Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn addressed the media earlier today. Here are five takeaways from his press conference.
The coaching staff is almost finished.
The Commanders have gone through a significant overhaul of their coaching staff. David Blough and Daronte Jones are at the top of the list as the offensive and defensive coordinators, but they also shuffled other members of the staff to accommodate other changes. For example, Darryl Tapp is now the assistant defensive line coach, giving way for Eric Hutchinson to lead the position. Darnell Stapleton has also been promoted to the offensive line coach, while Shane Toub has moved up to fill the assistant role.
Now, there will be even more moves made since Brian Johnson moved on to join the Los Angeles Rams as a senior offensive assistant. The Commanders haven’t announced their full coaching staff for the 2026 season, but Quinn said they are getting close.
“I’d say we’re probably a day or two away from all the way finalizing,” Quinn said. “For the most part, it’s pretty intact, and we’ve had good meetings with the coaches. They’ve begun that process.”
The current coaches on the staff have already begun preparing for next season. They focused heavily on free agency last week and are shifting over to the combine in Indianapolis. Blough and Jones also had meetings earlier this month to explain their visions for each side of the ball. Both Quinn and Peters were impressed with the level of detail from both coaches as they explained what they expected from each position. Quinn said there’s “some good energy that comes from that.”
“You’re actually starting at the beginning to say, ‘This is why we’re gonna call this, this,'” Quinn said. “‘And this is how we want to play this.’ So, I like the feeling of what that is and what I’m seeing so far from them.”