"When the Washington Commanders selected Jayden Daniels at No. 2 overall in the 2024 NFL Draft, they immediately formed new rivalries with the teams that selected quarterbacks directly before and after them. That would be the Chicago Bears (Caleb Williams) and the New England Patriots (Drake Maye). In Year 1, Washington won every battle. Daniels was the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and took the Commanders to the NFC Championship game. The other two clubs combined for nine wins."
"The Commanders went 5-12 with the star passer injured for more than half the season. Williams and Maye both made the playoffs, with the latter reaching the Super Bowl. Commanders picked the right guy in Jayden Daniels, and recency bias doesn't change that fact Suffice to say, this debate is going to rage on for a long time. And Maye's absolute dud on the big stage might have just given Daniels the upper hand again."
"Count The Team 980's Kevin Sheehan among those using the opportunity to pump the brakes on Maye, who came within one first-place vote of winning NFL MVP honors this season. "Let's not sugarcoat it: Drake Maye had one of the most horrendous postseasons any quarterback has had in NFL history. For a guy that finished second in the MVP race, it was a terrible, terrible four-game run." Kevin Sheehan"
"Maye was abysmal in New England's Super Bowl loss to the Seattle Seahawks, turning the ball over three times and racking up the majority of his inflated passing stats in garbage time. It continued a theme that's persisted throughout the playoffs, and this time, his defense couldn't bail him out. Worst playoff runs for QBs who started at least three games in a single postseason, since 2000(via TruMedia) pic.twitter.com/FHSI9IJEk5- Steven Ruiz (@theStevenRuiz)"
Washington drafted Jayden Daniels No. 2 overall in 2024, creating rivalries with teams that picked Caleb Williams and Drake Maye. In Year 1 Daniels won head-to-head matchups, earned NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year and guided Washington to the NFC Championship while the other two teams combined for nine wins. The following season Washington fell to 5-12 after Daniels missed more than half the year with injury. Williams and Maye reached the playoffs and Maye made the Super Bowl but struggled, turning the ball over and accumulating much of his passing production in garbage time, intensifying the quarterback debate.
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