Jayden Daniels played three snaps Saturday. That was apparently enough time for the Washington Commanders to receive an uncomfortable reminder about their franchise quarterback.
Jayden Daniels never had a chance to settle in
Washington’s opening possession against the Detroit Lions could hardly have gone worse. The Commanders lost 11 yards, allowed Daniels to be sacked and punted after three plays.
Then his afternoon was over.
Daniels officially finished 0-of-1, although evaluating him from that stat line would be ridiculous. He barely had time to survey the field, much less show what he can do in David Blough’s offense.
The more revealing part of the series happened in front of him.
Detroit brought pressure on second down and reached Daniels before the possession had any chance to develop. Instead of gaining a little game experience before Week 1, Washington’s starting quarterback spent his only drive dealing with a collapsing pocket.
It was preseason. The Commanders were not using their entire playbook, and several important players were missing. Nobody needs to pull the fire alarm after three snaps.
Washington should at least make sure the batteries work.