Brian Daboll
Offensive Coordinator, Tennessee Titans (TEN).
Quick Facts
- Role: Offensive Coordinator
- Team: Tennessee Titans (TEN)
- NFL experience: 15+ years (HC and OC roles)
- Reports to: Robert Saleh (Head Coach)
- Coaching tree: Trained under Sean McDermott and Andy Reid; developed Josh Allen in Buffalo; served as HC of New York Giants 2022-2023
- Notable achievement: Led Josh Allen from project QB to MVP candidate during four years in Buffalo (2019-2021)
Scheme & Fantasy Angle
Daboll's offensive philosophy rejects rigid compliance to a single scheme, aiming instead to adjust weekly game plans to exploit specific opponent weaknesses. His system is built heavily on 11-personnel groupings and spread concepts, using pre-snap motion to diagnose coverage and clear the box, creating numbers advantages in both running and passing attacks.
2026 Titans approach: Daboll is tasked with reconstructing the offense around second-year QB Cam Ward by implementing a system that borrows heavily from his recent schemes with the Giants and Buffalo Bills. The system prioritizes pre-snap motion to diagnose coverage, clear the box, and create numbers advantages. Daboll's passing tree stretches defenses horizontally through quick-game screens and vertically via play-action shot plays. A signature component is the integration of designed QB runs and RPOs, which can force defenders to respect Ward's athleticism and mobility. The approach emphasizes early-down clarity with half-field reads to accelerate Ward's processing time, mirroring the early development techniques used with Daniel Jones and Josh Allen. While the system can unlock elite QB talent (as it did with Allen), it demands precise footwork, lower-body mechanics, and timing mastery—potentially daunting for a second-year QB with accuracy concerns (per Commanders favored on the road again in Week 13 vs Titans)