Head coach Brian Daboll
DABOLL: So, injury wise, no change from yesterday. We'll see where we are after practice.
Q: Is there enough time with where he's at in the protocol for a (cornerback Cor'Dale) Flott to even get there at this point?
DABOLL: I don't think so.
Q: Where does that leave you at cornerback? You're obviously going to be pretty shorthanded there, right?
DABOLL: Yeah. Work with a bunch of the guys that we have, and they all have to be ready to go.
Q: You've been a position coach in this league. What kind of challenge is that going into a week (with position group injuries)? Sometimes if you get one player, you notice the talent and say we got to get him ready. But when you have an entire group, what kind of challenge is that to make sure guys are ready on Sunday?
DABOLL: Yeah, I think we've got some guys that have been doing this a long time. It happens. So, you spend a lot of time with the player that you're coaching, whatever position that may be. Sometimes early, sometimes extra meeting time, sometimes more on the field. And you do everything you can to get a guy ready. And then they have to put their work into it.
Q: What have you seen from (cornerback) Korie (Black) on the front coming back and being thrown right in the fire?
DABOLL: He's done a good job. I think he's had good retention from what we've done before. I think (secondary/pass game coordinator Marquand Manuel) M has done a good job with him. Pretty conscientious guy, doing everything he can do to get ready and play. And to the kid's credit, he's done a nice job.
Q: You said no change in injuries. Are any of those guys in a position where they can play without practicing? (Offensive lineman) Jermaine (Eluemunor) seemed pretty confident he'd be able to play. I don't know if he's in a separate bucket than maybe different guys.
DABOLL: I think with all these guys, if they can play, I'll give them up until as long as they need to be able to play. Again, we'll see where that goes.
Q: If Jermaine can't go, presumption would be (offensive lineman) Marcus (Mbow). He's been practicing but obviously hasn't been in the lineup in a while. Saw signs early. Just curious from a rookie, do you kind of dig deep and find out, okay, this guy's been practicing the way he's ready to play and now if we have to go in that direction, we will?
DABOLL: Yeah, whether it's a rookie or a vet, all those guys that play behind whoever the starter is, they're taking all the individual work, taking all the reps, taking the show team reps, and that's part of their job is to be ready to go.
Q: (Quarterback) Jaxson (Dart), both his wins actually came at home. He is 2-0 at home and 0-3 on the road. How much of a benefit is it for a rookie quarterback when you play at home compared to the road? Is it that significant?
DABOLL: Yeah, I'd say there's a lot of differences from silent count to regular count, how you want to play the game. I'd say there's a lot of things that go on for any quarterback when you're on the road in a hostile environment. He's done a good job in both areas. Again, we're going to have to play well. He's going to have to play well to give us a chance against a good team. He's done a lot of good things in either setting.
Q: Do you think there's an emotional aspect to playing at home now? A little bit to have everybody kind of behind you?
DABOLL: Yeah, it's great to play at home. You play well, you give the fans something to cheer about, they get behind you. That's a huge thing for anybody, for all of us. The key is to play well and give the people something to cheer about because that helps. It helps on defense when it's loud. The 12th man, that's a real thing.
Q: I know you won't decide until tonight. With (running back Dante Miller) Turbo, you didn't elevate him when you had two running backs early in the season. How much of a risk is that? How much do you weigh that risk of only having two running backs? Obviously if something happens during the game, you're down to one. How did you get to the point where you're comfortable with that? Obviously, (running back) Cam (Skattebo) is not coming back.
DABOLL: You're really like that in a lot of positions if you lose two guys. Again, there's a lot of things in terms of going to the game, special teams related, things that you need to try to put the best team collectively out there. Those are discussions that we have. There's a lot of different areas that you could go. Whether it's a running back, whatever it may be. We felt comfortable, obviously those two games. You're crossing your fingers really at any position, but you have two guys whose games where we went two games, one tight end at different places I've been to. You just do what's best for the team collectively, and special teams are a big factor in that too.
Q: When training camp started, we were talking about (offensive lineman) Evan Neal a lot. He was taking first team reps at one point. Hasn't played yet. What have you seen from him in practice, and do you still feel like he is... Do you play him at guard and tackle in practice? Is he just a guard now in your eyes? What do you see for Evan?
DABOLL: He's working hard. Again, he's not in the starting lineup, and whatever we've asked him to do, he's done. He works hard at it. Works hard at practice at it. We'll see what happens this week.
Q: How have you managed the uncertainty with their quarterback situation?
DABOLL: Again, I think they have a system that's pretty conducive to both of those guys. It's not like one guy can just do this, and the other guy can do this. They're pretty proficient at both and operating (San Francisco 49ers head coach) Coach (Kyle) Shanahan's offense. Again, there's a lot of system that you're going through in practice. You go back and obviously look at the two games that (49ers quarterback) Brock (Purdy) played in years previous, but they both can operate whatever they need to do to be good in that offense.
Q: Usually with the penalties and fines, you find out on Saturday. I'm curious what you thought, I mentioned potential hip drop tackle on (Philadelphia Eagles linebacker) Zack Baun on Skattebo. I'm wondering what you think or if you have talked to them about that specifically.
DABOLL: I'm not going to give any details of what I talk to the league about.
Q: It seems like there's been a lot of fanfare nationally for Jaxson the last couple of weeks. Even (49ers defensive coordinator) Robert (Saleh) in San Francisco gushed about him when he met with the media. How has he handled going from let's see how this kid does early on to where now people are starting to sing his praises, Jaxson?
DABOLL: I don't think he really worries about any of that. Not think, I know he doesn't worry about any of that. Good or bad, there's things that we're working on getting better. There are things that he's done really well. Again, you know since we got him in April or whenever it was how I feel about him and that hasn't changed. His approach hasn't changed. He's a young professional that keeps getting better.
Q: What's your relationship with Saleh? I know you talked about him as a coach. What's your personal relationship with him having both been here for three years?
DABOLL: I have a good relationship with Saleh. A lot of respect for him, his family. He's a good dude. He's a good coach, but he's a good dude.
Q: Does it predate you guys being here as head coaches?
DABOLL: We know each other throughout the league. He's been doing it quite a long time. I'd say that it's probably gotten stronger with us being close in proximity. Again, he's a good dude. He's a good coach. He's a good dude.
Q: Would you like to see him get another shot as a head coach?
DABOOLL: That's not up to me. I'd like to see anybody's career go like this (points up). Again, he's a good football coach. He's a good guy. I wish him all the best except this week (laughter).
