Dan Quinn is still absolutely livid, roughly 24 hours after a brutal mistake cost his Washington Commanders a win, ending in a tie with the New York Giants on Sunday. The head coach didn’t mince words, declaring himself “furious” about his team’s execution in the game’s final seconds, adding, “I’m pissed about it.” He made it clear: “We work really hard on these, and it didn’t look like that yesterday.”
A Game-Winning Field Goal Disappears In Thin Air
Picture this: the Commanders fight their way into field goal range in the final seconds of overtime at Northwest Stadium. All they needed to do was spike the ball, set up a 41-yard field goal, and walk away with the win. Easy, right? Nope. Jayden Daniels scrambles instead, eating up precious time, and then the clock just expires. Can you believe it? Quinn erupted on the sidelines, slamming his headset to the ground in disbelief.
He tried to explain the madness on Monday, saying they “wanted to use some clock after getting into field goal range” even though a made field goal would have ended the game. That makes no sense when the game is on the line. Then, the handoff to running back Rachaad White took “entirely too long.” Quinn nailed it: “It was a breakdown. It can’t happen.” The team’s immediate focus was on “the how and the why and make sure that it never does again,” because, as Quinn put it, “Yesterday’s ending was the biggest example, but we’ve got a lot of s**t to clean up from yesterday’s game.” He feels that urgency, and everyone in the building does too, starting with him.
Job Security Questions Swirl Around Quinn
While plenty went wrong, Quinn is shouldering a huge chunk of the criticism after that tie, and as the head coach, that’s fair. But here’s the kicker: this is his third season with the Commanders, and they’re sitting at a paltry 1-3-1. That’s not good, and it’s got people openly questioning his job security.
Quinn’s record now stands at a concerning 18-20-1 in his third year leading the team. They did make the playoffs in his first season, which feels like ages ago, especially after last year’s 5-12 finish. He was asked about his job on Monday and revealed he had a conversation with owner Josh Harris Sunday night. But he quickly downplayed it, saying those talks are a “normal process” before and after games, good or tough. He acknowledged, “no one is pleased with this outcome and where we’re at,” but insisted the “hard conversations” about what they need to fix are happening.
Next up for the Commanders? The undefeated San Francisco 49ers. It’s still early in the season, but Sunday’s clock blunder has absolutely landed Quinn and his team in a tough, tough spot. If there are any more self-inflicted mistakes like that, you can bet the calls for Quinn’s job are only going to get louder. It’s crunch time.
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Originally reported by Yahoo Sports.
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