Brian Daboll's departure from Alabama was sudden.
The offensive coordinator offered no explanation when he left the Crimson Tide to take the same position with the Buffalo Bills earlier this month.
Just silence.
But on Tuesday at the Senior Bowl in Mobile he addressed the move with Buffalo media.
"I'm a Buffalo guy," Daboll told WKBW-TV. "The communities around the stadium, to the Rochester area, it's a really special area. It's where I grew up. The people, the community are second to none. They're unbelievable. City of good neighbors for a reason. Great food... as you can tell. But I love the place. I love the community. I love the people. I love the fans. I love the team... It was a good opportunity and I made it in the best interest of our family."
Daboll spent his formative years in western New York. Returning there factored into his decision. Many speculated that a desire to coach again in the NFL also spurred him to make the leap to Buffalo, a team that made the playoffs for the first time in 17 years this past season despite finishing 29th in total offense.
But Daboll didn't really hint at that in his comments.
Daboll also didn't reflect on his one year at Alabama, when the Tide finished 15th in the Football Bowl Subdivision in scoring average and won a national championship.
His new boss, Bills coach Sean McDermott did, however.
"I thought his experience coming from Alabama, the experience he picked up there this past season, was valuable for him and then also for us," he told the team website. "The good part about Brian is he's been around in the NFL already."
And after a year in college, he's back in the the thick of it.