Commanders' Dan Quinn is Under Extra Pressure This Season

News ArticlePublishedAug 19, 2026 at 08:01 PM EDTDan Quinn took the Washington Commanders from a 4-13 team to the NFC Championship Game in just one season. Then things went sideways.Quinn's first season in Washington was about as good as anyone could have hoped. The Commanders went 12-5 in 2024 and made a surprising run to the NFC Championship Game.The follow-up was a very different story. Washington fell to 5-12 in 2025, and Quinn acknowledged that he missed the mark in several areas. Rather than simply running it back, he made major changes to his coaching staff, firing both coordinators.Now, Zachary Pereles of CBS Sports has Quinn in the hot seat heading into 2026, with the Commanders needing to show that last year's collapse was a setback rather than the beginning of a bigger problem.M