to me, I really don't see Quinn as being on the hot seat. That generally refers to someone who has had multiple chances and has failed...or someone who was good and has recently slid.
Quinn, to be fair, has not even had a valid chance to prove himself. One healthy game with 3 days to prepare, and then 2 games with an injury is not enough of a body of work to put somebody on the hot seat. It also, in a way, infers that you were "the guy" going into the season...and so far that has not even been determined.
I think of this as Quinns chance to finally prove himself. He wasn't even in the 2007 competition...and 2008 DA was the starter going in no matter what anybody thought. This year, Quinn has his FIRST LEGIT CHANCE at starting. He is STEPPING UP TO THE PLATE...not on the hot seat.