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Jayden Daniels just runs up and slides. And then Jayden Daniels awareness after sliding. There was also no sense of urgency after that... if you're at the star quarterback, you should know how many timeouts you have before the drive starts, how the drives unfolding.
STACKED’s take
Daniels' timeout mismanagement in OT cost Commanders a potential win vs. Ravens.
In Week 5 overtime against the Ravens, Daniels failed to throw the ball away on a designed rollout left with the clock running out and no timeouts remaining, instead running directly to the line of scrimmage and sliding. Matt Harmon attributes this to poor game awareness and lack of urgency from the quarterback, noting that as a star QB, Daniels should know timeout management before the drive starts. Daniels acknowledged post-game that communication starts with everyone top-down and ultimately rests on him, though Chris Paul (starting OL) confirmed the offense discussed timeout situation in the huddle. Harmon views this as a critical quarterback decision-making failure in a high-leverage moment.
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