3 biggest poachers for Dallas Cowboys coordinator Dan Quinn

I feel like Denver has been a quarterback away for about a decade now. So, I looked up the numbers and it has only been about six years since Peyton Manning rode off into the sunset. Denver has made a multitude of moves at the quarterback position and no dice.

I initially believed that after years of quarterback failure in Denver, they would simply hire Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman and recreate the headache offense Baltimore runs. Who knows, maybe the team could convince themselves to make a trade for Lamar Jackson’s backup in quarterback Tyler Huntley? At the very least, the stress Huntley places on the opposing defense with his legs could actually allow the Bronco’s defense to be better.

Denver owns the ninth overall pick for the second year in a row and they also have extra second and third-round picks for the in-season trade they completed of pass rusher Von Miller to the Rams.

That might be the backup option because I believe Quinn could end up in Denver, although some may not be in favor of how the Broncos get there.

As flawed as the Denver system might be, sometimes organizations just know who they want. You can’t blame them but to peddle along as if you’re turning over every pebble and stone when you know what your going to do is silly.

Organizations who know exactly what they want further make the Rooney Rule a mockery even though I do believe the power in the rule is more to expose minorities to front offices than it is about actually getting hired for the current opening. Nepotism runs wild in this business so exposing people to those they normally wouldn’t interact with is the next step.

Denver has some very good defensive pieces to work with, so hiring someone from the offensive side of the ball makes more sense. Vic Fangio did his job on the defensive side but they still failed to make the postseason.

Even with that said, I just cannot get a George Paton and Dan Quinn reunion out of my mind, and apparently, neither can some who cover the Broncos. According to Sports Illustrated, Dan Quinn has pushed for a Paton reunion before so this fit feels natural in terms of familiarity. I can’t help but think Quinn and this pairing feels more like a friendship agreement than it does about Denver’s actual needs.

Quinn would have to deal with not only Patrick Mahomes and Kansas City in the division, but the emergence of quarterback Justin Herbert in Los Angeles is just as daunting.

Your weakest opposing divisional field general happens to be Las Vegas Raiders quarterback Derek Carr who already showed Quinn on Thanksgiving what he is capable of doing. Meanwhile, Denver has Drew Lock and Teddy Bridgewater as their future.

In terms of fit, this is probably the last place I would want to go if I was Quinn. But where there is smoke there is usually fire. The competition in the division is brutal and starting from behind is not an ideal situation.

Cowboys head coach Mike McCarthy had a friendship with former Cowboys defensive coordinator Mike Nolan, and we all remember how that ended.

Quinn could come back to Dallas but at the moment it almost feels like a foregone conclusion that he will leave. Too many teams are eyeing his expertise. I am holding out hope but if the DC is really going to depart this upcoming offseason, I couldn’t think of a better going-away gift than a Super Bowl ring!

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