Hogs Haven · May 8, 2025
What is the “elephant end” and how does it work in Dan Quinn’s defense?
Chris Clemons #91 and Red Bryant #79 Photo by Mark Cunningham/Detroit Lions/Getty Images Javon Kinlaw has a role, but he is not an elephant end in the Dan Quinn/Seahawks defensive system
Back in March, when free agency was underway and people were trying to make sense of the Commanders’ signings, Craig Hoffman and Logan Paulsen talked about the Seahawks’ and Dan Qinn’s use of defensive end Red Bryant back in the day, and suggested that Javon Kinlaw could fill a similar role for the Commanders. Hoffman, at the time, couldn’t remember the term used by the Seahawks, but someone, somewhere, later said it was called the “elephant end”. That was almost, but not quite, right.
