Micah Parsons still isn’t ready to play after his knee injury last year, but he still knows how to mix things up.
Parsons recently said on his podcast: The Edge with Micah Parsonsthat quarterback Jayden Daniels is responsible for the game clock clusterfudge at the end of overtime in the Giants-Commanders game.
“Jayden Daniels It probably cost my man Dan Quinn his jobto be honest with you,” Parsons said, via Nicki Jhabvala of Athletics. “To be honest with you. And, like, I’m a huge fan of Jayden Daniels. But the reality is he probably cost a lot of people their jobs last weekend. . . .
“Respectfully, we’re so trained in these situations that, like, I’m a defensive player, and this shit is programmed for me. I even know what to do in these situations. There’s no way I’m going to take a sack with 14 seconds left and no timeouts… And, mind you, it would be different if Jayden Daniels was a rookie. This is your third year. This is your third year. You’ve been to the NFC championship game. You’ve already had great experiences moments And for me, even after a bag, you get up casually.
Parsons made it clear that, in his opinion, quarterbacks should always know what’s going on.
“It’s your job, brother,” Parsons said. “It’s your job to be willing to understand the game and understand situations. It’s in your job profile. And you tell me, ‘Oh, we’re going to want to pay this guy $6,000,000 one day?’ This can’t happen. . . . I’m a big fan of JD5, but this is inexcusable, bro.”
Parsons said the Packers work on situational football “every day.” What happened at the end of the Giants-Commanders game should have required no discussion, frankly.
“It’s a lack of preparation, a lack of mentality and a lack of urgency,” Parsons said. “This just can’t happen.”
Parsons is not wrong. The fact that this happened raises many questions about the level of preparation and attention to detail as created by the coaching staff. This speaks to potential cultural flaws, perhaps one in which Daniels was not challenged or held as accountable as he could or should have been, given his position in the organization.
It would be much easier to understand all this if commanders had recorded and preserved the relevant communications. And Daniels will surely face even more questions on this topic the next time he speaks to reporters.
The fact that the outcome was so bizarre, so shocking, and so downright surreal becomes a horrific moment for everyone involved. As for the ultimate consequences, Parsons hit the nail on the head: Daniels’ inability to take charge of the situation in the moment will likely cost Quinn his job.
But Daniels will continue to be the starting quarterback because, even though he made an inexcusable mistake on one of the easier parts of the job, he does the harder parts better than most of his peers.
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