Micah Parsons had a blunt read on the Commanders’ overtime mess Sunday, and he didn’t stop at Jayden Daniels’ mistake. The Packers star said the play could end up costing Dan Quinn his job after Washington’s 27-27 tie with the Giants.
On Tuesday’s edition of his The Edge show, Parsons made it clear he sees the blunder as bigger than one bad snap or one bad moment. Daniels was at the center of the controversy after Washington failed to spike the ball with the clock winding down in overtime, allowing the game to end in a tie after the Giants didn’t score on their possession.
“Jayden Daniels probably cost my man Dan Quinn his job to be honest with you,” Parsons said. “And I like I’m a big Jayden Daniels fan, but the reality is like he probably cost a lot of people their jobs this past weekend.”
Parsons said situations like that are supposed to be handled through coaching and experience, and he was surprised to see Daniels appear to miss the basic details. He pointed out that this wasn’t Daniels’ first season in the league and said the Commanders quarterback should have been sharper in the moment.
“There’s no way I’m taking a sack with 14 seconds with no timeouts. Mind you, it would be different if Jayden Daniels was a rookie.
This is your third year. This your third year.
You’ve been to the NFC Championship game. You’ve been in big moments before.
Even after sack, you’re casually getting up.”
He also pushed back on the idea that Quinn should have been the one steering the situation from the sideline while Daniels handled the rest.
“This is your job bro. Get paid a lot of money.
… You’re telling me we want to pay this guy eventually $60 million. This cannot happen,” he added.
“Every day. … We talk about it.
… There’s no way that you don’t know these situations. This is a lack of preparation, a lack of mentality, and a lack of urgency by the man on campus.
And that just can’t happen.”
Daniels also addressed his late-game mistake, and Washington now turns to Week 6 against the San Francisco 49ers. The Commanders are 1-3-1 as they try to move on from the ending and get back on track.
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