{"id":194514,"date":"2024-10-24T15:16:44","date_gmt":"2024-10-24T19:16:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=194514"},"modified":"2024-10-24T15:21:32","modified_gmt":"2024-10-24T19:21:32","slug":"jayden-daniels-caleb-williams-still-a-possibility-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/24\/jayden-daniels-caleb-williams-still-a-possibility-this-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Jayden Daniels vs Caleb Williams Is Still a Possibility This Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The hype was real coming into Week 8 between the Chicago Bears and the Washington Commanders. Two teams with ultra-talented quarterbacks who just so happen to be this year&#8217;s No. 1 and No. 2 overall picks. Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels couldn&#8217;t have a better start to his pro career, rated as the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF\/status\/1848892096754729446\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">third-best quarterback in the NFL,<\/a> according to PFF. On the other hand, Bears quarterback Caleb Williams has quickly turned into one of the top QBs in the league. Over his last four starts, Williams has thrown for 1,042 yards, nine touchdowns, and only three interceptions with a 109.5 passer rating. Unfortunately, <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/22\/washington-blow-out-carolina-panthers-jayden-daniels-early-exit\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Daniels suffered a rib injury<\/a> in a dominant victory against the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/category\/nfl-teams\/panthers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Carolina Panthers<\/a> and will likely sit out the highly anticipated matchup vs. the Bears. However, there&#8217;s still a chance these two stud rookie quarterbacks face off this season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Washington plans to attempt to try to practice Jayden Daniels on Friday. <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/GSyqF77uyD\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/GSyqF77uyD<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/AdamSchefter\/status\/1849499201320673423?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 24, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Jayden Daniels vs Caleb Williams Is Still a Possibility This Season<\/h2>\n<p>It\u2019s always disappointing to see a rookie having a standout season get sidelined due to injury. The game between the Chicago Bears and Washington Commanders was even <a href=\"https:\/\/www.chicagobears.com\/news\/bears-commanders-week-8-nfl-game-flexed-to-late-afternoon-kickoff-tv-schedule-caleb-williams-jayden-daniels\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">flexed to 4:25 pm Eastern<\/a> to showcase the duel between the two rookie quarterbacks to a national audience. Still, the show must go on, and the Bears will likely play a Commanders team led by Marcus Mariota. For those eager to see Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels go head-to-head, there&#8217;s still hope.<\/p>\n<p>As it stands, the Bears would sneak into the playoffs as the seventh seed, potentially facing the second-seed Commanders. While there&#8217;s still a lot of football left to play, and nothing is set in stone, it shows that a Williams vs. Daniels matchup could still happen. Another scenario could see the Bears as the sixth seed and the Commanders as the third seed, meaning they would still meet. Regardless, there&#8217;s still a chance.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">The NFC Playoff Picture after Week 7 \ud83c\udf7f <a  href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/23PACO5d3l\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">pic.twitter.com\/23PACO5d3l<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; PFF (@PFF) <a  href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/PFF\/status\/1848758713189822967?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 22, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h3>Did the Bears Make a Mistake Drafting Caleb Williams Over Jayden Daniels?<\/h3>\n<p>Caleb Williams <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/09\/23\/harsh-numbers-highlight-what-the-bears-must-fix-on-offense\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">didn\u2019t have the best start to the season<\/a>\u2014 that\u2019s a fact. But what\u2019s equally true is that he\u2019s proven throughout the year why he was chosen as the No. 1 overall pick. Williams&#8217; ability to throw anywhere on the field, combined with his elite pocket presence and proactive vision going through reads, has been the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/10\/18\/caleb-williams-offers-something-the-bears-never-had-at-qb\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">&#8220;it factor&#8221;<\/a> on offense for Chicago. So, despite how good Jayden Daniels has played, the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/09\/26\/bears-shouldnt-regret-choosing-caleb-williams-over-jayden-daniels\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_self\">Bears didn&#8217;t make a mistake drafting Williams over him.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Is Williams better than Daniels? It&#8217;s too early to say. But does Williams look like the Bears\u2019 franchise quarterback? Absolutely. One crucial factor in evaluating quarterbacks is whether they let the game control them or control the game\u2019s flow. It\u2019s clear on the field that both Williams and Daniels control the game.<\/p>\n<h3>You Don&#8217;t Have to Put Someone Down to Lift Another Up<\/h3>\n<p>It\u2019s great for the NFL and franchises struggling with quarterback stability to now have ultra-talented rookie QBs. The Bears and Commanders have cycled through numerous quarterbacks over the past decade, so it\u2019s refreshing to see that they\u2019ve finally found their solution. Rather than comparing Caleb Williams and Jayden Daniels to diminish one over the other, it\u2019s better to appreciate that both are exceptional quarterbacks. The hope is that these two eventually get to face off in a duel between two fantastic quarterbacks.<\/p>\n<p><em>Main Image: Amber Searls &#8211; USA Today Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Even though Jayden Daniels will likely miss Sunday\u2019s game against the Bears, a clash with Caleb Williams could still happen.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4976,"featured_media":196000,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,8896],"tags":[10075,7403,32192,8996],"class_list":["post-194514","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-bears","category-washington-commanders","tag-caleb-williams","tag-chicago-bears-news","tag-jayden-daniels","tag-washington-commanders-news"],"modified_by":"Isaac Zuniga","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194514","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4976"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=194514"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/194514\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/196000"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=194514"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=194514"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=194514"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}