David Blough just achieved what Kliff Kingsbury never could with Commanders

"Instead of going with one of the more accomplished names on the market, such as Mike McDaniel, the Commanders are gambling on David Blough. He's got no play-calling experience, but some influential figures around the NFL believe he will be a head coach one day. Quinn didn't want to lose the former quarterback, and this is what it took to keep him around."

"It's about strong convictions, lightly held. So there's an adaptability. We'll be fluid. We're gonna do what our guys do best. There will be staples of what our identity will look like, but there's going to be some things that are easy for us and hard for defenses, and teach in a creative way. There's things that, I think will be really evident when they come to life on the field."

"This is precisely what Quinn wanted from the Commanders' offense. Kingsbury was clearly stuck in his ways, unwilling to move to a more pro-style offense and make the necessary alterations to improve. His scheme became predictable and way too easy to figure out last season. The adjustments simply weren't there, a stubborn mindset that eventually became his undoing in Washington."

Kliff Kingsbury and Dan Quinn failed to align on an offensive vision, prompting Kingsbury's exit after two seasons. Dan Quinn elevated David Blough despite Blough's lack of play-calling experience to retain him and reshape the offense. The team bypassed more established candidates in favor of Blough's perceived potential. Blough emphasizes adaptability, flexible convictions, and tailoring schemes to player strengths while adding creative, hard-to-defend elements. Kingsbury's prior pro-style rigidity made the offense predictable and easy to defend. The new approach aims to produce a more fluid, less predictable offensive identity for the Commanders.

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