Tug of war between Cowboys, Commanders as Quinn pulls, poaches

Quinn’s desire to bring over a bunch of familiar names at his new digs was met with some level of resistance by Dallas. | From @BenGrimaldi

The Dallas Cowboys finally lost defensive coordinator Dan Quinn to a head coaching job after fending off suitors for two offseasons. Quinn did a great job turning around a defense that was one of the worst in franchise history and was rewarded for his three years of service by getting one of the top 32 gigs in professional football.

Unfortunately, the coaching job he took was with the Washington Commanders. As NFC East rivals, the Commanders and Cowboys have a long history of feuds and hatred between the two iconic organizations, and Quinn’s hiring appears to be stoking the flames once again.

Quinn’s hiring meant he was going to try and bring along coaches he’s worked with in the past, which includes several position coaches in Dallas. Since Quinn’s been the head man with the Commanders, there’s been a healthy amount of tug of war between the two teams involving their coaches.

Here’s who’s gone, who might go, and who hasn’t been allowed to go with Mr. Quinn to Washington.