"The offensive and defensive coordinators hired by Dan Quinn when he took over as head coach of the Washington Commanders in 2024 had a combined 21 years of NFL experience. Roughly half of those were at the head coach or coordinator level. By contrast, the two new coordinators - Daronte Jones and David Bough - have a combined 10 years of total experience, with three of them at the coordinator level. Quinn is trusting the far-less-experienced duo to revive Washington's fortunes. It's a bold move - one that is based as much on gut instinct as résumé. Quinn has no concerns, at least publicly. He made his feelings clear about that. "I know we may talk of two first-time coordinators, but I also recognize everyone needs their first stop. I really feel like we're going to set them up to succeed.""
"Jones' path to defensive coordinator is not the least bit strange. At 47, he has been coaching at the NFL level since 2016. He began as a position coach before taking a year off from the pros to serve as LSU's defensive coordinator. He came back and coached defensive backs under Ed Donatell with the Minnesota Vikings in 2022. When Brian Flores took over the following year, Jones was promoted to pass game coordinator. Jones has served under Flores, one of the most respected defensive minds in the game, for the past three seasons. When the Commanders were unable to pry Minnesota's coordinator away, they turned to one of his main disciples."
"Blough is a different story. Though not the youngest coordinator in the league, Washington's new play-caller is without question the least experienced. He has been an NFL coach for two seasons. The vast majority of the time was spent as an assistant position coach. When quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard left to become Stanford's head coach, Blough was promoted to the position. He was in that role for approximately two months before being elevat"
Dan Quinn replaced his previous coordinator hires with two new coordinators who together have 10 years of NFL experience, compared with his earlier hires' combined 21 years. About three of the new coordinators' years were at the coordinator level. Quinn expressed confidence in the two first-time coordinators and framed the decision as a bold move influenced by instinct as well as résumé. Daronte Jones has coached in the NFL since 2016, worked as a position coach, spent a year as LSU's defensive coordinator, then returned to the Vikings and later served as pass game coordinator under Brian Flores. David Blough has two NFL seasons, mostly as an assistant position coach, and was promoted to quarterbacks coach after Tavita Pritchard left for Stanford, serving roughly two months in that role.
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