Where Washington Commanders Duo of Dan Quinn and Jayden Daniels Rank According to SI

Everyone seems to have rankings these days, and Sports Illustrated is no different. See where Washington Commanders coach Dan Quinn and quarterback Jayden Daniels came in.

Feb 5, 2024; Ashburn, VA, USA; Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn (M) poses for a picture with Commanders managing partner Josh Harris (L) and Washington Commanders general manager Adam Peters (R) at an introductory press conference at Commanders Park. Mandatory Credit: Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports / Geoff Burke-USA TODAY Sports

Having a great head coach and quarterback duo in the NFL has proven to lead to success, just look at Bill Belichick-Tom Brady and now Andy Reid-Patrick Mahomes. Even so, the dynamic doesn't just happen overnight as it takes time for these elite pairs to get on the same page and become what they are.

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For the Commanders they will be welcoming in two newcomers to their team with former Dallas Cowboys' defensive coordinator and Atlanta Falcons' head coach Dan Quinn taking over as the head man and former Heisman-winning QB and second overall pick Jayden Daniels becoming the franchise quarterback.

Sports Illustrated took it upon themselves to rank all 32 NFL team coach-quarterback duos and although they aren't at the very bottom of the rankings, the Washington Commanders pair of Quinn and Daniels ranked in the lower half of the league at 23rd overall - coming a spot ahead of the Arizona Cardinals and a spot behind the Minnesota Vikings.

Quinn's experience as a head coach in the past greatly helped his ranking as he was ranked as the 17th best head coach in the league, but with the unknown on how Daniels will perform at the next level his ranking of the 29th best QB in the NFL significantly impacted Washington's overall ranking.

Full Sports Illustrated coach-quarterback rankings can be seen below:

Overall Ranking	Coach (Rank)	Quarterback (Rank)
32 New England Patriots	Jerod Mayo (31)	Drake Maye (30)
31 Carolina Panthers	Dave Canales (32)	Bryce Young (28)
30 Las Vegas Raiders	Antonio Pierce (27)	Gardner Minshew II (27)
29 Tennessee Titans	Brian Callahan (30)	Will Levis (24)
28 New Orleans Saints	Dennis Allen (29)	Derek Carr (20)
27 Seattle Seahawks	Mike Macdonald (26)	Geno Smith (21)
26 Indianapolis Colts	Shane Steichen (21)	Anthony Richardson (25)
25 New York Giants	Brian Daboll (20)	Daniel Jones (26)
24 Arizona Cardinals	Jonathan Gannon (28)	Kyler Murray (18)
23 Washington Commanders	Dan Quinn (17)	Jayden Daniels (29)
22 Minnesota Vikings	Kevin O'Connell (13)	J.J. McCarthy (31)
21 Cleveland Browns	Kevin Stefanski (19)	Deshaun Watson (23)
20 Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Todd Bowles (22)	Baker Mayfield (19)
19 Chicago Bears	Matt Eberflus (23)	Caleb Williams (17)
18 Denver Broncos	Sean Payton (8)	Bo Nix (32)
17 Atlanta Falcons	Raheem Morris (25)	Kirk Cousins (14)
16 New York Jets	Robert Saleh (24)	Aaron Rodgers (9)
15 Dallas Cowboys	Mike McCarthy (15)	Dak Prescott (13)
14 Miami Dolphins	Mike McDaniel (11)	Tua Tagovailoa (16)
13 Philadelphia Eagles	Nick Sirianni (16)	Jalen Hurts (11)
12 Jacksonville Jaguars	Doug Pederson (14)	Trevor Lawrence (10)
11 Pittsburgh Steelers	Mike Tomlin (2)	Russell Wilson (22)
10 Detroit Lions	Dan Campbell (10)	Jared Goff (12)
9 San Francisco 49ers	Kyle Shanahan (6)	Brock Purdy (15)
8 Buffalo Bills	Sean McDermott (18)	Josh Allen (3)
7 Cincinnati Bengals	Zac Taylor (12)	Joe Burrow (2)
6 Los Angeles Chargers	Jim Harbaugh (7)	Justin Herbert (6)
5 Green Bay Packers	Matt LaFleur (5)	Jordan Love (8)
4 Houston Texans	DeMeco Ryans (9)	C.J. Stroud (4)
3 Los Angeles Rams	Sean McVay (4)	Matthew Stafford (7)
2 Baltimore Ravens	John Harbaugh (3)	Lamar Jackson (5)
1 Kansas City Chiefs	Andy Reid (1)	Patrick Mahomes (1)

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What stands out about these rankings is the fact that Daniels and Quinn are ahead of last year's No. 1 overall pick quarterback Bryce Young and coach Dave Canales of the Carolina Panthers. The Washington duo is also not far behind coach Kevin Stefanski and quarterback Deshaun Watson of the Cleveland Browns despite the historic pursuit and contract agreement that brought the two together not that long ago.

Despite being in the infancy of his newest NFL opportunity Jim Harbaugh gets a top 10 spot here with quarterback Justin Herbert leading the Los Angeles Chargers. Despite never having won even a playoff game in Herbert's case, the two come in one spot ahead of Cincinnati Bengals coach and quarterback Zac Taylor and Joe Burrow who not that long ago were playing the final game of the NFL season.

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