Back on the road at NFL training camp No. 18, and with a lot to see within a totally rebuilt Washington Commanders program. My takeaways …
• It’s hard to take two steps in this place without hearing from someone about how impressed they’ve been with quarterback Jayden Daniels. One thing that’s very consistent is what you hear about how he conducts himself day to day—in short, they see a guy who entered the NFL as a professional in just about every way. And the practice I saw Tuesday backed all of that up, including how smoothly he operated the first team, how calm he looks in the pocket, and the easy gas and accuracy he has on his throws. The coaches have also been impressed with how quickly he’s picked up Kliff Kingsbury’s offense. One example is how fast he’s able to get to run checks within it. Whether they do it tomorrow, or in two weeks, that staff is going to name him the starter, and the offense should work for him in Year 1. The biggest challenge, I think, for the staff will be working with him to avoid taking big hits on his slender frame without taking away what he brings to the table in the run game, something that’s easy on paper but tough to put into practice.
