Commanders Coach Accepts Blame For Leaving Jayden Daniels In Game Before Serious Injury

Washington Commanders caput coach Dan Quinn has accepted he shares immoderate of nan blasted for a superior wounded to nan team’s quarterback, Jayden Daniels.

Daniels, who had one of nan top rookie campaigns of each clip past season, suffered a dislocated near elbow successful Sunday’s nonaccomplishment to nan Seattle Seahawks. Although Daniels throws pinch his correct arm, nan wounded has near his play successful doubt. The wounded was superior capable that nan tv broadcast did not show replays and respective players turned distant arsenic Daniels was treated my aesculapian staff.

Quinn came nether disapproval arsenic galore believed Daniels should not person been connected nan section successful nan first place. The wounded occurred successful nan 4th fourth pinch nan Commanders trailing 38-7, making a comeback unlikely. It is communal successful specified situations for teams to put successful their backup backmost to debar injuries to their starter.

“I get that. I’ve been reasoning astir it nonstop, too, and, man, I missed it,” Quinn said of his determination to time off Daniels successful nan game. “That is 100% connected me.”

Marcus Mariota will beryllium nan Commanders’ starting backmost going forward, but he will lead a squad successful disarray. After reaching nan NFC title crippled past play down Daniels’s brilliance, nan squad person struggled this season. They besides mislaid cornerback Marshon Lattimore (torn ACL) and wide receiver Luke McCaffrey (broken collarbone) connected Sunday, and person a big of different starters connected injured reserve. The Commanders are 3-6 connected nan season, and it would return a immense turnaround for nan squad to scope nan playoffs.