In the face of his second season, Jayden Daniels is behaving like a leader, confident and respected.
Ashburn, Virginia – The Marshal of Campo de los Washington Commanders, Jayden Danielsclaims to have noticed a big difference in his game with respect to last year, when he prepared for a historic rookie season.
“Without a doubt, it's like night and day,” he said.
This is because Daniels He commented that he is more accustomed to the coordinator's offensive Kliff Kingsbury Already his classmates. A year ago, Daniels He was learning the system and adapting to the NFL, without worrying about leadership. Now, he said, sometimes he rebukes his teammates if they make a mistake and is processing the offensive faster.
This did not limit Daniels last season, when he was named Offensive rookie of the NFL year and ended seventh in the vote to the most valuable player (MVP). He launched for 3,568 yards, 25 touchdowns and 9 interceptions, in addition to running for 891 yards and six other annotations.
“You feel more comfortable in the offensive,” he said Daniels. I understand what Kliff is calling and what we want to achieve as an offensive. I have different tools at my disposal to achieve different protections, to achieve different careers against certain looks. “
At the beginning of the camp, the coach of the Commanders, And Quinnabout the great leap that players can take in their second season. He said that Daniels He did it during his first season.
“The longer the system passed, it slowly slowed down,” he said Quinn. “I could process things much faster, so it was more difficult to deceive him with certain looks or certain things that arose. That gives him great confidence.”
The veteran runner Austin greeting He said that comfort has made him a better leader. Last year, Quinn He said they didn't want Daniels He will worry about correcting his teammates or being a leader. They wanted him to only worry about playing.
Contributed thanks He said that Daniels He expelled a partner from the meeting in Thursday's training after he committed a foul foul.
“He said: 'salt, we can't do that,” he said Contributed thanks. “That is a leadership that we would not have seen last year. It is marking the guideline, letting everyone know that this is how we play. If you do not play at this level, you cannot be in the field. It is incredible to see that in a field marshal.”
Daniels He said he understands that this is now part of his work.
“It's me who has to keep the tone,” he said Daniels. “If players make false outings, it's the next one. I take responsibility. If I'm mistaken, I turn to Zach (Ertz) Already players like him to take responsibility for me. “
