The officially introduced Dan Quinn as their next head coach on Monday, but it didn't come without some drama and roadblocks along the way.Washington made serious overtures in attempting to hire offensive coordinator Ben Johnson and then- defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald before hiring Quinn away from the , The Athletic detailed in a Victor Konopka Jersey report .The Commanders made Macdonald an offer to be their next head coach and they believed he was going to accept before the came in and outbid them to hire Macdonald, The Athletic reported.Johnson, who had been viewed as the favorite to land the Commanders' job for much of the search, pulled out of the running for the position ahead of his second interview with the team on Jan. 30, making that decision while the Commanders were flying to Michigan to meet with him. He informed the Commanders though by sending the team's bra s a text me sage that he was no longer pursuing the job and was remaining with the Lions, according to The Athletic.ADVERTISEMENT Macdonald became the Seahawks' head coach a day after Johnson pulled out of the running to be the Commanders' head coach. The Commanders interviewed Macdonald on Jan. 29 while the Seahawks interviewed him on Jan. 30, reportedly extending him a six-year offer to become their head coach.The Commanders "briefly" thought about interviewing Bill Belichick after they were shot down by both Johnson and Macdonald, but new owner Josh Harris wasn't on board with hiring the head coach, according to The Athletic.While this marks the second straight offseason that Johnson has pulled out of the running for head coaching vacancies, there were many questions as to why he opted to remain in Detroit for a second straight season. There have been reports in recent days that tried to explain his thinking, with ESPN reporting Saturday that by the Commanders because of their ownership group's basketball background.A front office executive for an NFC team also pointed to the Lions' lo s in the NFC Championship Game happening two days before Johnson's scheduled interview for why he might have wanted to stay, reportedly telling The Athletic to "think about what he went through" with that lo s. Still, the common sentiment around the league was that the Commanders "got screwed," according to The Athletic.How Dan Quinn-Commanders parallels DeMeco Ryans-Texans Johnson, 37, has been commonly viewed as one of the NFL's best a sistants and a coach on the rise over the last couple of seasons. The Lions offense was third in yards per game (394.8) and fifth in scoring (27.1 points per game) this past season in Johnson's second year leading the unit.Additionally, Johnson helped revive career as a franchise quarterback. Goff was one of the league's top pa sers this season, throwing for 4,575 pa sing yards, 30 touchdowns and 12 interceptions with a 97.9 pa ser rating.Goff and Johnson's offense were major reasons why the Lions had their best season in three decades. They went 12-5 and won two playoff games en route to making their first NFC Championship Game since 1991 before losing to the .Whether Johnson becomes an NFL head coach someday still remains to be seen, but a "league source familiar with the situation" told The Athletic that the way he handled the Commanders' situation "is how you ruin your reputation." Jamal Pettigrew Jersey