Terry Francona of the Cincinnati Reds was the supervisor of the Cleveland Guardians once they failed to carry onto a 3-1 sequence lead within the 2016 World Collection after which misplaced to the Chicago Cubs. The following February, Dan Quinn was the Atlanta Falcons’ head coach once they famously squandered a 28-3 benefit en path to shedding Tremendous Bowl LI to the New England Patriots.
In a chunk printed Thursday morning, ESPN’s John Keim famous how Quinn met with Francona throughout Cleveland’s spring coaching exercises shortly after the Tremendous Bowl heartbreak. Now head coach of a Washington Commanders workforce that heads into Week 11 at 7-3, Quinn appears to have develop into the chief Francona noticed might emerge all these years in the past.
“He is straightforward to attach with,” Francona stated about Quinn throughout a chat with Keim. “And that to me is an enormous praise. You stroll in and sit in anyone’s dugout the place you’ve got by no means been earlier than and there’s 40 individuals there that you do not know. And he was advantageous.”
After all, nothing Francona stated in 2017 might assist Quinn save his Atlanta tenure. Falcons proprietor Arthur Clean fired Quinn after the workforce started the 2020 season at 0-5, and Quinn spent three campaigns serving as defensive coordinator with the Dallas Cowboys earlier than Washington employed him this previous winter.
As Commanders head coach, Quinn has impressed in methods past the membership’s report. Forward of Thursday evening’s recreation between Washington and the 7-2 Philadelphia Eagles, Eagles huge receiver Jahan Dotson noted how Quinn “is aware of the best way to seize the room and … he makes it very straightforward for individuals to hearken to him and do what he asks.” That is excessive reward, contemplating Quinn and the Commanders traded Dotson to the Eagles in August.
“Guys which have that high quality the place they’ll slot in with everyone offers you a bonus for once you’re teaching as a result of a part of main is connecting with everyone, not simply individuals which can be such as you,” Francona added about Quinn.
Francona is a three-time American League Supervisor of the 12 months Award winner who stepped down as Cleveland skipper after the 2023 season for causes related to his well being however just lately returned to the sport to handle the Reds. If Quinn can comply with in Francona’s footsteps, the Commanders might be on the cusp of turning into a real powerhouse.
As of Thursday morning, DraftKings Sportsbook listed Washington as a four-point underdog for the prime-time showdown at Philadelphia’s Lincoln Monetary Area.
