Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll. Rich Barnes-USA TODAY Sports

Brian Daboll the favorite for Dolphins head coach job?

Originally posted on Larry Brown Sports | By Grey Papke | Last updated 1/26/22

Buffalo Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll has frequently been named as a favorite to land the New York Giants head coach position. That may not be the case after all, with another team poised to swoop in.

League sources believe that Daboll is favored to become the head coach of the Miami Dolphins, according to Pat Leonard of the New York Daily News. The Giants would likely turn to the likes of Dallas defensive coordinator Dan Quinn or former Dolphins coach Brian Flores if Daboll goes to Miami.

Several league sources believe Bills OC Brian Daboll is the favorite to be the Miami Dolphins' next head coach.
If Daboll takes that job, Dan Quinn & Brian Flores are the leading contenders to be the Giants' next head coach, to me. NYG's done significant work on both.

— Pat Leonard (@PLeonardNYDN) January 26, 2022

There were a lot of reasons to believe that Daboll was being lined up for the Giants job. After all, someone Daboll is quite familiar with was just hired as New York’s general manager. It made a great deal of sense that Daboll would be targeted as head coach in light of that.

Miami could have some appeal for Daboll. He might be interested in reuniting with Tua Tagovailoa after working with the QB during a single season as Alabama's offensive coordinator. The Dolphins also appear to be closer to contention than the Giants are. Those may be factors in Daboll’s thinking.

This article first appeared on Larry Brown Sports and was syndicated with permission.

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