After wanting good on this weekend’s preseason sport towards the Miami Dolphins, Jayden Daniels has been named the Washington Commanders’ beginning quarterback for this season.
The rookie, who was the No. 2 choose in April’s NFL draft, accomplished 10 of 12 move makes an attempt for 78 yards, and new head coach Dan Quinn appeared impressed.
In reality, per Cameron Wolfe, Quinn nicknamed Daniels “California Cool” for a way poised he has been.
“California Cool” Jayden Daniels formally named Commanders QB1.
I shared perception from my convos with Daniels & Quinn + visuals of his play final week that paint the image of why Daniels is “ready” to be QB of NOW & the FUTURE.
From @nflnetwork The Insiders with @RapSheet: pic.twitter.com/DDaoT3LkbO
— Cameron Wolfe (@CameronWolfe) August 20, 2024
Wolfe famous the superb ball placement Daniels confirmed towards Miami and the way rapidly Daniels received the soccer out of his palms after the snap.
Daniels seems to have the power to be a dual-threat quarterback within the professionals — he had 13 yards and two rushes on Saturday, and at Louisiana State College final yr, he logged 1,134 yards and 10 touchdowns on the bottom.
Whereas the Commanders received’t be world-beaters or seemingly even a playoff crew this yr, Daniels will have the ability to benefit from the providers of established huge receiver Terry McLaurin, who was a Professional Bowler in 2022 and has gone over the 1,000-yard mark in every of the final 4 seasons.
Washington has been a laughingstock for a lot of the final 30 years or so, however the winds of change began to blow final yr when the controversial Daniel Snyder offered the crew to a gaggle led by billionaire investor Josh Harris and NBA nice Magic Johnson.
Now, they may very nicely have a real franchise quarterback for the following decade or extra, to not point out the person who might take them again to the heights they constantly loved within the Nineteen Eighties and early Nineteen Nineties.
