Washington Commanders rookie quarterback has already put the NFL on notice. Daniels has been phenomenal through his first eight NFL games, leading Washington to a 6-2 record.
Everyone around the league, from players to coaches and media, acknowledges that Daniels is already one of the NFL’s top quarterbacks.
You can even include two rivals who haven’t even faced Daniels yet.
On a recent episode of “The Edge” with Micah Parsons, the Dallas Cowboys star was joined by cornerback Trevon Diggs. They discussed the NFL’s top passers. Both agreed that Daniels is already a top-10 quarterback.
But Diggs went a step further.
“Among the quarterbacks right now, I would definitely say he’s top 10,” Parson said of Daniels.
“Higher,” Diggs responded.
“You think he’s top five?” Parsons asked Diggs.
“For sure, who else you going to put in there?” Diggs responded.
This led Diggs to name his top five:
“I’m gonna go him (Daniels), (Patrick) Mahomes, Lamar (Jackson), Josh Allen, Jalen (Hurts) playing pretty good right now, too.”
Parsons then named other quarterbacks who belong high on the list: Jared Goff is a top-five quarterback right now,” he said.
The two teammates also named Matthew Stafford and Sam Darnold.
Did you notice who they didn’t name? Teammate Dak Prescott.
Prescott isn’t playing well after signing a huge new contract, but we could also make the case for players like Joe Burrow and Kirk Cousins. However, you would think at least one of the two Dallas players would name Prescott, currently the NFL’s highest-paid quarterback.
Here’s the full episode:
Remember when Prescott and his teammates were eating turkey legs on the sideline during last Thanksgiving’s blowout win over the Commanders? Now, these franchises are heading in completely different directions, with Washington atop the NFC East and Dallas just ahead of the last-place Giants.
