It was only a few hours, but it felt like an entire day had passed by as Jim Emanuel waited to find out if he made the team. He was not one of the 254 players drafted four months earlier after playing linebacker at a small school,
Quinn was Ryan's Falcons head coach from 2015-2020, including in 2016 when Ryan won MVP, and the Falcons won the NFC
NFL teams must identify and collect as many microscopic edges as they can find, and the coaches of the Lions and Commanders provide one blueprint.
Every year, the Associated Press and NFL determine which coaches have outperformed their counterparts enough to earn the prestigious Coach of the Year award. Earlier today, the AP released a list of head coaching and assistant head coaching finalists for this award,
Following their impressive victory over the Detroit Lions, Washington Commanders' head coach Dan Quinn announced that Jayden Daniels will be without a key teammate for the remainder of the NFL playoffs.
When he returned to the NFL after two years in Gainesville, Quinn gained notice by leading the Seahawks' defense in 2013, when they won the Super Bowl. After just two years as Seattle's defensive coordinator, Quinn got his first head coaching job with the Falcons.
The Washington Commanders, one of the top four teams in the NFL, are seriously lacking in All-NFL and NFC Team representation.
A prime example of this, witnessed firsthand by Hernandez, was at the end of last week’s game against the Detroit Lions. At the top of a very steep ramp leading to the Commanders’ locker room–after playing one hell of a Divisional Round Playoff game–Daniels stood and waited for his teammates. And not just any teammates.
No 49ers were named finalists for any major awards after a disappointing 6-11 season, but one Raider made the cut.
As expected, QB Jayden Daniels is an NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year finalist while Dan Quinn makes the Coach of the Year cut.