Brian Daboll is reuniting with some familiar faces in Tennessee - and it’s starting to look like the former Giants head coach is building a coaching staff that mirrors the one he trusted in New York.
According to reports, Carmen Bricillo and Shea Tierney, both of whom served under Daboll with the Giants, are expected to join him with the Titans as he takes on his new role as offensive coordinator. While nothing has been officially announced yet, the moves are lining up to bring some continuity to Daboll’s offensive vision in Nashville.
Bricillo, who handled the Giants’ offensive line the past two seasons, had quietly earned solid marks for his work in the trenches. His departure will sting a bit for those in New York who were hoping for a reunion, especially after some buzz that he might return following Todd Monken’s hiring as the new head coach of the Cleveland Browns.
When Monken brought in George Warhop - his former offensive line coach from Baltimore - to join him in Cleveland, the door briefly seemed open for Bricillo to circle back to the Giants. That window now appears to have closed.
Instead, Bricillo is expected to follow Daboll to Tennessee, where his familiarity with Daboll’s offensive philosophy and his experience developing offensive lines could be a big asset for a Titans unit in transition.
Then there’s Shea Tierney, a longtime Daboll lieutenant. The two have worked together going back to their days at Alabama in 2017, and Tierney followed Daboll to Buffalo and then to New York, serving as quarterbacks coach. In Tennessee, he’s expected to reprise that same role, once again working closely with Daboll to shape the quarterback room and implement the offensive system.
This kind of staff cohesion matters - especially when you’re trying to install a new offense and establish a culture. Daboll clearly values continuity, and bringing in coaches who already speak his language gives him a head start in Tennessee.
Meanwhile, over in New York, the Giants’ new head coach John Harbaugh had reportedly hoped to land Monken as his offensive coordinator - a move that might have shifted the coaching carousel even further. Had Monken not taken the Browns’ top job, there was a strong expectation he would’ve ended up in New York, with Warhop potentially joining him there as well.
Instead, the dominoes fell differently. Monken is in Cleveland.
Warhop went with him. And Daboll is wasting no time assembling a staff in Tennessee that he knows and trusts.
For the Titans, that could be a smart step forward. For the Giants, it’s another offseason of change - and another reminder that in the NFL, coaching continuity is a luxury few teams get to enjoy.