Throughout spring and summer time exercises, Washington Commanders huge receiver Terry McLaurin praised the work ethic and offensive information that rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels flashed from his first days contained in the staff’s facility by way of the preseason.
Daniels nonetheless managed to shock teammates amid the new begins he and the Commanders have loved over the season’s first 5 weeks.
“I didn’t anticipate him coming in and hitting the bottom working like that,” McLaurin stated whereas talking with Albert Breer of Sports activities Illustrated after Washington’s dominant 34-13 win over the Cleveland Browns. “I’ve performed with a number of quarterbacks and undoubtedly a number of rookie quarterbacks. Typically, it takes a while to get snug within the NFL system, not simply at observe. Then you definitely go to a sport and it’s a unique animal. …You see him getting higher each week. I feel that’s a testomony to his expertise that he had in faculty, but in addition the preparation he places in.”
Daniels appeared like a first-year signal-caller in Washington’s Week 1 loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers however then performed like a reputable Most Helpful Participant candidate en path to guiding his membership to 4 straight victories. In accordance with ESPN stats, he started Monday ranked third within the league with a 73.2 adjusted QBR and fifth with a 106.3 passer ranking on the season. Per StatMuse, Daniels is sixth within the league with a mixed 1,435 passing and dashing yards.
Towards Cleveland, Daniels did nicely to beat an early interception and accomplished 14-of-25 passes for 238 yards to associate with 82 dashing yards. His 41-yard landing go to Dyami Brown shortly earlier than halftime primarily put the sport to mattress.
“That’s one thing that jumped out straight away, his anticipation, his skill to throw it on the run,” McLaurin added. “He has loads of expertise with with the ability to stretch the sphere vertically and horizontally. He can hit all of the throws.”
Daniels will subsequent attempt to hit all his throws when Washington performs on the 3-2 Baltimore Ravens on Sunday. As of Monday afternoon, DraftKings Sportsbook listed the Commanders as important 6.5-point underdogs for that contest.
At that very same time, DraftKings Sportsbook had Daniels fifth among the many betting favorites at +1000 odds to win the regular-season MVP Award.
