The quarterback may be a rookie but he doesn\u2019t play like one. And his skillset could well help the Commanders spring a surprise in Detroit on Saturday<\/p>\n
There\u2019s a legitimate argument to be made that if you\u2019re a rookie NFL quarterback, and your team makes the playoffs, you are no longer a rookie. By your first postseason game, your opponent has a full season of your game tape and tendencies, you\u2019re playing with more on the line, and the experience is completely different in both importance and intensity.<\/p>\n
In the case of the Washington Commanders\u2019 Jayden Daniels, we may have to forward that point a bit. Because Daniels, the second overall pick in the 2024 draft, rarely looked like a rookie when he was. In the regular season, he completed 69.0% of his passes for 3,568 yards, 25 touchdowns, nine interceptions, and a passer rating of 100.1, which ranked 10th among regular starting quarterbacks. Add in Daniels\u2019 148 rushing attempts for 891 yards (6.0 yards per carry) and six touchdowns, and it\u2019s abundantly clear that he\u2019s well past whatever limitations we can reasonably expect from a first-year quarterback of any stripe.<\/p>\n
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