Why Commanders Offense Could Click Under Kingsbury's System
The Washington Commanders and coach Dan Quinn knew that they needed to build an offense that would compete week in and week out. So, Quinn went out and hired offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury.
Kingsbury’s offense produced Patrick Mahomes when he was at Texas Tech and flourished with the Arizona Cardinals until Kyler Murray got injured. He moved to USC last year where he was the offensive coordinator for the Trojans in an offense that produced Caleb Williams, the No. 1 overall pick in April's draft.
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Now, he is in Washington with the No. 2 overall pick, Jayden Daniels, who just might be the better quarterback. Adam Rank from NFL.com believes that this pairing just might take the NFL by storm in year one.
“And Quinn has Kliff Kingsbury running his offense! I really like this,” Rank wrote. “Kingsbury lost more games than he won as head coach in Arizona, but his Cardinals teams did have their moments on offense. OK, so his hiring didn't presage Caleb Williams, whom Kingsbury coached at USC last year, coming to town. Even so, Kingsbury's past success with dynamic QBs like Williams, Kyler Murray and, yes, Patrick Mahomes is an encouraging sign when it comes to how he'll help Jayden Daniels develop.”
The reigning Heisman Trophy winner was an absolute menace to defenses at LSU and he is looking forward to doing the same in the NFL. With weapons such as Terry McLaurin and Jahan Dotson on the outside, Austin Ekeler out of the backfield, and tight end Zach Ertz, Daniels will have plenty of options to chose from.
Let’s not forget fellow rookie Luke McCaffrey out of Rice. At 6-foot-2, McCaffrey presents a big target out of the slot for Daniels.
Kingsbury and his offenses are built around the passer. Daniels has a big arm and is extremely accurate throwing the ball. He will no doubt benefit from the offensive scheme in year one.