Brian Daboll

Brian Daboll
	Daboll in 2018
Buffalo Bills
Position:	Offensive coordinator
Personal information
Born:	April 14, 1975 (age 46); Welland, Ontario, Canada
Career information
High school:	Athol Springs (NY) St. Francis
College:	Rochester
Career history
As a coach:
	William & Mary (1997); Volunteer assistant; Michigan State (1998–1999); Graduate assistant; New England Patriots (2000–2001) ; Defensive assistant; New England Patriots (2002–2006) ; Wide receivers coach; New York Jets (2007–2008); Quarterbacks coach; Cleveland Browns (2009–2010); Offensive coordinator; Miami Dolphins (2011); Offensive coordinator; Kansas City Chiefs (2012); Offensive coordinator; New England Patriots (2013–2016); Tight ends coach; Alabama (2017); Offensive coordinator & quarterbacks coach; Buffalo Bills (2018–present); Offensive coordinator; 5× Super Bowl champion (XXXVI, XXXVIII, XXXIX, XLIX, LI); AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year (2020); CFP national champion (2017);
	Coaching stats at PFR

Brian Daboll (born April 14, 1975) is a Canadian-American football coach who is the Offensive Coordinator for the Buffalo Bills. He previously served as the offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills, Cleveland Browns, Miami Dolphins, Kansas City Chiefs, and Alabama Crimson Tide. Daboll has also served in various capacities as an assistant coach for the New England Patriots.

Early years[]

Daboll attended Saint Francis High School in Athol Springs, New York and was a letterman in football. He attended the University of Rochester and was a letterman and two-year starter in football. Daboll graduated with a degree in economics.

Coaching career[]

College[]

Daboll was hired as a restricted earnings coach by The College of William & Mary in 1997 before moving to Michigan State University as a graduate assistant from 1998 to 1999.

National Football League[]

Daboll began his NFL coaching career with the New England Patriots as a defensive coaching assistant in 2000 under new head coach Bill Belichick before being promoted to wide receivers coach for the Patriots in 2002. After the 2006 season, he left the Patriots to serve as the Jets' quarterbacks coach. The Patriots won 3 Super Bowls during Daboll's tenure.

In 2009, Daboll joined Eric Mangini's staff in Cleveland as offensive coordinator. Under Daboll the Browns had the NFL's 32nd ranked offense in 2009^[1] and the 29th ranked offense in 2010.^[2] Daboll was named Offensive Coordinator of the Miami Dolphins under Tony Sparano in 2011, with his Dolphins improving from 30th in the league to 20th in overall offense.^[3] On February 6, 2012 the Kansas City Chiefs announced the hiring of Daboll as offensive coordinator, replacing the retired Bill Muir. Daboll had previously worked with Chiefs head coach Romeo Crennel, general manager Scott Pioli and quarterback Matt Cassel in the New England Patriots organization. On January 14, 2013, the New England Patriots announced that he would be brought back in a coaching capacity for the remainder of the Patriots 2012–13 season.^[4] On February 5, 2017, Daboll was part of the Patriots coaching staff that won Super Bowl LI. In the game, the Patriots defeated the Atlanta Falcons by a score of 34–28 in overtime.^[5]

Return to college football[]

Daboll returned to college football in 2017 as offensive coordinator for Nick Saban and the Alabama Crimson Tide, starting February 20, 2017.^[6] He helped Alabama reach the 2018 National Championship Game, where the Tide defeated the Georgia Bulldogs in overtime.

Return to the NFL[]

Buffalo Bills[]

On January 14, 2018, Daboll was named as the new offensive coordinator for the Buffalo Bills.^[7] Daboll is credited in part with the development of quarterback Josh Allen, who many scouts saw as a "project" coming out of college. Allen set numerous passing records for the Bills in the 2020 season,^[8] and the Bills offense as a whole improved significantly that year, finishing 2nd that year with 31.3 points per game. For his work, Daboll won the Associated Press NFL Assistant Coach of the Year Award for the 2020 season.^[9]

References[]

^ [1] 2009 Cleveland Browns Offensive Statistics
^ [2] 2010 Cleveland Browns Offensive Statistics
^ [3] 2011 Miami Dolphins Offensive Statistics
^ Yates, Field. "Patriots add Daboll to coaching staff", ESPN, January 14, 2013. Retrieved on January 14, 2013.
^ "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.
^ "Alabama names Pats' Daboll new O-coordinator". ESPN.com. February 18, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2020.
^ "Bills name Brian Daboll offensive coordinator". Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018.
^ Van Valkenberg, Kevin (January 6, 2021). "How did Josh Allen make us all look so dumb? Inside his unbelievable rise". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.
^ Maya, Adam (February 6, 2021). "Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll named AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year". NFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.

External links[]

[1] [1] 2009 Cleveland Browns Offensive Statistics

[2] [2] 2010 Cleveland Browns Offensive Statistics

[3] [3] 2011 Miami Dolphins Offensive Statistics

[4] Yates, Field. "Patriots add Daboll to coaching staff", ESPN, January 14, 2013. Retrieved on January 14, 2013.

[5] "Super Bowl LI - New England Patriots vs. Atlanta Falcons - February 5th, 2017". Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved September 2, 2017.

[6] "Alabama names Pats' Daboll new O-coordinator". ESPN.com. February 18, 2017. Retrieved October 9, 2020.

[7] "Bills name Brian Daboll offensive coordinator". Archived from the original on January 15, 2018. Retrieved January 14, 2018.

[8] Van Valkenberg, Kevin (January 6, 2021). "How did Josh Allen make us all look so dumb? Inside his unbelievable rise". ESPN.com. Retrieved January 10, 2021.

[9] Maya, Adam (February 6, 2021). "Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll named AP NFL Assistant Coach of the Year". NFL.com. Retrieved February 6, 2021.

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