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“Absolute Blast”: Dan Quinn on Working as a Bouncer in Ocean City Before Winning the Super Bowl & the Commanders HC Role

Published 03/31/2024, 1:55 AM EDT

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Dan Quinn has shifted to Washington Commanders with a promising season ahead. He aims to aspire and create a “kick a** defense” for the Commanders and the work appears to be in progress. After all, his time as the defensive coach for the Dallas Cowboys witnessed one of the best defenses in the league. In fact, his role as an assistant head coach/defensive line coach with the Legion of Boom provided the Seattle Seahawks that extra push for the Lombardi Trophy (XLVIII).

Reminiscing on these times in his career and the era before that, the HC Commanders took to NBC and narrated a refreshing tale about his past. While discussing with JP Finlay, Quinn opened up about the Commanders’ preparation for the upcoming draft and a small, yet fun anecdote about his past. It featured his time at Salisbury University where he was eventually inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2005.

After a serious conversation about the Washington team, Finlay reminded the Commanders HC about his Salisbury days. The reporter asked the HC about his trips to Ocean City, which is a mecca of entertainment in Maryland. He asked, “You went to Salisbury, about 20 minutes to Ocean City. How much fun in college was being 20 minutes from Ocean City?”

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Quinn jogged his memory and talked about an interesting job he had back in the day. “Yeah, it was a cool spot to go to school and uh it was good for summer jobs too and all that to go.” The reporter further enquired if Quinn was the one to attend to one of these summer jobs.

To this, the head coach replied, “Did a lot of bouncing down at uh different days different spots and so um yeah all that they were there.” Quinn particularly mentioned a popular local spot for hanging out with friends “Seacrets,” which serves Caribbean-inspired dishes and tropical specialty drinks. Quinn said, “And uh Seacrets was there even back then but uh it was an absolute blast you know going to college there and meeting a lot of lifelong friends.”

His role as bouncer, while a thing of past, reflects on the personal life of the 53-year-old. His close ties with people from his college and the shenanigans. From the looks of it, Quinn will forever cherish these memories. However, currently his focus remains the Commanders and the aim to create a solid defense for them.

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The idea is simple, but not so easy to implement. Rather than just focusing on hard hits, Quinn plans to create a smart, strategic play to keep the opposition on their toes. The game is not just about tackling anymore. And especially with the ban on hip drop tackle, the HC would have to be more innovative with his plays.

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“If you can be a good tackling team and you can get the ball, you’re going to have a chance to play good defense. If you’re not a good tackling team, you’ll get your a** kicked,” said Quinn in a recent installment of Locked on Commanders podcast. It’s also to be noted that the team just signed Bobby Wagner and cemented their defense even more. Will we see a glimpse of a fierce Cowboys defense in the reformed Commanders?

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