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Dan Quinn took the job as Commanders head coach in 2024 and made it clear, "We are not going to be for everybody."
A guest on the "Glue Guys Podcast" recently, Quinn and GM Adam Peters made it clear from day one, to those who wanted to coach and work with the Commanders and those who wanted to play for the Commanders, there were going to be standards, there were going to be boundaries and Peters and Quinn were going to work hard to be consistent in maintaining those from the start.
Quinn told the hosts that he and Peters understood not everyone would buy in, and therefore, they had to be willing to move on from some people. "It wasn't like a threat, though," insisted Quinn. "I just wanted to make sure it was like, 'This is how we are going to do things moving forward.'"
One of Quinn's keys was conveying to the Commanders that it was not Quinn's team. Rather, it's our team, and all of the team needs to buy in together, hold each other accountable, and encourage each other to the standard.
The overall principle Quinn employs and preaches is "Protect the Team." That is, whatever situation arises, what would protect the team? What would be best for the team? The standards come into play in how the teammates and coaches work together. Quinn expressed, "Now it is so much easier when it comes to accountability, because it is not like, 'This is what I (Quinn) said'. No, it is, 'This is what we said.'"
Quinn clearly stated, "The tighter (closer) a team gets, the better you are going to play. And all of us who have been on good teams have been in pretty good locker rooms. So I want them to be able to be themselves around one another, and that includes game day."
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Dan Quinn explains his philosophy in helping turn around Commanders
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A guest on the "Glue Guys Podcast" recently, Quinn and GM Adam Peters made it clear from day one, to those who wanted to coach and work with the Commanders and those who wanted to play for the Commanders, there were going to be standards, there were going to be boundaries and Peters and Quinn were going to work hard to be consistent in maintaining those from the start.
Quinn told the hosts that he and Peters understood not everyone would buy in, and therefore, they had to be willing to move on from some people. "It wasn't like a threat, though," insisted Quinn. "I just wanted to make sure it was like, 'This is how we are going to do things moving forward.'"
One of Quinn's keys was conveying to the Commanders that it was not Quinn's team. Rather, it's our team, and all of the team needs to buy in together, hold each other accountable, and encourage each other to the standard.
The overall principle Quinn employs and preaches is "Protect the Team." That is, whatever situation arises, what would protect the team? What would be best for the team? The standards come into play in how the teammates and coaches work together. Quinn expressed, "Now it is so much easier when it comes to accountability, because it is not like, 'This is what I (Quinn) said'. No, it is, 'This is what we said.'"
Quinn clearly stated, "The tighter (closer) a team gets, the better you are going to play. And all of us who have been on good teams have been in pretty good locker rooms. So I want them to be able to be themselves around one another, and that includes game day."
This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: Dan Quinn explains his philosophy in helping turn around Commanders
Continue reading...
