Dan Quinn hasn’t had the best week as the Washington Commanders’ head coach. His clock-management mistake on Sunday played a major role in the team’s 27-27 tie with the New York Giants. After the game, Quinn admitted that the mistake was on him.
However, all of it didn’t sit well with Green Bay Packers pass-rusher Micah Parsons. During the latest edition of his podcast, he bluntly blamed Jayden Daniels.
Micah Parsons Blames Commanders QB for Costly Mistake vs. Giants
On ‘The Edge with Micah Parsons’, Parsons said that he believes Jayden Daniels was responsible for the clock-management mess at the end of overtime in Sunday’s game between the Giants and Commanders.
“Jayden Daniels probably cost my man Dan Quinn his job, to be honest with you,” Parsons said. “I’m a big Jayden Daniels fan. But the reality is, he probably cost a lot of people their jobs this past weekend.”
Micah Parsons calls out Jayden Daniels:
“Jayden Daniels probably cost my man Dan Quinn his job. And, I’m a big Jayden Daniels fan. … Respectfully, we get coached so much on these situations. I’m a defensive player, and this is programmed to me.”
(The Edge with Micah Parsons on @BleacherReport)
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“All respectfully, we get coached so much on these situations that, like, I’m a defensive player, and this [Expletive] is programmed into me. I even know what to do in those situations. There’s no way I’m taking a sack with 14 seconds left and no timeouts. And, mind you, it’d be different if Jayden Daniels was a rookie. This is your third year. You’ve been to the NFC Championship game. You’ve been in big moments before. And to me, like even after a sack, you’re casually getting up,” he added.
The Commanders had the ball deep in Giants territory but had no timeouts left. Instead of stopping the clock, they ran a play. However, Jayden Daniels was tackled before he could get rid of the ball, and time expired. Daniels, Quinn and offensive coordinator David Blough all played a part in the costly mistake, although Quinn said the sequencing itself was his responsibility.
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For the record, Micah Parsons spent his first three NFL seasons playing under Dan Quinn in Dallas, where Quinn served as the Cowboys’ defensive coordinator.
During that time, Parsons established himself as one of the league’s most feared defenders. When Quinn left Dallas to become Washington’s head coach, Parsons admitted he was disappointed to see him go and reminded Commanders fans how lucky they were to have him.
Parsons revealed that he and Quinn stayed in touch even after the coach left Dallas. The Packers star may be defending someone he shares a close bond with, but he made a fair point.
Quinn is the head coach, and responsibility ultimately starts with him. Still, Daniels and Blough also played a part in the mistake and can’t escape blame. All in all, the way the game ended was hard to believe, and it’s a moment everyone involved would probably want to forget.
However, Daniels, who ranks 16th in the PFN Quarterback Impact Rankings with a grade of 76.3, isn’t likely to lose his starting role over the mistake. He made a costly error in a situation where he should have known what to do, but he’s still better than most quarterbacks at the tougher parts of the job.
