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It looks like the Washington Commanders could be in fire-sale mode, but at least they could get Jayden Daniels back for this week’s game. And here are the bold predictions for the Commanders-Seahawks’ Week 9 Sunday Night Football clash.
The Commanders (3-5) enter the game on a fade, losing three games in a row and getting blown out in the last two. Meanwhile, the Seahawks are 5-2 and seem to be unbeatable on the road under head coach Mike Macdonald.
Let’s take a look at what to expect.
Even if Daniels gets the nod and plays against the Seahawks, this won’t be a banner game for him. First, he’s dinged up and lacks mobility. The Commanders won’t put him in the line of fire. That will limit big-play opportunities.
Second, the receiver group is awful. The Commanders supposedly upgraded at the position, but McLaurin’s holdout ruined everything. He apparently wasn’t in proper shape, and he can’t stay healthy.
Deebo Samuel has been up and down, from pretty good to mediocre. And the group as a whole can’t catch passes. They’ve had way too many drops.
Questions remain as to whether Daniels can play against the Seahawks. But he’s hopeful, according to commanders.com.
“If all goes right, I would love to play,” Daniels said.
Daniels said he wanted to play against the Chiefs, but it wasn’t in the cards.
“I felt good towards the end of the week,” Daniels said. “But at the end of the day, we gotta do what’s best for me and my future. I would have loved to be out there, but that just wasn’t part of the plan.”
Daniels won’t have McLaurin, who reinjured his quad against the Chiefs. McLaurin has dealt with his quad injury since Week 3. That’s one of the many injury woes for the Commanders this year.
“I think that’s just football,” Daniels said. “You gotta be able to adapt. I gotta go out there and control what I can control if I’m out there, just like everybody else does. It’s very unfortunate that Terry won’t be out there, but you know, next man up mentality.”
And Daniels knows the frustrations of injuries first hand, according to commanderswire.com.
“I think just little nagging things,” he said. “I mean, it would say soft tissue kind of things, obviously, those are very frustrating because you feel good and then something happens that’s out of your control. So, I kind of just take this time to kind of reflect and reset, and when I’m back out there, ready to go mentally and everything and physically too.”
The Commanders haven’t shown they can’t cover elite receivers. And Smith-Njigba is at that level, according to ESPN.
“Absolutely,” Seattle safety Coby Bryant said. “He does it every week, [and] he doesn’t say too much. He goes out, [he’s] consistent in who he is. He’s definitely the...
