I don't buy this BS. The guy is a good DC. No doubt about it. But he also has, arguably, the most dominant defensive player in the NFL. I don't think he lit the world on fire in Atlanta but if someone offers an assistant coach a HC position, they should probably take it.
And there's nothing wrong with those coaches, guys that are better coordinators than head coaches. We had some of those under Jimmy. Almost none of Belichick's coordinators or key assistants ever amount to jackshit as a HC.
That said, Romo didn't exactly have an overly prophetic statement. Quinn garnered a lot of interest this past offseason and no doubt will again next year.
My question is if Jones sees it as a lock Quinn is gone and we have another successful defensive season (or hopefully even improved) would he keep McCarthy with anything short of a championship game appearance and the expense of losing Quinn? (honestly I'd say Super Bowl if I was wagering money)
I have a theory that I have no proof of, other than reading tea leaves and doing a 1+1=3 guesstimate. I think Jones really wanted to fire McCarthy after the playoff loss to SF but he let Spawn 1 and Spawn 2 talk him out of it. By ALL accounts of the original hiring those two clods had to really sell Daddy on McCarthy to begin with, and during the season and after the playoffs Jones was clearly disgusted with McCarthy over the penalties and lack of overall team discipline. He also saw how the team responded on the road in New Orleans with Quinn as the sit-in HC. By many accounts, it was also Jerruh who insisted McCarthy hire Quinn and dump his loser DC Nolan the prior yr.
We shall see after the season I suppose. But I do think there's a real chance Quinn might end up HC here.