What did Dan Quinn tell his Commanders team about the NFL standings or the playoffs?
“Zero, zero,” Quinn responded to the media on Tuesday
The former Atlanta Falcons head coach won a division and finished second in the division three times. At the end of the 2016 season, he won the NFC title and almost won a Super Bowl.
So he knows his stuff. He also knows the dangers of allowing players to look too far ahead. They can easily forget what is right in front of them and if they are not prepared, they will lose their chances.
“That’s not an excuse from the coach either. I just want to stay in the pocket we're in. I don't want us to miss a step in this journey, and I don't want us to miss the next step we need to take. And that’s this weekend and then the next and the next.”
When the Commanders won their Week 9 game at the NY Giants, they weren't dominant, but they did enough to prevent the Giants from having the ball and a chance to take the lead in the second half (27-22). -Final).
Quinn and Adam Peters have changed this entire culture, from 4-13 in 2023 to conversations about what the Commanders' NFC playoff seeding can be in 2021.
“I'm just thinking a little bit about today, today's practice and Thursday's game, man. And like I haven't spoken to them much since then. Let's just fight for it this weekend. And I did the same thing last weekend when there was a lot of talk about there being two games in 11 days and I said maybe we'll just have one game this week and one game next week. Then we worry about next week.”
