Source: Cowboys' Dan Quinn 'Targeting' Move To Seattle; Can Jerry Jones Keep Coach?

Source: Cowboys' Dan Quinn 'Targeting' Move To Seattle Seahawks Job; Can Jerry Jones Keep Coach in Dallas?

SI Editorial | Jan 13, 2024

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FRISCO - Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Dan Quinn is a very popular man right now, with almost every team that has a coaching vacancy requesting to speak with him.

However, there is one team that stands above the rest as a possible suitor for Quinn. From the moment Pete Carroll stepped down from the Seattle Seahawks, Quinn, who served as the Seahawks' defensive coordinator in 2013 and 2014, was tabbed as a very-likely candidate to replace his old mentor - with CowboysSI.com immediately reporting that "DQ'' was jumping atop the Seattle "wish list.''

Lo and behold, the odds reflect this sentiment. According to Bookies.com, Quinn is the current favorite to become the Seahawks' next head coach at +350, or an implied probability of 22.2 percent.

And now comes a source telling us that Quinn, in having turned down other opportunities in the last two seasons, may have all along been "targeting'' a return to Seattle.

The full odds for the candidates to replace Carroll are listed below:

Dan Quinn (+350)
Ben Johnson (+450)
Mike Vrabel (+600)
Frank Smith (+650)
Shane Waldron (+750)
Steve Wilks (+1150)
Kellen Moore (+1200)
Mike Macdonald (+1400)
Todd Monken (+1500)
The Field (+700)

Quinn has done a tremendous job throughout his three years in Dallas, culminating in his defense finishing top-five in points and yards allowed this season. He was already a popular coaching candidate last offseason, but opted to remain with the Cowboys instead.

However, the allure of coaching the Seahawks, the team he rose to prominence with, may be enough to lure him away from the Lone Star State. In fact, NFL Network's Ian Rapoport said something this week on The Pat McAfee Show that mirrors what we've learned ... that Quinn has had the Seahawks in mind for quite some time.

"I've always thought Dan Quinn was waiting for Seattle and he's a really strong candidate..

I think there's some mutual interest and that would make sense" ~ @RapSheet #PMSLive pic.twitter.com/3Fg0oTiX2e
— Pat McAfee (@PatMcAfeeShow) January 11, 2024

"When he physically removed himself from being a coach candidate last year, my thought was always, he's waiting for Seattle," Rapoport said. "He's gonna have options this year. He is a really strong candidate. ... Dan Quinn is not a risk. He's been to the Super Bowl. He's a really good coach. I think, Seattle, there's some mutual interest and that would make sense."

Is there a way for Dallas to keep him? As we have reported, "Quinn is already paid like a head coach by Jerry Jones,'' so money isn't really a factor.

The chance to again "captain his own ship'' is what this is about.