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Jayden Daniels may only have 23 games (including playoffs) under his belt, but his veteran center saw a mature rookie throughout the 2024 campaign.
Daniels was the Washington Commanders’ second overall pick last year and led them to the NFC title game with an Offensive Rookie of the Year campaign.
“He’s so calm, cool and collected. You can also see him on TV, his face is set, he’s in the zone. That’s what he is. He’s very positive, always smiling, always having fun, that’s his flow state. But it was incredible, you had that veteran feel about him from day one,” Commander Center Tyler Biadasz told Pak Gazette Digital in a recent interview.
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Washington Commanders center Tyler Biadasz (63) prepares to throw the ball to quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) against the Arizona Cardinals at State Farm Stadium. (Mark J. Rebilas/Imagn Images)
Biadasz came to the Commanders last year after spending his first four years with the Dallas Cowboys, so the veteran center and rookie quarterback had to get to work quickly to fit together.
That was certainly a learning curve for Biadasz, who went from blocking a pocket passer in Dak Prescott to the guy who had nearly 900 rushing yards last season.
“When you go through a camp and you go through a whole year with it as well, I think the most important characteristic is how certain plays develop over time, right? And for offensive linemen, your job is to block forever, right? And there’s some timing of certain plays that can be more action-specific or a play-action. That requires more repetition and certain looks and certain fronts and variations where you want to get more looks from Rolodex to get a better idea of things.” Biadasz said.
“But in general, how he plays, certain timings or just how he sees the defense and maybe third-down looks or even first-and-10, there’s a good amount of stuff that they cover in their first year together when he came in last year. And this year, I felt like we really started to work as far as knowing how others see him, but also how he communicates and makes calls home and away. We’re always in that mode of racking up big days and big games, and going back and seeing how we can adjust. things in the future and continue to have that connection every week.
Washington Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) hugs Commanders center Tyler Biadasz (63) before practicing on the second day of training camp at the OrthoVirginia Training Center at Commanders Park. (Geoff Burke/Omagn Images)
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But it may be even more important for the duo to grow off the field. Then, they teamed up to participate in a Campbell’s commercial, which also featured Daniels’ mother.
“It was really cool to connect right before the season started, because you have that summer vacation, and I was able to connect with Jayden again right before the season started,” Biadasz said. “And to have that one commercial, a lot of laughter, a lot of fun, it was a great, special bonding moment, for sure. And also with the traditional Campbell’s soup growing up, I always saw it in commercials and stuff, so it’s amazing…
“The connection is huge, the chemistry is huge and who you are off the field with your quarterback under center, it helps a lot. And it also helps a lot with each position, but I think the QB and the center are unique in how much, it’s almost a lot of telepathy in a way of knowing what the calls are and everything, but that involves having that feeling of connection.”
Biadasz and Daniels seem to have it all figured out. But now, they tune their engine to turn it into pure power.
Washington Commanders center Tyler Biadasz (63) shakes hands with Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels (5) during drills on the first day of minicamp at Commanders Park. (Geoff Burke/Image Images)
“The biggest part [entering this season] “The important thing was knowing how we did things and how we executed them, where certain areas we can be more efficient and take that trajectory even higher,” he said. “Having those conversations in OTAs and analyzing them… you go into minute marginal details that you might not think about, but as far as the game goes, you saw [Jacory Croskey-Merritt] Find a small hole and you can burst for seven, 15 or even more. How our brokers can work like this, but also how we can achieve even more explosive profits. And when you do, you will get the results you want.”
