DaRon Bland pick sixes

[TheMarathonContinues]

If that is the primary reason they hired him, yes. His #1 job is the leader of the men in the locker room and to improve the product on the field. If he does that by improving the defense, great. If the defense doesn’t improve but the team does, that’s not an issue he should be martyred for if the team overall is showing clear improvement. If they only needed the defense fixed they could have just gotten a better D coordinator. If they needed the whole team on a new path, then they get Quinn to be the HC.

Let me redirect it back at you: In 1999 the Ravens hired Brian Billick, the architect of the historically dominant Minnesota Vikings offense. Then in 2000 he won the Super Bowl as HC, but they had a dismal offense to go with their alltime defense. Do you feel he failed them as HC that season because the team should have expected him to fix the offense first and foremost?

Of course not. The OC’s job is the offense, the DC’s job is the defense, the HC’s job is the team. No one feels Dan Quinn isn’t doing what Washington hired him to do by bringing the 18th best defense to the NFCCG. Everything is now his responsibility, not just the defense.

Brian Billick won a SB. Of course that wasn’t a success. If they hired him to fix the offense and they sucked? He would’ve been fired. If the Commanders struggle this year and go 9-8 but the offense is top 5 but the defense is 18-20 range? There will be some discussions about keeping Kingsbury and firing Quinn. A coaches job isn’t just one singular job. That leader of men is cool to say and it works for Philly but that whole leader of men talk is only good when you actually win. Quinn got hired for his ability to coach defense. The leader of men stuff is secondary.

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

Brian Billick won a SB. Of course that wasn’t a success. If they hired him to fix the offense and they sucked? He would’ve been fired. If the Commanders struggle this year and go 9-8 but the offense is top 5 but the defense is 18-20 range? There will be some discussions about keeping Kingsbury and firing Quinn. A coaches job isn’t just one singular job. That leader of men is cool to say and it works for Philly but that whole leader of men talk is only good when you actually win. Quinn got hired for his ability to coach defense. The leader of men stuff is secondary.

Your very description here is the entirety of the team though. It contradicts the notion the hired his specifically for defensive expertise. If they had the #1 defense and went 4-13, he gets fired just the same. It’s not about the defense, that’s for the D coordinator.

If he came from defense You can assume he’ll fix the defense, but that’s not why you hired him. His job is to win, regardless of how the defense performs. He is not held to a different standard than an offensive minded HC or Baltimore’s Special Teams HC. They all have the same job with the same expectations (relative to the organizational expectations). What you’re describing would be like a glorified defensive coordinator, and that would never work as a HC

 

[Chasing6]

Right. Is that not a result of Dan Quinn? And why isn’t every team accomplishing these things having record setting DBs?

Maybe because, most NFL DC's and GM's don't choose to completely ignore run defense.

 

[jazzcat22]

There was no effort

Why is it so important for Dallas fans to make it sound like it was given to him.
Just another way to hate on the team.

 

[CCBoy]

The Dallas cornerback room would easily top the division if they were healthy. Trevon Diggs was an All-Pro in 2021 and played better as a coverage corner in 2022. He tore his ACL in 2023 and wasn't the same in 2024 before injuring himself again. Diggs can't be counted on to be who he was pre-injuries if he plays in 2025.

Caelen Carson was a promising rookie who looked lost playing through a shoulder injury, Israel Mukuamu played well in a playoff game a few years ago, but hasn't been trusted with many defensive snaps since then, and Kaiir Elam is a former first-round pick, but the Buffalo Bills traded him away for a Day 3 pick swap. Elam will likely be the starter outside until Revel Jr. or Diggs are ready. He had PFF grades over 70 in every area except coverage, where he scored a 67. The potential is nice in the cornerback room, but DaRon Bland is the only known commodity. He has played well in the slot and was an All-Pro outside the 2023 season, in which he broke the record for interceptions returned for a touchdown. He started the season injured, but played well in his seven starts with a PFF coverage and overall grade over 70. If Diggs and Bland play at their All-Pro level, it leaves multiple players as the third option. Revel Jr., Butler, Elam, Carson, or Mukuamu will all get a chance, and it would only require one to break out, but with those unknowns, plus Diggs's health, Dallas falls second in the division.

Get this group healthy again and they are top shelf again.

https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/st...nkings-cornerbacks-2025-nfc-east/83786991007/

 

[Coogiguy03]

Why is it so important for Dallas fans to make it sound like it was given to him.
Just another way to hate on the team.

No just hating on the commanders!

 

[ChuckA1]

He's got a knack for finding the ball. That's talent, not just luck.

 

[EST_1986]

Yeah because they turn into defensive players, so they never had to tackle anything in their football playing days lol get real this isn't being a kicker

Sam Howell is a regular Ray Lewis just because Madden flipped the camera the opposite way

 

[zrinkill]

Bland is a great all time CB at covering "outs" ...... he is average to below average covering anything else.

 

[jazzcat22]

Bland is a great all time CB at covering "outs" ...... he is average to below average covering anything else.

Yes, seems if a WR gets a step on him, he has a hard time covering them over the top. Then again, many DB's are in that same situation. Unless they have the speed to stay close, or catch them.

However, it is weird, going back to Carr and most the DB's since. All QB's seem to have pinpoint accuracy as our DB's give up the most insane catches.