Jayden Daniels came from one of the better football schools in the SEC.
After transferring from Arizona State, Daniels landed at LSU. The Tigers are accustomed to having one of the more talented teams in the SEC. Therefore, for years, they often finish in the top two or three teams in the SEC West division (Yes, Commanders Wire is aware that the SEC, starting in 2024, has eliminated its two-division format).
So Daniels was asked Wednesday, during his time with the media, what it is like for him to come to a team like the Washington Commanders, which has not been among the top teams in the NFL for some time now.
Daniels has been following the NFL since he was a kid. He obviously learned some time ago that the worst teams select higher in the annual NFL draft. Being drafted second, Daniels knew from the start he was coming to a team with needs… a lot of needs.
“Man, I am just focused on getting better each and every day, responded Daniels. “You know, I trust DQ and AP in the direction that they’re going with this organization. But for me, it’s how can I show up every day and be the best version of myself?”
Daniels is correct. An NFL team has 53 men on its active roster, with another 16 or 17 on its practice squad. He doesn’t need to worry about all the personnel decisions that Peters and Quinn will make throughout the season.
Even more, quarterback is the most complex position in the NFL. He had a couple of big opportunities in the opener in Tampa, but he failed to make the big play. It was his first game; it happened.
Jayden Daniels hits both of these on Sunday. #RaiseHail
Terry McLaurin 2 Catches 130yds 2TD pic.twitter.com/gmDnGREwYs
— Deuce__ @redzoneinthelab podcast (@redzoneinthelab) September 11, 2024
There is so much to learn, so much to read pre-snap, so much to read once the play begins. Daniels like all other quarterbacks in the NFL has enough to worry about, that he need not get involved at all thinking too much about things of which he has absolutely no control.
Daniels is correct, the best thing he can do, is work hard at the things he can control, and that is learning how to get better as an NFL quarterback.
