New coach Dan Quinns work with the Commanders is well underway with much more still to do
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ASHBURN, Va. (AP) landed in the Washington area on Sunday night with wife Stacey and was greeted on the tarmac by general manager Adam Peters and his wife Jennifer.Peters hugged and congratulated him. I'm so pumped, Quinn replied.Before even getting on the ground, the Commanders' new football decision makers were already well underway with the start of a lot of work to do. They hired Kliff Kingsbury as offensive coordinator and Joe Whitt Jr. as defensive coordinator, with those moves announced by the team Monday https://www.chibearsedge.com/jaquan-brisker-jerseys after over the weekend.Were just getting rolling, Quinn said at his introductory news conference. This wave is going to keep riding for a long time, but were just catching it right now.ADVERTISEMENT turned to Quinn and said, Youve gotten down to work quickly. Harris also alluded to Quinn having some more tricks up his sleeve with his coaching staff.There's still plenty more to do in the coming days and weeks.One thing Quinn confirmed Monday is Eric Bieniemy will not return to Washington after . after players criticized his approach and he interviewed for but did not get the Commanders head coaching job.Were not going to work together here, but in this coaching brotherhood, I wanted him to know, man I really respect what he https://www.chibearsedge.com/tarik-cohen-jerseys s done, Quinn said of Bieniemy, who left the Chiefs in the hopes of earning a head coaching job somewhere around the NFL. I wish E.B. nothing but the best, and hell do a great job. I was really pumped that he took his shot this year and went for it, and so Ive got a lot of respect for him.Harris, Quinn and general manager sitting side by side represented the start of a new era for the organization. Now the fun part begins with tons of cap space to spend in free agency, and, of course, the pursuit of a https://www.chibearsedge.com/jesper-horsted-jerseys new quarterback.We just got started, so we havent even had discu sions yet as a staff with that, Peters said. Obviously its the most important position on the field, and were going to put a lot of time into it. But as of now, we havent even gotten started.Speculation began immediately about Kingsbury and , who he worked with at USC last season as senior offensive analyst and quarterbacks coach. Williams, a Washington area native, posted a me sage of congratulations to Kingsbury on social media Sunday after the news broke.Kingsbury is back in the NFL after coaching the Arizona Cardinals from 2019-2022, following five seasons in college at Texas Tech.I know people talk about his acumen with quarterbacks, and thats proven, Quinn said. But hes also an excellent coach. Hes not just https://www.chibearsedge.com/khalil-mack-jerseys a guy thats going to be with the quarterbacks the whole time. I want to make sure Im clear.UNC's Drake Maye along with Heisman Trophy winner Jayden Daniels of LSU are considered among the top QBs available in the draft. Maye also ran Kingsbury's Air Raid offense in college. And several options could be available by trade or free agency in the coming months as Washington tries to find the answer at the position it has lacked for decades.The right way to develop a quarterback is what https://www.chibearsedge.com/khari-blasingame-jerseys Dan and Adam and Kliff come up with, said former executive Rick Spielman, who advised Harris during the search proce s. Thats the right way.Quinn, focused on his immediate tasks at hand, is first worried about the current roster and not the draft in late April.Thats a little too far down the line for me right now, he said.___AP NFL: