The story of the NFL Playoffs through two rounds has been the incredible run that the Washington Commanders are on. Jayden Daniels has come into the NFL as a Rookie and taken this team to the NFC Championship Game which no one saw coming. As the Commanders continue to win, everyone continues to marvel at the level that Daniels has played at through two Playoff games.
During the NFC Divisional Round, Tom Brady was calling the game and even he seemed to be amazed by Jayden Daniels' level of play.
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On Tom Brady's Podcast "Let's Go" he came up with an incredible comparison to Jayden Daniels' Playoff Run and the level of poise that he's playing with in the big moments.
"So, even though Jayden Daniels is just a rookie, he has that poise and confidence. Imagine... a young Tiger Woods. He had never proven on the big stage that he was ready for those big moments in the Masters in '97, but he had proved that to himself in all those junior amateurs that he won, that he didn't care who he was playing. It was him versus him."Tom Brady
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The comparison is incredible as it always felt like even from the beginning that Tiger Woods was in control of the moment while other around him often got flustered by the stage. Often times when Rookie Quarterbacks lose in the Playoffs it's because of the Rookie Quarterback as teams have to call plays to protect the Rookie, with Daniels it's the complete opposite he is the Commanders offense.
Every Rookie Quarterback has eventually had that moment where the moment gets the best of them but, with Jayden Daniels he play at a level where it feels like it's just another game to him and that he's in total control of the moment. Part of that may be all of the experience he got in College especially the final two years of his College Career at LSU.
Everyone is now dying to see Jayden Daniels facing off against the Eagles to go to the Super Bowl as this team has become a true Cinderella story while Daniels is just so fun to watch.