The Washington Commanders introduced new head coach Dan Quinn on Monday, and he spoke to the media, answering questions for nearly an hour. While winning the presser is often easy in these situations, it was an excellent first impression from Quinn.
After a fairly quick but thorough process that led Washington to Adam Peters in its general manager search, the coaching search took more time. The Commanders interviewed eight candidates and wanted to wait until after the NFL’s championship games for a second interview with each candidate.
There were twists and turns regarding Washington’s pursuit of Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson, but the Commanders ultimately tabbed Quinn as their next head coach.
Before Quinn was chosen as Washington’s head coach, we looked at why fans weren’t excited — right or wrong. Now that fans have heard from Quinn and watched him make his first two staff hires, how are Washington fans feeling now?
We find six reasons why Commanders’ fans should be excited about Quinn.