Dan Quinn, Joe Whitt Jr and The Commanders
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Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn has been slammed for making an "underwhelming" change to his struggling defense.
Defensive coordinator Joe Whitt told reporters on Thursday that he's moving from the booth down to the field, starting with Sunday's contest against the Lions.
The Washington Commanders have struggled defensively for much of the season, and head coach Dan Quinn has made a change that he hopes will help address
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The Commanders are 3-7 and they are not competitive. So what change did coach Dan Quinn make?
The Washington Commanders are on a historic streak of failing to make their games competitive. Dan Quinn's team has lost five games in a row and each of the past four were by at least 21 points.
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Joe Whitt and Kliff Kingsbury talk about coaching on the sideline, explosive plays and the Lions
Dan Quinn said that Whitt would be moving from the box to the sideline starting this week. Whitt said players had asked him about coming down to the sideline and he approached the head coach to make the change.
The Washington Commanders' defense has not been good enough. After a 4-game slide, the coordinator is taking a drastic step, and the idea came from the players.
Washington's defensive coordinator, Joe Whitt Jr., says he'll coach from the sidelines this weekend for the first time since becoming a defensive coordinator
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