The Washington Commanders and Dan Quinn face a watershed moment in the 2026 season. To make it go in a positive direction, they have to get better defensively.
Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn was viewed as one of the best first-year hires in the league following his first season in the nation's capital.
The Washington Commanders ended their search for their new defensive coordinator, and head coach Dan Quinn showed us one key thing. We all expected a retread coach or someone he's worked with in the past, but he decided to take a swing at potential by hiring Daronte Jones from the Minnesota Vikings.
The Washington Commanders swung and missed on a big name for their new defensive coordinator. That comes on the heels of an unproven OC hire. And head coach Dan Quinn’s coaching hires will do one of two things: put his team in the playoffs, or send him back to a defensive coordinator role with another team in 2027.
The Washington Commanders have officially made their move to revitalize a defense that struggled mightily in 2025, hiring Daronte Jones as their new defensive coordinator.
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The Washington Commanders started their search for a new defensive coordinator after parting ways with Joe Whitt Jr as soon as the season ended, and it’s been a long, thorough process.
The Washington Commanders are still looking for their new defensive coordinator as dominoes around the league continue to fall. Head coach Dan Quinn needs
As the Steelers and Bills’ searches get underway, the Browns, Cardinals and Raiders’ processes have shifted into the background a bit. Two candidates (Mike McDaniel, Jesse Minter) pulled out of the Cleveland search, while Kevin Stefanski exited the Vegas derby.
The Washington Commanders continue their search for the next defensive coordinator under head coach Dan Quinn, and it might take yet another turn if they can't land one target.
The Washington Commanders cleaned house after a massively disappointing 5-12 campaign. Dan Quinn fired his offensive and defensive coordinators at the conclusion of the regular season.
The Washington Commanders continue to search for their next defensive coordinator after parting ways with Dan Quinn's right-hand man, Joe Whitt Jr. They've interviewed a lot of top candidates, but they struck out on coaches like Brian Flores, so they have to pivot.
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ASHBURN, Va. – The Washington Commanders’ search for a defensive coordinator has some heavy-hitting names involved, like Brian Flores and Jonathan Gannon.
The 2025 season may not have ended with a postseason run, but it wasn’t without progress for the Washington Commanders. This season marked a year of transition, inconsistency, injuries, and roster evaluation.
ASHBURN, Va. – I’ve made it no secret that Brian Flores is my ideal candidate for the Washington Commanders’ defensive coordinator job, but it takes more than just one reporter’s opinion to make a deal happen.
ASHBURN, Va. – The Washington Commanders are hard at work figuring out who their next defensive coordinator is going to be, and recently, Tennessee Titans defensive coordinator Dennard Wilson was brought into the mix as a potential candidate for the job.
Former Dolphins head coach Mike McDaniel has been a big ticket item this offseason. He’s interviewing for several of the head coaching vacancies around the league, but also keeping his options open at offensive coordinator.
The 2025 season for the Washington Commanders took a wild turn from the success they saw in 2024, and with that, major changes are in the midst of being made with the hope of returning to that previous success.
ASHBURN, Va. – Why would Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn hire an inexperienced offensive coordinator when he himself could end up on the ‘hot seat’ in 2026?
In addition to Kliff Kingsbury‘s differences with GM Adam Peters, it appears Dan Quinn also began to sour on his offensive coordinator. Although a report indicated Quinn was reluctant to fire his top staffers this week, some new reporting paints a different picture.
The Washington Commanders on Tuesday parted ways with Kliff Kingsbury as their offensive coordinator. There were apparently some legitimate reasons for the move, at least as far as head coach Dan Quinn is concerned.
Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn was not happy with the Philadelphia Eagles over their late-game move on Saturday. Quinn was clearly unhappy with the Eagles’ decision to go for two despite having a 17-point lead with 4:26 to go in Saturday’s game at Northwest Stadium in Landover, Md.
Joe Whitt came over from Dallas with Dan Quinn, but after Washington’s defense has underwhelmed, it looks like a change will be coming. Although Quinn appears safe heading out of the 2025 season, a new defensive play-caller may be coming soon.