The Washington Commanders were really close to making it to the Super Bowl last season. Now, instead of progressing with quarterback Jayden Daniels, it seems like their whole offseason has been a long contract dispute with wide receiver Terry McLaurin. After the matter has dragged long enough, one of the coaches on the team gave some urgency to the situation.
Much of the team’s success was because of their explosive offense. However, offensive coordinator Kliff Kingsbury made clear that he needs all the players on the field, not outside of it.
Kingsbury is urging the players to get on the field. “I think we’re kind of at that point to where we need to start getting those guys. When they’re available, see them out there and jelling to see where we are as an offense.” The offense has been hit with other receivers getting injured. However, McLaurin is the best wideout on the roster, and he’s healthy. As long as the team doesn’t come to an agreement, it’s tough to envision the wideout going back to training.
Kingsbury’s reputation made a huge resurgence
Kliff Kingsbury’s story in the NFL is incredible. He became the Cardinals head coach after five years on the Texas Tech Red Raiders. Kingsbury was paired with number one overall pick, Kyler Murray. However, after four seasons with below par results, he was fired. His reputation was in serious scrutiny.
However, after one year as senior offensive analyst at USC, the Commanders hired him as offensive coordinator. His work last season was so good, that he is now seen as one of the best playcallers in the NFL.
Playcalling can be good, but if there are no weapons…
You can see Kingsbury is not happy with the actual situation. McLaurin is a key component on the Commanders’ offense. Other weapons like Noah Brown, haven’t been able to practice due to injury. This means Kingsbury’s been working with an incomplete unit the whole offseason.
Not only that, Jayden Daniels is a very young quarterback and he would like to avoid the sophomore slump. However, by not being able to work fully with his weapons, Daniels might suffer. This can’t fall into Kingsbury’s responsibility, as his job is limited because of front office issues.