"As a rookie, he was the architect behind the Commanders' stunning run to the NFC Championship game. He was quite arguably the greatest first-year quarterback in NFL history. He was already being thrown into conversations as a top-five passer in the league and the best in the conference. He could do no wrong. Then, Year 2 happened. Jayden Daniels' second-year slump with Commanders has drawn wildly unfair criticism Daniels couldn't stay healthy, and Washington went 5-12."
"As pointed out by NBC Sports team insider JP Finlay on Facebook, the final Madden football ratings for the 2025 season were released. They were less than kind to Washington's signal-caller. Daniels is a 79, six points down from last year, and ranking 19th of 32 starting quarterbacks. He's behind Bo Nix. He's behind the corpse of Aaron Rodgers. He's barely ahead of Daniel Jones, Bryce Young, and Tyler Shough."
"Sure, Daniels was disappointing this past season. But this is simply too far. Much like the conversation in general surrounding the 2024 NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year, it's an overreaction to an overreaction. He is being judged not by the true value of his performance, but by the value in relation to what was expected of him. There is no world in which Daniels is as close to Shedeur Sanders as he is to Justin Herbert."
Jayden Daniels delivered an exceptional rookie season, leading the Washington Commanders to the NFC Championship and earning top-passer conversations. In Year 2, injuries limited his play and Washington finished 5-12, prompting harsh criticism and dramatic narratives about his long-term prospects. The Madden 2025 rating dropped Daniels to a 79, ranking him 19th among starters and fueling the perception of regression. Much of the negative reaction stems from inflated expectations and comparison-driven judgments rather than an objective assessment of his underlying abilities and circumstances.
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