Went and watched Jayden Daniels game on replay. Very interesting guy, had him as best rookie campaign of any QB and possible ROY, but also has him flaming out a bit next year as teams adjust to him. My theory being he'll eventually run less as hits pile up, teams will scheme to pressure him in the pocket. After watching the game, I wonder if his running is so elite teams won't be able to adjust.
It was also really weird watching a QB regularly have 5+ seconds to throw.
Overall, I had Daniels in the game:
Easy throw with no pressure or/wide open or ran the ball: 30 Plays
Good throws: 3
OK Throws: 3
Missed throws: 4
Not sure what to make of that, 95% of the game looked like one of those throwing workouts at the draft, hit the open guy, nobody rushing.
These did include a couple penalty plays.
Bengals and Cards defenses are not good. He has Bears, Steelers, Ravens, Browns coming up, very interested how he plays thru those defenses.
The play calling or scheme against AZ left guys wide open all over the place and zero pressure.
I downgrade the elite runners a bit as over time they need to throw more, can Daniels run in weeks 14-17 like he does now? Will teams smarten up and pressure him more? Is he just so quick it won't matter, and you open yourself up to big runs? He is so fun to watch when he runs, effortless speed.
Is Washington's line great or does AZ suck at pass rush? Last 2 games Washington has 86.3 vs Cincy and then 88.5 vs AZ for PFF Pass Blocking. Both rank as 2 of the best games this year for pass blocking.
Daniels is on his way to ROY, we will see if he fades a bit as he plays better defenses and teams get more tape on him and as he takes more hits.
So far, he's playing in a great scheme and making the plays that are there and adding a level of running ability that is elite. I just don't understand how he has 5+ seconds to throw on almost every play.