"As Washington Commanders fans watched Drake Maye and Caleb Williams lead their teams to playoff victories on wild-card weekend, it only makes a narrative that's been brewing all season long all the more uncomfortable. This was supposed to be the Commanders. This was supposed to be Jayden Daniels. The gem of the 2024 NFL Draft quarterback class. He is good. They are bad. We won. They lost."
"Adjusting the Jayden Daniels conversation starts with accepting who he is. No matter how you slice Daniels' second season, it was a disappointment. The slump happened. He couldn't stay on the field, and that matters. Even when he was, Daniels wasn't his rookie self. His numbers regressed across the board, and flaws in his profile were exposed. Visibly, he didn't have the same effortless command of the offense he had in 2024."
Drake Maye and Caleb Williams secured wild-card playoff victories, amplifying uncomfortable comparisons with Jayden Daniels and shifting the narrative around Washington. Daniels experienced a disappointing second season marked by injury absence, statistical regression, and reduced command of the offense. Completion percentage fell from 69 to 60.6, and his scramble rate rose by nearly three percentage points despite attempts to curtail it. The slump exposed flaws in his profile and raised legitimate concerns about durability and consistency. Fan culture complicates honest critique by polarizing quarterbacks as either saviors or scapegoats, making balanced evaluation more difficult.
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