enough already with the BS crap interviews which nobody cares about since it's all a superfluous exchange of guarded vernacular of non-value added information. The sooner the network goes to commercial, the sooner I can run and take a good :poo: for myself, make a run to the fridge and make it back for the second half.
The rest of the NFL head coaches owe Daboll one for his putting his neck out to test the waters in blowing off that interview. Maybe more head coaches will give it a try going forward.
Peace!
Chris,
I have seen plenty of men and women in situations with real stakes (up to life and death) keep their composures. I don't even compare that to making a mistake in a game.
When you are in high-stress/high-stakes situations you need to be focused on the present while also planning for the future. There simply is no room to look back or to allow past events to vex you.
Quote from: MightyGiants on October 22, 2023, 07:32:22 AMChris,
I have seen plenty of men and women in situations with real stakes (up to life and death) keep their composures. I don't even compare that to making a mistake in a game.
When you are in high-stress/high-stakes situations you need to be focused on the present while also planning for the future. There simply is no room to look back or to allow past events to vex you.
Expressing frustration during high-stress/high-stakes moments does not equate to losing focus. For some people, it's fuel to overcome the obstacles.
Everyone is different. Some folks, you can tell when they absolutely didn't rise to the challenge and let the frustration get the best of them. Others, it's not so easy to tell.
In that moment, he was frustrated. And he's allowed. It's obviously not his norm nor a character flaw. He's good in my book.
Quote from: T200 on October 22, 2023, 09:07:03 AMExpressing frustration during high-stress/high-stakes moments does not equate to losing focus. For some people, it's fuel to overcome the obstacles.
Everyone is different. Some folks, you can tell when they absolutely didn't rise to the challenge and let the frustration get the best of them. Others, it's not so easy to tell.
In that moment, he was frustrated. And he's allowed. It's obviously not his norm nor a character flaw. He's good in my book.
Tim,
Look at the quote that is the title of the thread.
Quote from: MightyGiants on October 21, 2023, 10:47:57 AMI think they have that
Cade Knox
OFFENSIVE ASSISTANT/GAME MANAGER
Quote from: MightyGiants on October 21, 2023, 10:47:57 AMI think they have that
Cade Knox
OFFENSIVE ASSISTANT/GAME MANAGER
Rich, thank you for the info.
Somehow a former Harvard wide receiver who came into this position from our analytics department does not fill me with confidence and quite frankly the two of them (Knox and Dabs) are leaving a lot to be desired with every game.
I wonder what his qualifications were ?? Maybe he is an expert at Madden. :)
I just listened to the broadcast and she said, she walked off the field with Brian Daboll and he was walking off with Tyrod Taylor and she asked about clock management in the first half and he was very red in the face and he said in a very frustrated way, "I don't want to talk about it".
She then tried to ask about some positives like the takeaways and he said, "Melissa I'm so sorry, my head is not in this, I can't focus, on anything right now."
He was angry because he knew they needed to come away with points right there. It also looked to me like Tyrod either thought there was no time left or there was more time left because he was chill and then jumped when the other players tried to line up. The whole thing was a cluster f#(k.
Quote from: Ed Vette on October 22, 2023, 09:38:36 AMI just listened to the broadcast and she said, she walked off the field with Brian Daboll and he was walking off with Tyrod Taylor and she asked about clock management in the first half and he was very red in the face and he said in a very frustrated way, "I don't want to talk about it".
She then tried to ask about some positives like the takeaways and he said, "Melissa I'm so sorry, my head is not in this, I can't focus, on anything right now."
He was angry because he knew they needed to come away with points right there. It also looked to me like Tyrod either thought there was no time left or there was more time left because he was chill and then jumped when the other players tried to line up. The whole thing was a cluster f#(k.
Interesting how they didn't play the exchange in the broadcast.
Again Melissa Stark was doing her job! There were no stupid questions an I am sensing a bit of misogyny in some of these comments. Every head coach gets a question or 2 after the half ends or before it begins and 99% of the time they answer the questions. If every coach started doing what Daball did it would become an issue but this is mostly a nothingburger. But don't blame the media, the reporter or the network. Sure the NFL is greedy but the Billions the networks pay is why where they make a large portion of their money.
Coaches in all pro sports have to talk to the media. It's just something you sign up for when you accept the millions a year you're getting paid to do that job. In some sports, such as baseball and hockey, they actually sometimes have coaches speak on a headset to broadcasters while the game is being played. Don't get me wrong, I think that's totally excessive, but the point is simply that if you accept the big compensation that these jobs pay, being available to and cooperative with the media is part of your responsibilities. Nobody has a gun to these coaches' heads forcing them to take these jobs. Don't accept the offer if you can't handle having to talk to the media a lot.