NASHVILLE, Tenn. — Brian Daboll got the chance to work with Cam Ward — even if it took a year longer than he wanted.
Daboll was officially introduced as offensive coordinator for the Tennessee Titans on Wednesday, and developing last year’s No. 1 overall pick will be a big part of that role.
Daboll was the Giants’ head coach last season, when New York was reportedly willing to trade multiple picks to the Giants to draft Ward. But Tennessee stood up and selected a quarterback it hopes will lead the franchise for years to come.
And with Daboll coming in as part of new coach Robert Saleh’s staff, he could help Ward try to reach those lofty expectations.
“Cam was a big factor,” Daboll said of what prompted him to join the Giants. “I have a lot of confidence in this young man. I had a lot of points of contact with him, meetings, 30 visits, going to Miami, dinner with him and his family. So there was a good relationship with him before the draft, so I’m looking forward to working with him.”
As for his plans to develop Ward, Daboll hasn’t revealed much as he is still in the process of evaluating everything related to his new role.
“This is something we’re going through right now,” Daboll said. “We’re not there yet, schematically. I’ve evaluated all of his tape at Washington State, all of his tape at Miami and all the games he played last year. This is going to be a work in progress. We’ve got some time here. I think he can do a lot of things. He’s going to have to put in the work, and I know he will, and we’re going to do things that he feels comfortable with.”
I think that’s important for any midfielder, but especially a young midfielder.
Daboll, who has been with the Giants since 2022 and worked with rookie QB Jaxson Dart last year before being fired after 10 games, was previously known for helping turn Buffalo’s Josh Allen into a star.
“I think every situation is unique,” Daboll said. “We’ve had some young midfielders previously with Josh and Jackson in New York. Everyone is different and I don’t want to put him in a certain box. The important thing is first to develop a relationship with the young man and get to know how he sees the game. It’s hard to do that now when you’re not able to sit down and talk a lot about football. I always like to see the game through the eyes of the midfielder.
“There’s going to be mistakes that I think he made, and he might have a completely different answer. Communication is very important. I’ve learned that dealing with Josh, dealing with Jackson.”
The Giants also hired defensive coordinator Gus Bradley on Wednesday. Bradley, the former head coach of the Jacksonville Jaguars for four seasons, followed Saleh to Nashville from San Francisco.
“We’ve known each other for many years,” said Bradley, who had Saleh on his staff as the Jaguars’ linebackers coach from 2014-16. “I had the opportunity to work with him last year and it was a great experience. I think we have a lot of the same philosophies, even though we’re different. I think the mix has that right tension.”
“We had the opportunity to kind of break down the defense, look at what we didn’t want to do and what we wanted to do, based on our experiences in different places, and then we were able to incorporate it in there.”
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