Jayden Daniels is the best quarterback in the NFC as it stands, according to ESPN’s Damien Woody.
Woody and fellow analysts Rex Ryan and Teddy Bruschi debated that statement following the Washington Commanders’ win over the Arizona Cardinals. It’s now three wins in a row for the Commanders and Daniels looks better and better each week.
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The rookie and Heisman Trophy winner out of LSU might be the toast of the conference through four weeks.
“Jayden Daniels is the best quarterback in the NFC right now,” Woody said on Get Up . “I want to repeat again: Jayden Daniels is the best quarterback in the NFC right now. Who’s playing better than Jayden Daniels in the NFC right now?
“I’ll say this: Him completing 82% is bound to fall off some, right. All that experience in college translates to the pros. Nothing seems to bother him. He’s accurate, he’s athletic, he’s cool in the pocket, and all that playing experience is playing out on the field right now.”
This season, Daniels has 897 yards, three touchdowns, one interception, an 82.1% completion percentage, 218 rushing yards and four rushing touchdowns.
“Every team in the National Football League is trying to find the next Jayden Daniels,” Ryan said. “I’m telling you, that’s the prototype that’s playing in this league now, the great mobility, the arm talent and the poise. That’s the answer. It’s always been there, alright? Bill Walsh, 100 years ahead of his time, that’s what he looked for. But you know what? That’s what it is. It’s not just the pocket passers anymore. You’re looking for the dual threat guys like a Jayden Daniels.”
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Last year, it was CJ Stroud out of Ohio State . Now, it’s Daniels excelling right away.
“Two years in a row now that there’s been a rookie quarterback that’s just blown our minds,” Bruschi said. “That is beyond comprehension in terms of what they’ve done in this league. And that’s CJ (Stroud) and now it’s Jayden (Daniels). It can’t be the new standard that one of these kids are going to be like this, but this is just so rare and back to back rookies that are obviously very comfortable in playing in the NFL, and it’s not too big for them, at all.”
The Commanders knew they had their guy at No. 2 overall. Ryan even brought up a reported attempt by the Raiders to move up and snag Daniels to be their new franchise quarterback.“If you’re a Raider fan … I think the Raiders offered three first round picks to move up to get this guy,” Ryan said. “And you know why? Antonio Pierce was around this guy at Arizona State. That’s why they wanted him so much.”
Best quarterback in the NFC? That’ll surely be debated but Daniels is certainly in the running for NFL Rookie of the Year.
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