Dan Quinn is still somehow coaching the Commanders right now, even after a colossal blunder on Sunday that has some folks wondering what in the heck is going on in D.C. Seriously, this mess is so bad, it’s making us remember a certain Super Bowl moment that still stings here in the Emerald City.
The Commander Trainwreck
This isn’t Quinn’s first rodeo getting axed, either. The Falcons gave him the boot before, and honestly, it sounds like he’s undoubtedly headed for another firing with the Commanders. People are saying Sunday’s unbelievable screw-up pretty much seals his fate for the end of the year. But any organization that’s actually functioning properly would make that decision right away to start looking for the next guy, right? What’s the point of dragging this whole thing out? How’s he supposed to turn a 1-3-1 season into a playoff run when the locker room is probably just rolling their eyes every time he tries to talk? This blunder was so epic, it’s being called the worst ending to a game since the Joe Pisarcik moment way back in 1978. Yikes.
That Pesky Dotted Line to XLIX
And for us 12s, there’s a super uncomfortable “dotted line” back to Super Bowl XLIX. Yeah, that one. Quinn’s last game with our Seahawks. Now, he wasn’t there for the actual call, the fateful decision to throw the ball at the goal line. But you know what Pete Carroll had to deal with for years? The “fumes of costing the Legion of Boom its dynasty label.” That decision hurt, and the echoes of it stuck around. Now, seeing Quinn in this mess with the Commanders, you can’t help but connect the dots to that high-stakes, gut-wrenching moment. It’s a rough reminder.
Looks like Quinn has only a few weeks left on the job, and honestly, after that kind of catastrophic error and a 1-3-1 start, it’s hard to argue otherwise. Hopefully, the Commanders can turn the page quickly, for everyone’s sake.
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Originally reported by Pro Football Talk.
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