Aikman on Cowboys' Quinn: 'I think it's a good hire' but says 'holes in personnel' exist

The Dallas Cowboys defense finished 28th in points allowed, 31st against the run, and 23rd overall in 2020. It was a disaster, to say the least, and it led to the firing of defensive coordinator Mike Nolan, which was followed by the Cowboys bringing Dan Quinn on board as his successor. Hall of Famer and Cowboys legend Troy Aikman made an appearance on The Musers on 96.7 FM in Dallas on Wednesday and patted the organization on the back for handing the keys to the defense to Quinn. “I think it’s a good hire,” Aikman said. “I’ve always liked Dan, I think he’s a good coach… I thought that Dan would be a good hire for them… Dan took over for a couple years as a defensive coordinator and they were number one for both years he was there in Seattle. They never were quite as good on defense [in Atlanta] as what I think a lot of people thought they would be considering Dan’s background as a defensive coach, but yeah, I think he’s a really good football coach.” Quinn’s previous stint as a defensive coordinator was a successful one with the Seattle Seahawks. The Seahawks led the NFL in defense under Quinn and made back-to-back Super Bowl appearances in 2013 (won) and 2014 before he became the head coach of the Atlanta Falcons a year later. Aikman was asked if the Cowboys have the pieces to run Quinn’s scheme effectively. He was quick to bring up the familiarity with what Quinn will run compared to what the Cowboys defense looked like under Kris Richard, who was the defensive backs coach under Quinn in Seattle. “It’s the system that they were running with Kris Richard. That’s that Seattle background. It has evolved over the years, it even has in Seattle with some of the things that they’re doing… “There are holes in the defense personnel-wise. Those things have to be addressed. I’ve always believed that on the defensive side of the ball it’s more of a mindset. If you can get guys rallying to the football and playing at a certain level that you can do a lot of good things on the defensive side of the ball and you don’t necessarily have to have the best players. But you can have really good players that don’t buy-in, don’t execute, don’t run to the football, don’t tackle well — shoot, hardly anybody tackles well anymore. It’s kind of maddening to me, some of the fundamentals of our game.” Credit | Matthew Lenix https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/2021/01/14/dallas-cowboys-troy-aikman-dan-quinn-interview/ This channel (((Law Nation))) primarily consists of NFL Film Session + Breakdown and Reviews of complete NFL Games and Quick Film Sessions. Plus, other sports talk and information around the world. Join Membership Here https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4CWCCF4_yxNFcnO5rvUbjQ/join |||||Help Grow The Nation||||| ☕️ Paypal: https://www.Paypal.Me/LawNation (Donate Here!) 💲💳 https://Cash.Me/$LawsNation https://streamlabs.com/lawnation/merch Be a patron for Law Nation and support more videos like this! https://www.patreon.com/LawNation ***************************** Follow FTFN on twitch here: http://twitch.tv/ftfn Subscribe And Like On All Social Media Accounts Follow Me on Facebook https://Facebook.com/LawsNation Follow Me on Twitter https://twitter.com/LawsNation Follow Me on Instagram https://www.Instagram.com/LawsNation Follow Me on Twitch https://www.twitch.tv/LawsNation Follow Me on Anchor https://Anchor.fm/LawsNation Follow Me on Tumblr https://LawNation.tumblr.com/ Follow Me on YouNow https://www.YouNow.com/LawNation Follow Me on DailyMotion https://www.dailymotion.com/LawNation For business inquiries: LawsNation@Gmail.com (Business inquiries only. All others will be ignored.) ***My Equipment*** https://amzn.to/2t8nTtL Lenovo Idea Centre 510 All-in-One Desktop 8GB RAM, 1TB HDD, Instrumentals : EpidemicSound | https://www.epidemicsound.com/referral/0lp2di/ *Copyright Disclaimer Under Section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976, allowance is made for "fair use" for purposes such as criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research. Fair use is a use permitted by copyright statute that might otherwise be infringing. Non-profit, educational or personal use tips the balance in favor of fair use. No copyright infringement intended. ALL RIGHTS BELONG TO THEIR RESPECTIVE OWNERS* And remember you're listening to nothing but the best!!