Last week, legendary former Washington quarterback Joe Theismann said he didn’t think rookie Jayden Daniels should play in the preseason.
Daniels did play, starting Washington’s preseason opener against the New York Jets. He played one series and completed two of his three passes for 45 yards, including a 42-yard strike to Dyami Brown, and ran for a touchdown before starting.
Things could not have gone much better for Daniels.
Now that he did play, what did Theismann think?
“I had a chance to see what Jayden did, and it’s incredible that we get all the hype, knew he had to be the pick, had the Heisman trophy, and the way he played ball and everything that we’ve seen going up until this football game – and on the road in New York, which is a different experience, he comes out and he does some really, really special stuff, and you basically want to say to yourself as advertised,” Theismann said on Monday’s episode of BMitch & Finlay on 106.7 The Fan in Washington, D.C, via Lou DiPietro of Audacy.
“A very small sample, but I think it’s enough to get us excited about his ability, and it’s a little bit of an indicator of what Kliff Kingsbury wants to do with this offense.”
Daniels was impressive, but he doesn’t have time to think about last week. This Thursday, the Commanders head south to Miami for a joint practice with the Dolphins, followed by their second preseason game on Saturday.