Tag: Nightcap

Deion Sanders says Commanders OC Kliff Kingsbury is ‘brilliant’

Deion Sanders is a huge fan of Kliff Kingsbury.

While everyone around the NFL and media world is praising Washington Commanders rookie quarterback Jayden Daniels, and rightfully so, don’t forget about offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury.

The Commanders are red hot, sitting at 3-1, winners of three straight games and alone atop the NFC East. Washington’s offense has punted once in three weeks and has only turned the ball over once this season. Daniels already looks like an NFL superstar four games into his career.

Kingsbury, who received plenty of criticism for his four-year stint as head coach of the Arizona Cardinals, looks rejuvenated as Washington’s offensive coordinator.

Kingsbury has plenty of fans in the NFL and college football. One of those fans is Pro Football Hall of Famer and Colorado Buffaloes head coach Deion Sanders.

“Kliff Kingsbury was somebody that is the engineer behind this ship,” Sanders said on Monday’s episode of “Nightcap” with Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson. “He was doing the same thing, and it didn’t work out in Arizona. OK, Kliff Kingsbury is a brilliant play-caller. Brilliant.”

If Washington’s offensive success continues, you can bet Kingsbury’s stay with the Commanders will be short. Some criticized head coach Dan Quinn for his choice of Kingsbury, which now seems foolish.

 

What does Jayden Daniels think of the Commanders’ weapons?

Jayden Daniels weighs in on Washington’s pass catchers.

For weeks, we’ve heard endless speculation that LSU quarterback Jayden Daniels will be the No. 2 pick in the 2024 NFL draft to the Washington Commanders. While we have heard nothing from Washington general manager Adam Peters, almost everyone who covers the NFL believes Daniels will be the pick.

Last week, there was a brief situation in which it appeared that Daniels’ agent had an issue with how the Commanders handled his top-30 visit. Instead of a one-on-one visit, Washington hosted around 20 players on the visit, including four of the draft’s top quarterbacks. However, that turned out to be much ado about nothing.

So, while it looks like Daniels is headed to Washington, what does he think of some of the players who will surround him?

In an appearance on “Night Cap” with Shannon Sharpe and Chad Johnson on Sunday, Johnson asked Daniels about playing with wide receiver Terry McLaurin and Jahan Dotson in Washington.

“They got some dogs over there,” Daniels said.

Will Daniels be throwing to McLaurin and Dotson in September?

We find out in two days.