Our New Head Coach - Dan Quinn

Chico .. do you think Kelly would be that solid OC hire?

I think it would be a high risk hire to trust him to develop a new QB. Wasn’t a big issue with Chip is he didn’t connect to NFL pros?

He’s gonna be in shotgun 100% of time and doing zone read. Do I really want to see this again?

I’d like a rams/49ers hire…or is there a guy on the Lions who has learned under Beta Johnson who is experienced enough?

You are assuming they had these candidates ranked going in. My point is, I don't think they did. He was identified as an option from the beginning, and now he's the HC. Seems like their process worked.

After a couple interviews, did they want Macdonald over Quinn? Maybe, but I'm not sure we'll ever know that. Could be the other way around, and that's why Macdonald went to Seattle.

It's a done deal now though. The defense is most certainly going to be better. So like others have indicated, it's all about who the OC is now.

I think it’s pretty evident it was Johnson and MacDonald as 1a and b…Quinn was the solid fallback. I’m ok with it

Is this insider knowledge or just speculation? I don't know, but if true then maybe we did dodge a bullet.

https://riggosrag.com/posts/insider-revelations-indicate-commanders-lucky-escape-ben-johnson

I think it’s pretty evident it was Johnson and MacDonald as 1a and b…Quinn was the solid fallback. I’m ok with it

It's fairly evident that the media put them there, but I don't think it's evident that that's actually the case.

And by "fallback", if you mean 'let's interview 1a and 1b and see what they are like', and it didn't go as expected, then Quinn emerged as the "fallback", i. e. the best remaining option, I can buy that.

I think it would be a high risk hire to trust him to develop a new QB. Wasn’t a big issue with Chip is he didn’t connect to NFL pros?

He’s gonna be in shotgun 100% of time and doing zone read. Do I really want to see this again?

I’d like a rams/49ers hire…or is there a guy on the Lions who has learned under Beta Johnson who is experienced enough?


Kingsbury just backed out of discussions to be the OC for the Raiders. Could be interesting. He coached Mahomes and has brought other QBs along over the years. Not a great head coach, but there are lots of coordinators who are very good in that role - eg, Norv Turner , Wade Phillips - but not good head coaches. Curious to see if we talk to him.


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Cre, again much love, but I think this job with all the brash high class advisors combined with landing the top GM talent was a win…these expectations after this screamed a better option than Quinn. We are getting a retred with his record says he better have a solid OC in order for him to succeed.

While I understand all the we are moving on from a Snyder lead org and we should be excited…I can still understand the pessimism of not being able to land that HC. The bigger decision still could be who is no 2 in the draft, but I still believe in scheme over talent.

We need to nail that OC as much as the no 2 pick.

I mean, I agree that the OC is huge. But that would be the same thing with Johnson (his DC) or Macdonald(his OC). To that end, Quinn has experience building an outstanding offensive staff at Atlanta. Of course, his follow-up to that one missed and got him fired.

By all accounts, Whitt is a new-generation quality DC (as opposed to JDR) and obviously Quinn has a good relationship with him, so we should see our defense improve substantially.

I readily admit the hire of Quinn was underwhelming, and not my 1st choice (Macdonald), but I also know I don't know what Harris and Peter's hiring team know or think.

Have we heard anything about a welcome to Washington Press Conference for Quinn?

It should be soon I would think??

Have we heard anything about a welcome to Washington Press Conference for Quinn?

It should be soon I would think??

Monday from my understanding

Kliff Kingsbury is a home run!!!!


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