Dan Quinn Gets Honest About Commanders’ Plans With No. 2 Pick

Since Caleb Williams seems an increasing number of prone to be a lock for Chicago Bears’ first general choose within the upcoming NFL Draft, many consider the draft actually begins at No. 2 with the Washington Commanders.

It’s nonetheless unknown what the Commanders wish to do with that choose, and based on new head coach Dan Quinn, nothing is off the desk in the intervening time.

Quinn spoke with Tom Pelissero of NFL Community and advised him that buying and selling down continues to be an choice, although it will take loads to get them to decide on a commerce over a possible franchise quarterback in Drake Maye or Jayden Daniels.

With Caleb Williams extensively seen as a lock to go No. 1 general in subsequent month’s draft, is the telephone ringing at No. 2?

Dan Quinn advised me sure … but it surely’d take loads to get the #Commanders to think about shifting.https://t.co/viwzhsSFqu pic.twitter.com/sEV6PrJnha

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) March 23, 2024

Quinn acknowledged that groups are simply doing their due diligence and that whereas the telephone is actually ringing, it doesn’t imply something is imminent.

“You need to do your due diligence to pay attention and to seek out out simply to ensure, like is there one thing that you just simply couldn’t refuse,” Quinn said.

Washington seems to have approached it’s offseason with an assumption that it’s taking a quarterback at No. 2 primarily based on a few of the different strikes the group has made.

The Commanders traded final 12 months’s beginning quarterback Sam Howell to the Seahawks and signed former Eagles backup QB Marcus Mariota, who’s unlikely to be within the operating for an additional beginning gig in Washington.

These strikes paved the way in which for possible both Maye or Daniels, and whereas Quinn floated the notion that groups that commerce down from No. 2 don’t often go decrease than Nos. 6 or 7 (doubtlessly Michigan quarterback J.J. McCarthy’s projected draft slots), it will nonetheless be a shock to see them transfer the choose.

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