What Commanders coach Dan Quinn said about David Blough, Daronte Jones

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Commanders head coach Dan Quinn is working with two new coordinators. That’s what a 5-12 disaster will bring.

Quinn promoted David Blough from the quarterbacks room, where he was an assistant. Quinn imported Daronte Jones from Minnesota, where he studied under Brian Flores’ esteemed defensive mind.

While Quinn. has been a play caller in his own right, he has vowed to let Jones run his system. So, in other words, we have a complete schematic overhaul happening in Washington. New terminology. New play designs. New everything.

That fact’s not new. These coaching hires were made months ago. They’ve only recently had access to players. Only now have they had access to the rookies.

It’s finally time to teach the whole crew. Quinn has been impressed by the style and substance Jones and Blough have brought to the table. He expressed those sentiments in a press conference to kick off Commanders rookie minicamp.

Let’s start with Jones, who is bringing in some version of what Flores does in Minnesota.

“I think from a leadership standpoint, I’ll start there first — man, is he organized; like impeccably organized,” Quinn told on-site reporters in a Friday press conference. “He’s got a very detailed thought and approach to how things go from the way he meets with the defensive staff to the way he meets with the players. So, I like that approach.

“ … He hits every single step along the way. As a player, you like that because he’s thorough. He goes through all the steps. It’s not gray. There’s a lot of clarity. Even though, at times, it can seem complex to what we’re doing, there’s actually a lot of clarity that goes with it. So that’s the part, from a leadership standpoint, that I’ve seen so far, like the extreme organization and clarity of the teaching.”

Quinn had similar things to say about Blough. It’s assumed that Blough will import some concepts stemming from his time working with Bears head coach Ben Johnson (a super talented offense schematic individual), we still don’t know exactly how the Commanders offense will run.

Quinn has better insight on that, but he’s not spilling. He did volunteer that he likes the way Blough is unveiling the new system after two years under Kill Kingsbury.