Brian Daboll remains a mysterious figure as Alabama's new offensive coordinator. His hiring, confirmed Friday evening, still has not been officially announced by the school.

(Update: Alabama officially announced the hire Monday afternoon)

Even when he is, there won't be a news conference or any kind of interview to pick his brain on the new gig. That'll keep his offensive philosophy under wraps a little longer.

Among the only means of deciphering his views required a search of his past. The New England Patriots tight ends coach of the past three seasons was also an NFL offensive coordinator with three different teams.

Though he wasn't front and center in those jobs with Cleveland, Miami and Kansas City respectively, Daboll spoke to his coaching methods at each stop. Here's a quick collection of his thoughts after digging into the archives of news outlets that covered his teams.

Introduced as Miami Dolphins offensive coordinator: Jan. 19, 2011

"What we are going to try to do is attack the weaknesses of the defense and we are going to try and maximize our strengths," said Daboll, who was officially hired and introduced as the Dolphins' new offensive coordinator Wednesday. "Whether that is spread it open, 'let's go' [getting] in a no-huddle [offense, or] whether that is tighten down, we are going to do that."

-- Daboll, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel

"We're going to do whatever we need to do to give us a chance," he said. "We're going to attack the weaknesses of the defense and maximize our strengths. Whether that's spread-it-out, let's-go, no-huddle or tighten-it-down, we're going to do it."

-- Daboll, according to the AP

"We are going to try to use formations, some different motions and different shifts to try to create mismatches within players in this division," Daboll said. "You have some good players here on the perimeter, particularly in Brandon [Marshall]. [Davone] Bess does an excellent job for you. We will try to create some mismatches, put them on some spots where maybe you haven't seen them before."

-- Daboll, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel

Early-season news conference in Miami: Sept. 8, 2011

"At the end of the day, you have to adapt to your players. If you have a running back that can do some things that maybe some other running backs can't, you have to adapt to it. ... It's your challenge as a coach to adapt the system to the players."

-- Daboll, according to news conference video

Introduced as Kansas City Chiefs offensive coordinator: Feb. 7, 2012.

"The first word I want to use is 'attack. When you're an offensive football coach, you want to try to really set precedent on the defense and attack the defense."

"I'm a high-energy, up-tempo guy. I expect perfection. I know that's not possible all the time but I think we need to all hold ourselves to a high standard, to really setting the tone and expecting the highest detail and highest execution from ourselves." -- Daboll, according to the Associated Press

New England Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniel on Daboll: Jan. 28, 2015

"Every day he's got his hands in the game-planning process, the preparation, the scouting report. He's a guy that I lean on significantly in my role. Brian's involved in every meeting we have, whether it's red-zone, third-down, goal-line, short-yardage. His tight ends are going to be right in the middle of that anyway. His expertise, his knowledge and the experience he brings is tremendous."

--McDaniel, according to the Buffalo News

Former Cleveland QB Bernie Kosar on Daboll's time as Browns offensive coordinator

-- "(Cleveland) had a real shortage of talent. It was not a systemic or play-calling thing, though he got a lot of flak for that. The issue was a lack of players. This past year, (Cleveland) was just devoid of playmakers on the team. I'm not really sure it matters if Einstein or Bill Walsh in his prime was calling plays. We had (Peyton) Hillis and that was about it. I really liked what Brian was trying to do. He's got good thoughts and smart ways of doing things. He just needed some players to do it."

--Kosar in 2011, according to the South Florida Sun Sentinel