A brand new period could also be beginning for the Washington Commanders after they have been offered by the controversial Daniel Snyder a number of months in the past and drafted Louisiana State College quarterback Jayden Daniels at No. 2 on this 12 months’s draft.
Daniels is an impressive quarterback prospect coming off a stellar 2023 season, and with 5 years of faculty soccer beneath his belt, an argument may very well be made that he’s extra NFL-ready than Caleb Williams or Drake Maye, who have been taken at No. 1 and No. 3, respectively.
The Commanders even have a brand new head coach, Dan Quinn, who was the Dallas Cowboys’ defensive coordinator for the final three years.
On “The Jim Rome Show,” Quinn stated Daniels has a uncommon mixture of starvation, humility, swagger and tranquility.
“He has the humility and hunger of a young player…but he has the swagger and calmness of a veteran.”
Commanders HC Dan Quinn on rookie QB Jayden Daniels. pic.twitter.com/2GelxzO3GV
— Jim Rome (@jimrome) June 18, 2024
Final season at LSU, Daniels threw for 3,812 yards and 40 touchdowns whereas finishing 72.2 % of his go makes an attempt, and he additionally ran for 1,134 yards and ten touchdowns.
He gained the Heisman Trophy, AP School Soccer Participant of the Yr award, Walter Camp Award and SEC Offensive Participant of the Yr award, amongst different particular person honors.
Whereas Washington had Kirk Cousins, a four-time Professional Bowler, a number of years in the past, one may argue they’ve by no means had a really elite QB, not even after they gained three Tremendous Bowl championships within the Eighties and early Nineteen Nineties.
They aren’t able to compete for a playoff spot within the NFC, however in Daniels, vast receiver Terry McLaurin and linebacker Frankie Luvu, they’ve some particular constructing blocks shifting ahead.
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