"The move has been met with immediate skepticism. Mike McDaniel was available after being fired by the Miami Dolphins, and his personal ties to head coach Dan Quinn would have made him a good fit in Washington. Instead, the organization is rolling with Blough, a 30-year-old up-and-comer who was the Commanders' assistant quarterbacks coach six weeks ago. It's a risk, to say the least."
"The Commanders' decision to promote Blough clearly stems from two factors. The first is that Quinn and company feared losing him to the Detroit Lions, who were interested in his services. During his time with the Atlanta Falcons, Washington's bench boss had both Matt LaFleur and McDaniel on his staff in the early stages of their careers, only to lose them to other teams. He evidently didn't want history to repeat itself."
"The other obvious rationale for going the in-house route revolves around Jayden Daniels. After he was blindsided by the decision to move on from Kingsbury, Quinn couldn't risk making him unhappy. He compromised by giving him access to someone already within the organization. But the NFL is a business, and Daniels has shown himself to be a coachable player who knows his place. He would've accepted the hire and gone to work no matter who was in charge."
Washington promoted 30-year-old David Blough to offensive coordinator, an in-house hire that drew immediate skepticism. The team bypassed experienced external candidates such as Mike McDaniel despite his ties to head coach Dan Quinn. One motivation was a fear of losing Blough to the Detroit Lions after previous staff departures under Quinn. Another motivation was concern about protecting quarterback Jayden Daniels' comfort following Kliff Kingsbury's exit, so the organization chose someone already familiar. Critics argue Daniels would have accepted any qualified hire and that the promotion appears driven by desperation rather than selecting the objectively best available candidate.
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