“Caleb (Williams) is the starter; Jayden Daniels is likely the starter but not yet.”
Eisen: “Why? What’s going on there? I don’t understand. Why aren’t the Commanders just treating him like Caleb? What’s with the fig leaf here on the altar of ‘we compete’?”
Breer: “If there is one word that always describes Peter Carroll’s program, it is always ‘compete.’ I know people see these as artificial sometimes, but it is hard for a new coach to come in and sell that to a guy who has been in the league for five years. And then he sees a rookie quarterback being handed a job.”
Eisen: “Come on, I mean, it is not just any rookie quarterback here. It’s the second overall pick.”
Breer: “What it comes down to, though, for DQ is he wants the veterans to see it. We need the veterans to see that he won the job. Once it becomes obvious, which I think it will, because he had a good spring.”
Breer: “The Chicago situation is fascinating. They started installing before they drafted him. You are allowed three one-hour zoom calls? They were installing the offense with them.”
In the corporate world there are different leadership styles with their corresponding advantages and disadvantages. Whether a leader’s style is to delegate, transformational, or autocratic, a key component will be the leader’s desire and ability to communicate the vision and be consistent on a day-to-day basis.
So, too, Dan Quinn has shown himself to be one who wants to see everyone competing and who himself just this week said that not only do the players have something to prove, but their coach does as well.
Consequently, Jayden Daniels needs to prove to the veterans he is ready to be the leader at the quarterback position. As soon as Quinn is confident Daniels has displayed enough to his teammates, he will officially be named the starter.