Brian Daboll is among the staffers still in contention for at least one head coaching opportunity but also an offensive coordinator gig. If he has his way, Daboll will once again be leading an NFL staff in 2026. 
The ex-Giants HC’s “top choice” would be to return to the Bills as their next head coach, Dianna Russini of The Athletic reports. Daboll worked in Buffalo as the team’s offensive coordinator for four years prior to receiving his first head coaching opportunity. An in-person interview will take place with the Bills today.
In the wake of Sean McDermott‘s firing, Daboll quickly emerged as a strong candidate to replace him. A reunion would allow quarterback Josh Allen to once again work with the play-caller who was in place during the early stages of his NFL development. The Bills posted a top-five finish in both total and scoring offense during Daboll’s final two years with the team.
Duplicating that level of success would of course be welcomed by all parties, although Buffalo has managed strong offensive showings under current OC Joe Brady as well. Brady is a candidate to be promoted to head coach as he also draws outside head coaching interest. Daboll, meanwhile, has been connected to multiple offensive coordinator positions. Some of the vacancies in that respect remain unfilled at this time.
The Titans in particular are a team to watch as it pertains to Daboll. It was reported yesterday the 50-year-old’s preference in the absence of a HC agreement would be to handle offensive coordinator duties in Tennessee. Earlier this week, the Titans hired Robert Saleh as a veteran head coach but one with a defensive background. An experienced play-caller on offense would represent a logical pairing, and Daboll certainly fits the bill.
After a surprise run to the divisional round of the postseason during his first year with the Giants, things went downhill in Daboll’s case. He did not survive to the end of his fourth season with New York, and overall Daboll posted a record of 20-40-1 during his first head coaching opportunity. A second chance in a familiar setting will certainly be something to watch for as Buffalo’s ongoing search comes into focus over the coming days.
Yeah, he did such a great job with the Giants, I can see where he would think he should come back to Buffalo as a head coach…
Please, please, let it happen …
I don’t think it’d be the worst hire in the world, but it would certainly be a downgrade from McDermott.
The bills would be insane. This guy is incompetent. It’s amazing how someone can fail so badly and then all the stories come out about how he couldn’t run a locker room and never held players accountable. And then a team interviews him. Get out of here!
Well, Daboll did win “Coach of the Year” for getting his ass kicked by Dallas and Philadelphia. And the only time his Giants teams faced the Jets in-season, the Jets won in OT. 😁
Of course he does. Franchise qb’s are hard to come (coach) by. They also on the door step. But as a coach who would work for an owner that throws their old coach under the bus, while gushing over the gm? Imo the gm is very responsible for the accumulation of underachieving players.
He failed as a coach with the Giants. Do the Bills really want to hire a retread? Then again it’s the Bills, they’re ownership is incompetent
Brace yourself mafia.
You can tell your flight attendant you’d prefer a dry aged porterhouse, but that doesn’t mean Delta’s going to offer one.
Beane and his boss will get booed out of that shiney new stadium if they make Dabol head coach after saying they needed to do better than McDermott. Love his as an OC option, but that’s his ceiling as a coach.
What has Daboll done to warrant any kind of choice in the next job he has? Lucky to be an OC. Dude had almost no success at the Giants and was a raging lunatic on the sidelines. Why the titans would pair him with a young QB I have no idea.
He needs to reestablish himself as a capable coordinator before getting another head gig. He just got canned for running a crapshow with no expectations who would want him running a team with superbowl hopes