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One hundred and two days after the Chicago Bears shared their decision, the Washington Commanders announced their own.
Like No. 1 overall draft pick Caleb Williams in Chicago, No. 2 pick Jayden Daniels on Monday received the nod as Washington Commanders 2024 starting quarterback.
The vast difference in timeline begs the question: When should teams let their squads know?
It’s easy to run toward one camp or the other, to believe rookie quarterbacks should be named immediately or to defend the time allotted to learning about a young prospect.
The reality, coaches and executives across the league have told Yahoo Sports in recent weeks, is there is no single formula for onboarding a rookie quarterback.
There is no categorically “right” way.
“At the macro level, it depends on the person and the situation,” one NFC general manager told Yahoo Sports. “And at the micro level, it still depends on the person and situation but the micro consists of intertwined complexities between the two.
“Most cases of doing really hard things are similar.”
If the Commanders’ best option was to consider their macro and micro circumstances, they deserve credit for the approach they rode toward Monday’s arrival at the announcement Daniels has earned their starting quarterback role.
The alternative, those who know him will tell you, doesn’t suit him.
Jayden Daniels is set to be Washington’s starting QB from Day 1 this season. (Photo by Rich Storry/Getty Images)
Why Jayden Daniels didn’t expect early starting announcement
Daniels’ work ethic has become so core to who and how he is that he may not even realize the full extent.
Sure, LSU’s Heisman Trophy winner became famous for arriving at the facility so early that coaches needed to change his fingerprint access.
Commanders head coach Dan Quinn and general manager Adam Peters admired the narrative so deeply that when all other rookies received key fobs from team staff, Quinn and Peters saved Daniels’ to hand it to him directly…
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Author : Yahoo Sports
Publish date : 2024-08-20 02:52:54
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