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We have made the following roster moves:
— Signed S Kendell Brooks and LB Chapelle Russell
— Released LB Keandre Jones and S Ben Nikkel pic.twitter.com/Wj1oYiEGEx— Washington Commanders (@Commanders) August 20, 2024
Jones and Nikkel were released injured and will revert to IR if not claimed off waivers. https://t.co/8QGwQHZlg2
— Ben Standig (@BenStandig) August 20, 2024
NFL teams must cut 37 guys to get down to 53 players on active roster a week from today.
— Ross Tucker (@RossTuckerNFL) August 20, 2024
One week until NFL cuts. Eight days until the Commanders find a kicker.
— Rick Snider’s Washington (@Snide_Remarks) August 20, 2024
Last year, Daniels got a reputation for recklessness after he took three massive hits in his first five games:https://t.co/zj3AgeeUXW pic.twitter.com/7ovhatuTSz
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) August 20, 2024
But the rep is overstated.
Daniels ran ~500 times in college, and on fewer than a dozen was he “driving drunk,” his dad’s way of saying running recklessly.
The hits overshadowed many slides, steps out of bounds or athletic moves to lessen contact.https://t.co/zj3AgefsNu pic.twitter.com/eceoTNtKJG
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) August 20, 2024
By the time he got to LSU, in 2022, he’d improved his sliding — which was important because, in two years there, he took a lot of contact, per @TruMediaSports.https://t.co/zj3AgefsNu pic.twitter.com/7wRc8phffK
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) August 20, 2024
At LSU, the only injury serious enough to fully knock him out of a big game was vs. Bama, and it had nothing to do with sliding.
In fact, before last year, many of Daniels’s worst hits happened on passes — plays that could happen to any QB any time.https://t.co/zj3AgeeUXW pic.twitter.com/2AVzQmPjG4
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) August 20, 2024
Concerns about Daniels’s recklessness are linked to his thin frame. Some analysts worry it won’t hold up in the NFL.
But DQ said the Commanders don’t need him to gain weight. And, as other slender QBs have shown, bigger doesn’t always mean better.https://t.co/zj3AgeeUXW pic.twitter.com/TRPbxCkcLx
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) August 20, 2024
2. Will the Commanders call QB sneaks?
In college, 8/12 attempts worked but 12/12 were violent.
The NFL says the small amount of data on sneaks suggests they’re not more dangerous than other plays.
The team has its own determination to make.https://t.co/zj3AgefsNu pic.twitter.com/Y8XG9tU6vs
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) August 20, 2024
In the preseason games, Daniels has been pretty safe. Even though he didn’t slide on that run vs. MIA, it seemed calculated, not reckless.
The drive before, he protected himself (and FG range) with a throwaway.https://t.co/zj3AgeeUXW pic.twitter.com/ciYVOztzk6
— Sam Fortier (@Sam4TR) August 20, 2024
QBs should slide when possible. Period. That said in Washington we focus too much on it. Way more people die of drowning in the ocean than shark attacks, but people are freaked out about shark attacks. Passing from the pocket is drowning, sliding is shark attacks.
— JP Finlay (@JPFinlayNBCS) August 20, 2024
Jayden Daniels may not have shown the Wow plays we saw from Caleb this past weekend, but the Commanders have to be pumped about what they’ve got. He’s in command, the ball comes off his hand so easily and fluid
— Chris Simms (@CSimmsQB) August 19, 2024
Tough scene yesterday for my Driskel Devotees. DQ used the words “perfect,” “gold,” and “special” in recognizing Mariota’s supporting role.
— Burgundy Blog (@BurgundyBlog) August 20, 2024
Irresponsible preseason stat of the day: fastest average pass rush get off, defensive tackles (min. 20 snaps).
Norell Pollard (WAS), 0.86s
Levi Drake Rodriguez (MIN), 0.87
Trysten Hill (NE), 0.87
Mike Morris (SEA), 0.88
Taven Bryan (IND), 0.89— Seth Walder (@SethWalder) August 20, 2024
Fastest average preseason pass rush get off, edge rushers (min. 20 pass rushes):
Nelson Caesar (SEA), 0.69s
Jamin Davis (WAS), 0.70
Victor Dimukeje (ARI), 0.72
Oshane Ximines (NE), 0.72
Derek Barnett (HOU), 0.72— Seth Walder (@SethWalder) August 20, 2024
Should have made clear in first post: this data is via NFL Next Gen Stats
— Seth Walder (@SethWalder) August 20, 2024
It’s hard not to see Tyler Owens as a final 53. https://t.co/ojhXh1PQoD
— COMMANDERS FOOTBALL (@HogsHaven) August 20, 2024
Which QB is most likely to lead the NFL in INTs?
Odds suggest it will be Josh Allen or Jayden Daniels pic.twitter.com/z9oRbNMXrg
— Covers (@Covers) August 20, 2024
Jayden Daniels will be Washington’s 36th starting quarterback since the 1993 season, a trend people in and around D.C. hope stops with the second overall pick. pic.twitter.com/B1PuTcGcqI
— Jake Russell (@_JakeRussell) August 19, 2024
Just an observation…if Jayden Daniels doesn’t play on Sunday against the Patriots, he will not have played on his home field at all until mid September. Weird.
— Disco (@discoque5) August 19, 2024
Thoughts on this Commanders x Wizards color swap concept? #Wizards #Commanders #NFL #NBA pic.twitter.com/AOAe7zy3mY
— The Graphic God (@TheGraphicGod_) August 20, 2024
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