Overview
- Tennessee hired former Giants head coach Brian Daboll as offensive coordinator on Robert Saleh’s new staff.
- Ward publicly embraced Daboll’s demanding style, saying he expects to be pushed and held to a high standard.
- Daboll is credited with developing Josh Allen in Buffalo and earned AP Assistant Coach of the Year honors in 2020.
- After a 3–14 season with 16.7 points per game and protection issues, Daboll is tasked with crafting schemes that help Ward operate under pressure.
- Ward started all 17 games as a rookie and showed late-season improvement in accuracy and decision-making despite an offense that struggled.