Whenever a new coach in the NFL takes a job, his relationship with the general manager will be of major importance to him.
Of course, the general manager would feel the same way. He wants harmony between himself and the head coach.
On Wednesday, Quinn was asked about his relationship with Peters. He was glad to express that Peters was the first person to greet Dan and his wife, Stacey when they arrived.
“We talk every day about the team,” expressed Quinn. “So, we watch practice together in the afternoons; we meet about the team, and he’s in all of our staff meetings.”
Quinn described his hopes for the working relationship with Peters: ” I wanted this connection to feel different, where we could do it in our own way, in our own fashion here.”
Preaching unity to the players is one thing, but Quinn is fully aware that leadership must also follow the same path. In addition, leadership needs to model unity (not unanimity) in the organization.
“Like any relationship, the more time you’ve spent together, talked through things, good moments, bad moments, injuries, releasing players, we do all of those together. And I think that’s an important part to show that to the team that we are the same in terms of our attitude, our messaging to them.”
Using a family analogy, Quinn likened it to the fact that he and Peters are parents who the children must find united, not pitting one parent against the other. “You’re going to get the same message if you go to Adam or you go to me, like we’re on the same page.”
