NFL analyst believes Jayden Daniels won’t work out for Commanders

This one is certainly interesting.

Jayden Daniels has been phenomenal for the Washington Commanders since his arrival in the 2024 NFL draft. No, Washington hasn’t played a game, but Daniels has aced every test he has faced thus far.

Daniels outplayed veteran Marcus Mariota throughout training camp and was finally named the starting quarterback on Monday. He was terrific in all three drives he’s played over the first two preseason games. He lit up the Miami Dolphins in last week’s joint practice.

So, while he hasn’t played in an official NFL game yet, the early signs are certainly encouraging.

However, one NFL analyst doesn’t appear too impressed with Daniels.

Aaron Schatz of FTN, one of football’s original analytics experts, thinks Daniels may end up as the “bad” rookie quarterback.

Why?

Surely, Schatz has numbers to support this lazy assumption. Right? Judge for yourself.

Remember, there are six first-round quarterbacks from the 2024 NFL draft. The odds are great that not all six will pan out. The chances are high that more than half of the six will not receive a second contract with the team that drafted them.

Schatz then offered a bit of a clarification: Kinda.

Everyone is entitled to their opinion, even if many do not agree. Schatz has always done good work with Football Outsiders, ESPN, and now FTN. He’s not always right, though. No one is always right.

Saying Daniels “may end up” as bad is a strong take that will be revisited for years to come, whether he’s wrong or right.

Chris Simms summed things up perfectly.

Washington is “pumped” about Daniels. That’s what matters the most.