Back in July, Jayden Daniels was berated online after a clip from HBO’s Hard Knocks showed the QB miserably failing to impress Giants head coach Brian Daboll. The future NFL quarterback was tasked with writing up a play on the whiteboard while Daboll described it. The highly touted prospect out of LSU forgot to accurately recite the play back to the head coach and even omitted the pass protection.
And as expected, the head coach and the front office decided to look past the QB prospect. A few months later, this has arguably become one of the biggest mistakes the franchise has ever made. Their decision to roll the dice on Daniel Jones has failed in a spectacular fashion, with the team currently standing at 1-3.
Meanwhile, the Washington Commanders , the team that drafted Daniels, boast a record of 1-3, thanks in large part to the rookie quarterback. However, while Coach Daboll and GM Schon overlooked the quarterback in their assessment, Schon’s son, Carson, did see potential in him. It’s quite admirable too, especially considering that Daniels didn’t make a positive impression in his interview.
In a resurfaced clip from the Hard Knocks show, Carson can be heard saying, “You only get this job once. You need to try to win,” after his father asks who he would choose. He, of course, chose Daniels.
In the four games Daniels played, the rookie quarterback has already accumulated 7 combined touchdowns. He also threw for 897 yards on 87 passes, while getting intercepted ju.
