Commanders' Jayden Daniels Scouts Buccaneers' Defense

When the Washington Commanders face off against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers to open the 2024 NFL season, they'll do so starting a new era for the franchise.

Jayden Daniels, the former second-overall pick out of LSU has been given the keys to the franchise as a Heisman Trophy-winning signal-caller. The first team of his career will not be easy, though.

Tampa Bay's defense allowed the seventh-fewest points of any team in the NFL last season but allowed the 10th-most yards. That leaves a difficult kind of challenge for any young quarterback.

"I mean a very sound defense," Daniels said of the Buccaneers. "Obviously what [Tampa Bay Buccaneers coach] Todd Bowles does over there and his track record as a defensive coordinator. Everything speaks for itself. They got a very savvy veteran [Tampa Bay Buccaneers LB] LaVonte David that's controlling the defense. He knows what's gonna go on, so we gotta go out there and we just gotta execute. They got a very good front and very overall good defense."

Washington goes into this season in the first year of the Dan Quinn coaching regime and Daniels figures to be a leading figurehead with that.

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Week 1 certainly won't be easy, but it should be the perfect kind of first team for Daniels and his new offense.