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Coach Dan Quinn said Friday that Daniels
practiced in a limited capacity after sitting out Wednesday and
Thursday. The reigning Heisman Trophy winner and AP Offensive
Rookie of the Year favorite was injured early in a 40-7 rout of
Carolina last weekend.
Daniels has thrown for 1,410 yards, ran for 372 and been
responsible for 10 touchdowns through five-plus games. What the
Commanders do not want to do is put Daniels in a spot where he
cannot be himself on the field.
“You want him to be able to play his game, but you want to
almost protect him from himself at times because he’s going to
play a certain way,” offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury said
Thursday. “He’s a fearless competitor, and he’s going to attack
the moment. I think that’s just collectively, as an
organization, we got to make sure that he’s full throttle and
can play the way he wants to play before we put him out there.”
Journeyman Marcus Mariota would start if Daniels is unable to
go. Kingsbury credited Quinn for formulating a plan to be ready
for Daniels or Mariota to be under center.
Mariota completed 18 of 23 passes for 205 yards and two
touchdowns in relief of Daniels against the Panthers and has
been preparing to start.
“It’s never easy when the starting quarterback goes down, so
it’s really a collective effort from everybody to step their
games up,” Mariota said Wednesday. “Going into this week, just
trying to prepare and be ready to go if I am called upon.”
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