The Washington Commanders' 2024 offseason was full of changes, from a new general manager, head coach and staff to a new quarterback and roster that included 50% new faces.

There has been significantly less movement for the Commanders in 2025, particularly in terms of their staff, and it might be a key to any success they have this upcoming season.

It is normal for NFL teams, especially ones that have had recent success, to see some of their coaches move on to other opportunities and perhaps even fill head coaching vacancies. That was not the case for the Commanders, who had their entire coaching staff return for the second season of the Peters-Quinn regime.

The reason: the quality of culture Washington has is hard to find, even in the NFL, and people want to help it continue to grow.

"DQ [Quinn] has created a tremendous culture," said offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury. "The organization has as well, just starting at the top with [Managing Partner] Josh [Harris] and then AP [Peter], the type of people they brought in."

Kingsbury was one of the coaches rumored to have opportunities elsewhere in the NFL after turning the Commanders' offense into one of the best in the league. It was reported that head coach-needy teams like the New Orleans Saints were interested in Kingsbury during the season, but teams like the Chicago Bears were also reportedly showed a desire to hire him because of his previous work with Caleb Williams at USC.

When asked last season about his interest in being a head coach again, Kingsbury said he would "at some point" but was also happy with his current situation.

"This has been an awesome place," Kingsbury said, "and has really helped me rekindle my love for the sport."

Of course, Kingsbury ended up staying with the Commanders after their loss in the NFC Championship, and the significance of that decision is not lost on Quinn, who showed his appreciation for the entire coaching staff choosing to stay in Washington during his opening statement after Wednesday's OTA practice.

"It's a really big deal and that's why I did lead off with that intentionally because I don't think we've got a chance to really talk about that as much as I thought we would because looking back, for me, it's pretty rare," Quinn said.

The coaching staff's continuity opens up more possibilities for the Commanders, with Quinn saying that it "fast tracks" some of the team's development while also allowing them to "get a little deeper." Perhaps no one on the team will benefit more from that than quarterback Jayden Daniels, who was a natural fit for Kingsbury's offense and had a record-breaking rookie season while leading the Commanders to their deepest postseason run since 1991.

Daniels' rookie development is in large part due to the approach the Commanders took in giving him a staff consisting of coaches who had histories of helping young quarterbacks. His relationship with Kingsbury was well documented and one of the reasons Kingsbury elected to stay in Washington, but Daniels also has strong rapports with quarterbacks coach Tavita Pritchard, assistant head coach/pass game coordinator Brian Johnson and assistant quarterbacks coach David Blough. With all of them coming back, it allows that relationship to continue to grow.

"The main thing is just being comfortable and familiar with the play caller, familiar with how he calls plays," Daniels said. "You know what we are trying to accomplish play in and play out."

But Daniels isn't the only player who benefits from the coaching staff's stability. Quinn wants the entire roster to grow because of it. He believes that this point in the offseason is the coaches' "time to shine" and looks forward to seeing how they improve their approach to help elevate the players.

"It's not just this is what you need to do; it's also us rising with them to take it to new spots," Quinn said. "Think of new ways, new techniques, new teaching methods, new ways to communicate it. And if we can improve and not just say, 'Well...let me just take out what we did last year and put it down,' but in fact improve ourselves as coaches, as a staff, then you got a chance to do some really cool things."

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