Exclusive | Joe Theismann sees Jayden Daniels checking every box in electrifying Commanders start

SEATTLE — It is far too premature to question whether the Bears should have drafted Jayden Daniels over Caleb Williams.Far too early to liken it to the Panthers choosing Bryce Young over C.J.

Stroud.But former Washington Super Bowl quarterback Joe Theismann fully understands why Jaydenmania is raging in and around the nation’s capital.“I didn’t think there was any other choice.Even if Caleb’s was there, I still think it would have been Jayden,” Theismann told Serby Says.”If you think of [offensive coordinator] Kliff Kingsbury, think of Kyler Murray a little bit — with his athleticism, with his ability to throw the football, Kyler went on to be Rookie of the Year — I think Jayden’s talents fit what Kliff wants to do as an offensive coach.

More so than Caleb did.”Daniels’ No.5 jersey this past week was the best-selling one at Fanatics.”And it should be,” Theismann said.

“What he’s doing is unprecedented.I can’t ever recall anybody operating at this kind of a level.”Daniels, the Offensive Player of the Month, has been heaven sent to a franchise that has been starving for a face of the franchise since Robert Griffin III’s Offensive Rookie of the Year season, and demoralized by the toxic end of Daniel Snyder’s ownership reign.“You could list 10 things that you want out of a quarterback, he checks every box right now,” Theismann said.

“No.1, knowing where to go with the football.

Processing and reading the defense, which he’s still in the development of.And this is where Kliff helps him out, where he gets the ball out of his hands where he doesn’t have to stand back there and survey the field.

So 1 would be understanding the offense“Obviously 2 would be his accuracy.[No.] 3 would be the velocity of the ball.

Four would be his ability to recognize pressure and escape.Five would be to protect himself, which everybody’s harped about when he gets out running into space.“His work ethic is another aspect of it, tha...