Jayden Daniels

Adjusting to new offense, but could be helped by possible run game improvement

A myriad of injuries last year, may have to change playing style if he gets hurt early this season

First time OC/Playcaller David Blough, was only assistant QB coach for two years after unremarkable career as a backup QB

Daniels' production took a step back last year. It's entirely plausible to pin that on Kliff Kingsbury's predictable scheme. 

It's also plausible to pin it on Kingsbury's scheme not maximizing one of Daniels' best talents as a thrower -- the vertical game. 

It's additional plausible that the players Kingsbury wanted weren't versatile enough as route runners and limited Daniels' further. 

A simpler factor we must also include is that teams caught up to Daniels in this system and made life more difficult. 

This year, David Blough will be placing Daniels under center, using a power running game behind a strong Commanders line, and hoping to devleop a vertical play-action game that suits Daniels' talents. This means less running for Daniels.

It may be a step back this year before they get the personnel to move forward. 

Daniels slight frame makes last year's rash of injuries more concerning than most. When he plays, he's great, but he missed more than half the season last year, and the injury was terribly managed by the Commanders organization.