Rich Eisen on Dan Quinn Possibly Replacing Pete Carroll as Seahawks Head Coach | The Rich Eisen Show

[@ChrisCarder82]

As a lifelong Seahawks fan I'm so upset with the organization for letting Pete go. Nothing but love for coach Carrol!

[@himoverthere5197]

Even you must admit. It was time. He is an all timer.

[@ChrisCarder82]

@@himoverthere5197 no I disagree. I don't think Pete is done coaching, and I still want him as our coach. I still get mad-sad whenever I think about it. Pete Carrol is Seahawks culture and I can't imagine the team without him.

[@toddaldworth2272]

He will be truly missed! The owner made a big mistake firing Pete!

[@cysco5598]

Define "Seahawks culture" @@ChrisCarder82

[@mattscott4792]

I really hope on a young offensive minded coach for Seattle. I feel like Dan Quinn would be more of the same.

[@BigfootXpert9000]

Thank you i feel same and don’t know if i can watch the Hawks if they make a bad move

[@jonaspareja]

Mike Macdonald or Ben Johnson!!!! Jim H would be great too!!!! 💚💙 go hawks! 🦅

[@tyc1390]

Yes!!! We need to go offense. Quinn would be more of the same. People point to his SB appearance as proof he can get the Hawks back to contending. I then clap back with the fact that Shanahan was his OC.

[@jakewaldman6243]

100%

[@jaerjaer1000]

Hawks need to walk down the street and get DeBoer. Youngish offensive minded coach

[@FreshlySnipes]

Harbaugh to Seattle would be crazy. I don’t see it happening but it would be crazy if it did.

[@Overland-460]

John is taking control of the team. I don't think Harbaugh would go there unless he brings his own GM.

[@TDC5]

with both pete and john still in the building it's hard to imagine that happening. or at least i hope it doesn't. last thing i want to see is harbaugh and his massive ego strutting his khaki pants up and down the hawk's sidelines.

[@JD-mw9tp]

Not happening. Don't kid yourself.

[@ringwormsherm]

If I am Jody Allen I am giving him anything he wants. They should ATLEAST try

[@bronzesausage]

John wants GM power.

[@rabbidjeremy9193]

Why would they replace the real deal (Carroll) for a photo-copy of a photocopy? They want to change things up, if that is the case Dan Quinn is not the guy.

[@kennyrichey3238]

If the run game & Defense was Pete’s priority for the team.. Hiring Quinn will be the same system. If they want a whole new playbook then you would think a different kind of coaching staff would be their priority.

[@grandgta5]

nah dan quinn is good look how well he using micah and bland etc he would be perfect for seattle

[@Shaggy_Doo13]

As a Hawks fan, NO on DQ..get someone who has never been in the building.

[@DefuseRecoil]

Raheem Morris!

[@charlescousins1170]

Agreed. PC built a great player's culture in Seattle, but they're moving on from PC and that means coaching and mgt infrastructure has to get reinvented.

[@klawsonoxy]

Dan Quinn would be more of the same. We need Youth, we need to modernize our Offense and Defense.

[@xzaticwave3000]

Kellen Moore!

[@Michael-uu7zq]

Ben Johnson

[@Dr._Wan___PharmD]

Is Dan Quinn a more improved coach than Pete for Seattle? The Seahawks need a coach who can devise an effective offense on the NFL level.

[@doncheechako8084]

They also got rid of Shane Waldron. About time!!

[@bronzesausage]

I think Quinn’s previous experience with the Hawks is appealing to management. He’d come in and immediately know the existing culture, it would lead to less shakiness from the fans too. I’d personally like Ben Johnson, but I respect Quinn. Go Hawks

[@daveg4236]

Quinn is not even close to being in Pete’s league

[@grimey78]

we have worse problems on defense but i agree im tired of the same old

[@SummitLakeFilms]

Kellen Moore as OC

[@ThespianAJB]

Rich Eisen is one of the best in the business... It's such a pleasure to listen to his analytical skills, and his gang of misfits.

[@JuiceManJ91]

Why would Seattle go get Dan?? Take out the years he had Kyle S. as OC, he was a worse coach than Pete is now?? You dont replace a legend with someone who’s already had a history mediocre. You gotta take a big swing. Either a history of great work (Mike V/Jim H) or unproven new blood (Ben J). Anything else doesn’t make sense?

[@BigfootXpert9000]

Exactly thank you. Very bad choice if Seattle settles on DQ

[@doncheechako8084]

Garf! Jim H was great at Stanford. Since then he underperformed with two loaded teams. Pete's problem is he was too loyal to mediocre OC's & DC's. To the point both Clint & Shane have been giving there walking papers too. Should have bee done years ago & maybe Pete would still be there.

[@JuiceManJ91]

@@doncheechako8084 Jim been to a SB and won a Natty. sheesh, underperformed.. You got some standards

[@chrisedwards5447]

As a Falcons fan, I'm telling you. The seahawks would be DUMB to hire him as a head coach. I'm a die-hard fan and I can tell you with absolute certainty this man has no idea what he's doing as a head coach.

[@LeoLeo-ni1mf]

I agree I’m a falcon fan as well

[@Andrew_M_Ward]

Quinn would be like hiring Pete Carrol Lite and why would they do that..?

[@theonlydjtopcat]

Ben Johnson makes the most sense for Seattle.

[@BigfootXpert9000]

Anyone other than DQ

[@charlescousins1170]

YES! Ben Johnson is the positive change Seahawks need to move on, to build on PC's player-oriented culture in a way that overhauls the mechanics.

[@ringwormsherm]

Why? The defense would pop again under DQ and he would hire a competent offensive staff. I really think he is one of the best options. Hell of a coach@@BigfootXpert9000

[@ringwormsherm]

I dont understand why everyone is so high on ben johnson. The guy can call some good offensive calls for a very stacked lions offense. I get the seahawks offense is loaded too, but can ben command a locker room? Will players respect him at his young age? I dont know. Big difference between being a creative play caller vs head coach of a team. His tasks will be different. He better hire a hell of a defensive staff if he comes in to run the offense.@@charlescousins1170

[@mike-te7qd]

Looks like there's going to be a bidding war for Ben Johnson.

[@johnchedsey1306]

I do hope they will also perform due diligence on a variety of coaches, including some of the hotshot young coordinators. And I also hope they retain the culture of Always Compete. Also super cool that some of the old school Hawks got together last night to celebrate Pete's career. It would seem that their differences that come from harsh NFL business decisions are being set aside, as they should be once time has passed.

[@iiiiiic9823]

man it hurt to watch pete in that press conference, im young enough tthat i barely remember a time without pete as out coach, we love you pete

[@RICHIEV333]

When Pete was hired in Seattle, a lot of us fans were scratching our heads... Pete Carroll? Partly, because of his time at New England, and partly, as Husky Fans, there is no love lost between the Huskies and USC. However, time proved the Seahawks organization right. We fans are not in the room, we don't see the interview, what the potential coach's plan for the future is, or what kind of leadership qualities they have. I don't know who the Seahawks will hire for their head coach. Maybe we fans will be scratching our heads when it's announced. But hopefully, after next season they will, once again, be proven correct.

[@ragnajonsdotter8333]

Russ learned the hard way that Pete Carroll was the guy who designed an offense in which Russ could be successful. He thought Pete was holding him back but it was always Pete making him the best he could be. He wanted Sean Payton? Payton dumped him. Payton is NOT a player's coach dedicated to making players the best they can be. Sean Payton is about Sean Payton. Russell Wilson has learned some very, very hard lessons about humility, about giving credit where it's due, and about being careful what you wish for. Kudos to him for showing up to celebrate Pete, a guy he reportedly wanted FIRED a couple seasons ago. Maybe there is hope for Russ yet.

[@genehope4881]

Dan Quinn would be a horrible option for Seattle. So many other better options available right now. Quinn is a great DC, but failed as a HC and one of most catastrophic Super Bowl chokes in history. No thanks.

[@Seahawks_Nation]

Finally someone else thinks the same as me 🫵🏽🗣️

[@MRJABERable]

Thank you, coach Carroll. Did everything a fan, and organization could ask for.

[@datelineyesterday5395]

Pass on Dan Quinn looking forward to a new era / new way of thinking

[@luxtubeluxtube7036]

I hope he gets a coaching gig elsewhere because I’m tired of this hybrid defense he keeps running safeties at linebacker it gets gashed by the running game and he refuses to make proper adjustments

[@BigfootXpert9000]

Agree Hawks need a new vision

[@MotivationalMadness206]

Stop talking about this, we don't want DQ..

[@ebpat]

It's going to be interesting to see what John Schneider does to improve the OL without Pete Carroll over riding him. The OL has been BAD for WAY too long!

[@GrizzlieMan]

Dan Quinn isn’t getting hired by ANYONE as a head coach… His scheme against the Packers was the dumbest I’ve ever seen. DUMBEST

[@robertread3046]

To all Seahawks fans let’s all stand up and give Pete Carol a thank you parade

[@kaloeaa]

He’s all yours

[@7jaws7]

Big letdown if Quinn is the new guy. It would just be clinging to the past

[@SuperAudionut]

Craziest week this century for football coaching. 3 legends step down. Will miss not seeing them on the sideline especially Pete showing us how to be young and enjoy the game.

[@mgb4692]

And for the first time since PC came back to the NFL no Pete or Belichick in the playoffs

[@Iron_Hawk_12]

Hawks fan here, love what Dan Q did but we definitely need a new perspective from someone completely different. Either that's young and offensive or a new defensive mind.

[@frankgoldman3313]

Does anyone actually remember Dan Quinn's tenure in Atlanta? I realize he took the Falcons to the SuperBowl, but the rest of his tenure was at best mediocre.

[@elicash315]

More like Kyle Shanahan took ATL the the SB

[@brianrichards4026]

I disagree. Atlanta had the perfect situation as far as an elite defensive mind in DQ, and an elit OC in Kyle. Neither one would have worked without the other.

[@Universemasterj]

Ugh… good luck, Seattle. Bold move but you can only hope for another coach that is at MOST as good as Carroll. Let’s see

[@Skiguru990]

I think Rich has it - Vrabel's firing was the domino that kicked it all off. The Seahawks probably thought they had another year before they would grab DQ, but had to move if they want to be in the race for Quinn (instead of Quinn to the Titans), and the Patriots made their move because they want to make sure Vrabel ends up with them and NOT at one of the other openings.

[@LukeWalstead]

DQ is a downgrade from PC. Tell me I'm wrong! Paul would NEVER have done this. We will never reach the championship let alone win it again until Jody sells the team to somebody like her brother. Already you can see that this is just a business to her and not her deep abiding passion and love. Anyone who sacks Pete for Dan isn't a football fan, you're just listening to the noise. RIP Paul, thank you Pete (for everything!!) and hold on to your butts 12s, it's gonna be a long long road for our team.

[@catherinewilliams9680]

What Seattle needs is an offensive minded head coach who is willing to hire a strong DC.

[@jesselemons3078]

I will always have respect for Pete Carroll pete

[@chickengod9184]

If you are John schneider, Jim Harbaugh is at the top of the list of winning coaches to bring into the organization.

[@fez3692]

Has everyone forgotten that DQ was the HC of 28-3? Have people lost their minds? DQ is a massive downgrade from PC.

[@charlescousins1170]

Head Coach: Ben Johnson (Detroit) Offensive Coordinator: Dan Roushar (New Orleans) Defensive Coordinator: Lou Anarumo (Cincinatti) I agree with others that it's time to shift HC focus to the offense and pull in new blood for the primary offensive and defensive coordinators. The talent is there.

[@cdnsilverdaddy]

Hope not... they need new ideas outside of past connections.. then why bother?

[@swaggerdo7231]

Rich either has it wrong or is blowing smoke to cover the real story; two billionaires who just happened to be long time members of the illustrious 32, do a conference call earlier this week (gotta have legal and personnel on the line also) to initiate a horse trade. Amy talks about letting go of her HC, and Robert says he will do the same. Robert wants Vrable, Amy says, "What's in it for me?"

[@swaggerdo7231]

"Are you in your office this morning, Bob? it sounds noisy there in the back ground" "Uh, Amy, I am currently in an undisclosed location..."

[@anthonywatkins]

Dan Quinn is Pete Lite! Nobody wants that up here. ...Are the Patriots gunning for Matt Patricia now?

[@jays1739]

No thanks. We need an offensive minded coach. Harbaugh or Ben Johnson to the Seahawks.

[@Elitemage]

Take lions OC or Ravens DC.

[@MrMgkman13]

Why is everyone’s immediate reaction to say “everyone’s going to coach where they’ve already coached or played before”? Everyone thought Sean Payton was gonna go to Dallas if he ever left New Orleans. Dude had no ties to Denver they just hired him cuz it was the best place for him in his mind. I don’t think anyone saw Jerry Jones hiring Mike McCarthy. A lot of times it’s good to bring in a fresh voice not just similar guys running the same basic system.

[@emmanuelpiasecki334]

Sean Payton didnt get hired. He got traded for b/c Russ wanted him

[@JAMESJJEFFERS]

Danny Quinn My Brother from Another Mother. So Proud of Him.. Good Luck Danny whereever you end up.

[@elicash315]

DQ does not deserve a HC job. We already know who he is.

[@gzman1]

Didn't pete have a 3 year contract? how much did we pay to bench him?

[@icepanda4589]

Dan quinn is not the guy. He is a coord not a HC. he is a lateral move for sure. Please do not hire him Seattle! Harbaugh or Ben Johnson that is the list IMO

[@ColorsFadeGaming]

Really don't want Quinn. Count me among the voices who feel like that move would just be "more of the same." Seattle has to contend with McVay and Shanahan in the same division. Gotta get someone who can go toe-to-toe with those offensive minds. Pete was a defensive guy and the defense got worse every year under his leadership. So give me someone young and bright.

[@bodisapha5578]

Dan is Pete 2.0... Why fire Pete if they are going to hire Dan? Makes no sense .

[@lemontadams3029]

1st report said he was fired

[@bigamigo4863]

Harbaugh to Seahawks....book it.

[@mfgary5094]

Absolutely not! Harbaugh or Bienemy 🔥

[@thewarhammerguy5995]

There’s literally no way seattle will get harbaugh

[@sambirch5153]

Or Bienemy either

[@coleminor13]

Ben Johnson going to Seahawks!

[@krakatoainc2809]

Seattle needs to go back to its roots with a Chuck Knox type coach - Jim Zorn Hip hip Hooray!

[@eroc440]

A big fat NO to Quinn if that’s the case should have kept Pete, they need a fresh start and there’s 2 that would be awesome for Seattle Ben Johnson or Eric Bieniemy.

[@auzieten]

Why would you fire Pete just to get a worse version of Pete? You don't make a move like this unless you are going to go in an entirely different direction.

[@PandaMan204-jy8zv]

Quinn was awful in Atlanta. Good DC. HC no. Horrible game manager.

[@Gungho73]

I know people want to go the reverse and grab a offensive minded head coach, but the problem at its core with this team is its defense. This defense was abysmal much of the season due to poor tackling, a need to rely on deep zone up one score, and much more. They can win games with the offensive weaponry. If they can grab Johnson from Detroit that would be enough for me to change my mind based on his willingness to empty the playbook to make his offenses work. Otherwise, their best chance at returning to the postseason relies on turning the "potential" (a word that turns any Seahawks fans stomach) of this team into production. And that potential resides in their defensive personnel.

[@R__K]

Pete and Sherm need statues at Seahawks stadium. (No brand affiliation... it was originally Seahawks Stadium, it will always be Seahawks Stadium.)

[@rylappetito]

They hire Dan Quinn they should have just kept Pete! Time for real change.

[@PepeInvest]

Having Quinn is just like having Pete. Why fire Pete if you just going to give Dan the HC job. I’d rather have an OC this time around. Lions OC would be sweet.

[@k9under]

Being a falcons fan for over 50 years don't fool yourself with Dan Quinn.

[@sslocke]

Sometimes guys are just better at being a coordinator than a HC. Norv Turner, Wade Phillips. Dan Quinn is probably one of those guys. Dallas should just pay him to stay on as DC.

[@banksta3]

I won't be mad about Quinn, but not excited either. He'd need a strong OC like he had in ATL.

[@phildirt3]

We don’t need another defensive coach. Unless he hired a young creative offensive coordinator

[@elosogonzalez8739]

Gotta think, there's more on the horizon. Dan Quinn to the Cowboys

[@Balin93]

The odds against Dan Quinn going to Atlanta are 28-3.

[@donclark4448]

Yeah I watch Dan Quinn’s Defense LOSE to Green Bay. Shouldn’t be on the Seahawks list.

[@jacobhaugk5908]

I'm irritated that they let pete go. But if you bring in Dan Quinn tray does nothing for the under performing offense and honestly it won't change the defense. Yes Dan Quinn was there D coordinator during thr 2 duper bowl teams but he coached a unit that had a ton of talent regardless. So I don't see how he makes a change on this defense that can't stop the run any better than pete Carroll. Rather see Ben Johnson in there to start this offense that has weapons all over the place

[@Kareyn2]

Kyle Shanahan has shouldered the blame for the 28-3 SB loss, for far too long. That was also on Dan Quinn and whoever was the defensive coordinator …or was that Dan Quinn as well🤔

[@mgb4692]

Richard Smith (Colts LB coach) was the DC. I think Raheem Morris was on that staff too.

[@edmolash3401]

Quinn would be a safe, albeit uninspiring, choice for the Seahawks. Harbaugh on the other hand would bring some serious juice to the franchise. Bring Captain Quirk to Seattle!

[@aa-ze5cz]

Quinn would be a massive failure. He flamed out and did nothing to further an already stacked Falcons team. If Seattle hires Quinn it's 100% a bust.

[@Mr4201990]

Quinn to Seattle Al Harris moves up to DC for Dallas

[@jamesedgar3442]

While we're throwing out wild theories... I wonder if Quinn would be interested in the "come to Charlotte and get revenge on Atlanta twice every year" narrative...

[@MotivationalMadness206]

The team DQ helped build is gone.

[@goodolarchie]

If you move on from Pete to DQ, I lose a lot of faith in you. You gotta either upgrade to a young, innovative mind on par in potential with McVey and Shanahan... or you gotta bring in a proven leader like Bill Harbaugh, who can get you to Superbowl in 2-3 years.

[@donmata237]

Ben Johnson all the way… stop the Quinn hype please… he is soft … lack of discipline

[@anonymohipp9097]

Pete Carroll deserved better than this. Great coach.

[@jessesalazar735]

Pete Carroll to the Cowboys

[@dottigoldsmith5602]

What a sad day for Hawk fans. One year left on Pete’s contract. Why couldn’t Jody Allen wait one more year. Her brother Paul is rolling in his grave.

[@grandgta5]

do you think bill could come to seattle if not quinn

[@corymyers9705]

Draft better he would have kept his job . Since 2016 every player pete/John drafted was a bust period . Lockett is the only 1 that has worked ...

[@ParanormalResponse]

If John Schneider uses his new authority to select this man as a head coach after that showing then he has put the first and last nail in his newfound psition while ruinning himself and the team.

[@NosyNorseman]

If Dan Quinn goes to Seattle and cowboys fails in postseason… then Bill will be HC in Dallas 😊

[@javieralba5116]

Vrabel to Seattle, I`m fine with it...

[@johnruiz6743]

Dan Quinn is a great DC, but as an HC not so much.

[@SeahawksBamBamKam]

I don't want to hear any more of this Dan Quinn Nonsense we don't want him we better not anyways, why would you fire Pete Carroll to replace him with his Mini-Me to run the team sounds pretty stupid, no we want the guy who used to coach the 49ers who desperately wants to stick it too them. The guy with the best resume who wins everywhere, and if we don't get him we are gonna regret it and its not every year you have this chance so Seahawks better take it.

[@BigfootXpert9000]

NO DQ PLEASE 🙏🏻 The Hawks don’t need old losers but young winners including Geno. We need a QB bad. Maybe 🤔 Russ😂 Jk

[@toddaldworth2272]

Paul Allen loved Pete and he’d still be in Seattle if Paul was still alive. Unfortunately Jody isn’t Paul and …. you get now what it’s about 😡😔

[@recordtime4750]

I remember Dan Quinn's defense was garbage at Florida

[@iiiiiic9823]

ben johnson or dave canales are who i want, after that its dq or vrabel 100% dont want harbaugh

[@TheeRomantic]

Low key wont mind Pete back with the Patriots

[@azanocegrog748]

Football is reborn on this day

[@conor2439]

Pete should be the Chargers HC

[@egoraptorschin9412]

Looks like Seattle will be talking to him tomorrow. Cowboys be da Cowboys

[@alis-t3s]

DQ his a good DC, not as an HC Jim harbaugh, he will bring a winning culture back to seattle

[@thizlam4810]

I mean, they just got embarrassed by Jordan love and the packers lol give me Mike McDonald or Ben Johnson please

[@generalimlerith8356]

Dan Quinn prolly gonna be giants next defensive C

[@broncosstampede494]

Dan Quinn Going Back To Seattle I Can See Happening