Commanders Will Ask Jayden Daniels To Improve in One Major Pocket Category
Few quarterbacks in league history enjoyed the success that Washington Commanders signal-caller Jayden Daniels saw in his rookie campaign.
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The Heisman Trophy winner and second overall pick helped lead the Commanders to the NFC title game for the first time in over 30 years. Only five other rookie quarterbacks outside of Daniels have accomplished that feat over the course of NFL history.
And now all that will be asked of him is to do it again. Plus some ...
As Daniels prepares for a second season in the league, a big focus is on how the former LSU star can improve.
CBS Sports writer Zachary Pereles highlighted the key part of Daniels' game that needs to improve for the 2025 season.
"Though accurate in general and incredibly accurate outside the pocket, Daniels had an 11.2-percent off-target rate on throws in the pocket, 25th out of 36 qualifying quarterback," Pereles wrote. "While the misses weren't way off, Daniels did leave some open throws on the field when his mobility wasn't a factor."
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We don't want to get too bogged down in advanced stats, but improving accuracy in the pocket is a reasonable ask.
And part of the beauty of it all? Is it possible that this one thing - major as it is - is really the only statistical deficiency in the kid's hame?
If this exists as being the one thing Daniels must improve on, it only highlights just how grand his 2024 performance really was ... and how much promise exists in the presence and future of the QB and his Commanders
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This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
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