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18-07-2025
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These 2 players could shape the Commanders' 2025 season
We're officially 50 days from the start of the 2025 NFL season, less than two months away. For the third year in a row, CBS Sports senior writer Zachary Pereles created a list of 50 under-the-radar players who could shape the 2025 NFL season. Now, "under the radar" is subjective, so this year, Pereles created some boundaries: Not an All-Pro or Pro Bowler in 2024 or 2023 (we have one exception here, with good reason) Not drafted in the first round of the 2025 NFL Draft Not in my 100 most important players that published 100 days before the season began He also included at least one player from each team, but some teams obviously had multiple players to get to 50. The Washington Commanders had two players land on this list. First: Brian Robinson Jr., Commanders: From Weeks 1-8, Robinson was one of the league's best runners on a success rate and a yards after contact basis. Then he missed Weeks 9 and 10 with a hamstring injury and was among the NFL's least efficient runners thereafter. A Week 12 ankle injury didn't help, either. The change was clear: He avoided 18.8% of tackles from Weeks 1-9. That fell to 11.6% in Weeks 11-18. Washington, once thought of as a landing spot for a top running back in the draft, didn't select one until the seventh round. Robinson will lead the backfield once again. Robinson is in the final year of his rookie contract and has missed at least two games in each season he's played. That said, the Commanders' offensive line will be improved this year, and if he can stay healthy, Robinson can get the job done. But if he continues how he has the last couple of years, he will likely find himself as RB2, whether he's with the Commanders or not. The Commanders' second player on the list might surprise you. Trey Amos (CB), Commanders: Washington found a gem in last year's second-round cornerback, Mike Sainristil, and hopes this year's version, Amos, is able to make a similar immediate impact. At 6-foot-1 he has the size to play outside, which would allow Washington to slide Sainristil inside, and he tested well at the combine. Rookie cornerbacks can experience a trial by fire, but if Amos holds up, it's a huge improvement for a defense that needs to improve. Amos has all kinds of upside, and Joe Whitt comes from a secondary background. Whitt and Dan Quinn will have the defensive side of the ball in much better shape in 2025 than it was in 2024, when Quinn was much more focused on the offense. Both Robinson and Amos have tremendous upside, and both have the potential to impact the Commanders and shape their season, thereby helping to shape the overall landscape of the NFL. If things pan out the way they look on paper, the Commanders are going to have a very successful 2025 season. This article originally appeared on Commanders Wire: 2 Commanders named players who could shape 2025 season
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06-07-2025
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Commanders Will Ask Jayden Daniels To Improve in One Major Pocket Category
Commanders Will Ask Jayden Daniels To Improve in One Major Pocket Category originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Few quarterbacks in league history enjoyed the success that Washington Commanders signal-caller Jayden Daniels saw in his rookie campaign. Advertisement 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." Advertisement 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 Related: Giants' Malik Nabers Talks 'Smack' About Commanders Instant Rivalry Related: Commanders Urged to Sign Three-Time Pro Bowler to Add To Dan Quinn's Defense This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jul 5, 2025, where it first appeared.
