Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels is open to the GoPro experiment, and the reason is pretty straightforward: it helps him and offensive coordinator David Blough get on the same page.
Daniels was spotted wearing a GoPro camera on his helmet during OTAs this spring, and it turned heads for obvious reasons. The setup came from Blough, who is in his first season as offensive coordinator and only his third year of coaching. As head coach Dan Quinn explained, the camera gives the staff a different angle on communication, from the huddle to the checks.
"Yeah, so the GoPros came from [offensive coordinator] David [Blough], and it definitely gives insight," Quinn said. "There's also volume on that.
And so, hearing that microphone of what it could sound like in a huddle, what does the check look like? So, there's definitely advantages.
It's not as effective for throws, like deeper down the field, so we're still exploring with it. But it gives another perspective in how to hear things.
And so, as a coach, especially when you're on the sideline, hearing that type of communication back and forth."
For Daniels, the value is in the review. He said the helmet cam can help confirm whether the play was called correctly and whether the message in the huddle is landing the right way with everyone else.
“Truthfully, it’s going back and hearing, seeing if you called the play right. I think it's stuff like that," Daniels said.
"I don't really necessarily go back and watch it, because it's on top of the helmet, so it's not truly, my eyes might be somewhere else, but my helmet's that way. But it honestly helps you.
Going back, you want to listen to it, listen to how you call the play, and make sure you're delivering a message, painting a picture to the other guys in the huddle to understand the play so we're all on the same accord."
Daniels and Blough already have a built-in comfort level. The two have grown close over the past two seasons, with Blough previously serving as the assistant quarterbacks coach. That relationship matters here, because Daniels trusts the idea enough to buy in without needing much selling.
And from Blough’s side, the GoPro offers something else too: a look at each dropback from Daniels’ perspective, which gives him another way to study and question what the quarterback is seeing.
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