00:01Yeah, I think in certain games it is accurate to that, Dave, like that's the kind of the blessing and
00:08the curse of when do I scramble, when do I move out, when do I go.
00:10And so I think those are like fair comparisons, like when you see a window like, hey man, this is
00:17the time to go, let it rip.
00:18One of the things I appreciate from Jay is like he puts the ball in the right location when it's
00:22contested or when it's not.
00:23And certainly on some of the deep ball shots, I think that's one of the sweet spots for him in
00:30terms of where he can throw.
00:36All right, that's head coach Dan Quinn yesterday when asked basically about the Kurt Warner comments and all that.
00:46Listen, on a scale of one to ten, and there is no scale, there is no one to ten.
00:52I'm making this up.
00:54It's hypothetical.
00:56On the scale of one to ten of aggressiveness from my quarterback, I would say Jaden Daniels is probably about
01:04a six and a half.
01:07I would say that.
01:08And I feel pretty comfortable about that.
01:11I don't ever look at him as being a, oh man, wow, he made this really, really thread the needle
01:21type throw.
01:23Or this really dangerous throw.
01:28There's been pinpoint accuracy at times on deep throws, intermediate throws.
01:38Throws that you didn't think he could make.
01:40Like, remember the one to De'Ami in Detroit in the playoff game?
01:46Down and around the five-yard line?
01:48I mean, just a majestic throw?
01:53Obviously the one to Terry week three, Monday Night Football, in his rookie year?
01:59All of that.
02:03But on a scale of one to ten, which doesn't exist, again, hypothetical, I would say Jaden Daniels, for me,
02:09is like a six and a half on the scale of aggression.
02:13Anthony, I don't know if your number would differ much more than that before I make my next point.
02:22But on a scale of one to ten, again, figurative scale, aggressive quarterback scale, what would you say Jaden is
02:29for you?
02:31I would say if we're going based off this season alone, because I feel like the 2024 season, and you
02:37just highlighted a couple of plays where he had, like, big-time throws.
02:42Like, this year so far, he's only had two big-time throws.
02:45Right.
02:46His rookie season, he had 20.
02:48Right.
02:48So, and, like, you can pinpoint, like, different games.
02:51You could talk about the Jamison Crowder back in the end zone against the Eagles.
02:54You could talk about, you know, the one to Terry against the Bengals, like you just said.
03:01Like, there are so many games.
03:02The one to Terry against Dallas late November at home, that key to comeback when they were dead.
03:09Now, they ultimately lost the game, but those kind of throws.
03:12Yeah.
03:12So, like, if you're going based off, like, this season alone, I mean, I can agree, like, a six, seven.
03:20Six, seven.
03:22Yeah.
03:23Six, seven.
03:24Somewhere around there, I think that's fair because, again, there have been times, windows, where, like, he's – well, where
03:31we see it, that he could go.
03:34And I'm not sure if it's, like, more so him being risk-averse or him not seeing the actual pass
03:39catchers wide open.
03:40I think the Antonio Williams one, where he should have been working towards the bunch, he's looking right the entire
03:46time.
03:46Well, that was on the fourth down.
03:47This play that Kurt Warner –
03:50Yeah, I know which one you're talking about.
03:51Was before that.
03:52Yeah.
03:52Right?
03:53And he missed it.
03:55Now, again, I think what we don't know is what is the design progression?
04:00Is it low to high?
04:02Is it flat corner post?
04:05Yeah, but is he seeing that?
04:07Like, did he see that post?
04:08That's the other thing.
04:09That I don't know.
04:10Yeah.
04:10Right?
04:11We don't know that, and we don't know what the design progression was.
04:14Yeah.
04:15Okay?
04:15I love your point about how – and inadvertently I made that point kind of sort of as well,
04:22but you're absolutely right.
04:24In 2024, now this is with a totally healthy Terry McLaurin and a totally healthy Jaden Daniels until mid-November.
04:34He was – I don't want to say really aggressive, but he was – what I would qualify as aggressive.
04:44This year it does feel – what did you say?
04:47Two big-time throws, but only two turnover-worthy throws, right?
04:51Yeah, only two turnover-worthy.
04:52For those that live by the analytics amigos, that's not a lot on either side.
04:57So I think if I have him at a 6.5, say, for this year, maybe I would say for
05:07his career, balancing it all out in my mind with no way to prove this,
05:11I'd probably say a 7, maybe a 7.5, but I would say for me, the key point that I
05:22wanted to make, this year,
05:28his number one job at this point is to stay healthy, one, two, to not put the defense or the
05:39commanders in bad position.
05:42Yes, it's to score points, and yes, it's to move the football, and yes, yes, and yes.
05:50His number one job, I believe, is to not expose this defense anymore,
05:56not give the opponent the ball in scoring territory, not completely lose momentum, right?
06:06You throw a pick in the 4th and 2 spot, right?
06:11If they would have thrown the pick there, yeah, that would have sucked, but it's still 13-3.
06:19It's still the first half, and you live with that, man.
06:24You went for it on 4th and 2.
06:26It's not like it was 1st and 2, you know, or 1st and 5 or 1st and 10.
06:30You live with that.
06:33My thing is, if he's a 6.5 like this year, and I didn't think about breaking it up year
06:38to year,
06:39but it's a good point, so maybe 6.5 this year, maybe a 7, 7.5 at max cumulatively,
06:47I would say I only need Jaden Daniels to turn it up a hair, a notch.
06:52Like, if he's 6.5 now, 7.
06:56If he's 7, 7.5.
06:58If he's 7.5, 8.
07:00Like, I don't need him.
07:03There's a huge difference between being aggressive and reckless.
07:07I think so many coaches, including Dan Quinn at times, are reckless.
07:12Dan Campbell, Ben Johnson, they're all reckless at times.
07:16They're aggressive, but they're reckless.
07:18I don't need my quarterback.
07:19I don't want my quarterback to be reckless.
07:23I want him to be semi-aggressive.
07:26I don't want him to be reckless.
07:28And that's a fine line.
07:30I don't think Jaden is reckless really ever.
07:36And me, being a more conservative kind of philosophy when it comes to taking risk,
07:44whether it's in my personal life with money or whatever decisions I make,
07:51I'm a more conservative, and that doesn't mean political,
07:55a more conservative operator.
07:57I'm fine with Jaden being more conservative, less aggressive,
08:03because more aggressive means more risk.
08:07A lot more risk.
08:09Especially if you're bordering on more reckless than aggressive.
08:15And again, there's a fine line there.
08:17There's a fine line.
08:18And that would be the point that I think Kurt Warner wants him to be closer to that line.
08:26And I get what he's saying.
08:29But I think it's a lot easier to do that when you play for Mike Martz
08:34and you have Marshall Falk, Isaac Bruce, Torrey Holt, and all of those guys.
08:39I think it's a lot easier to do that.
08:42When Kurt Warner was playing, and I know he played elsewhere, Arizona,
08:47and obviously the Giants and so on.
08:48But I'm just saying, I think it's easier to do that when you're in that situation
08:53as opposed to Jaden Daniels' situation.
08:56Yeah, I mean, I would agree as well.
09:00I think another thing to highlight when it comes to Jaden and his aggression
09:06or lack thereof, his yards per pass attempt is only at 6.54.
09:14And I think that can say a lot because he's not working the intermediate.
09:19And I think that's one of the things that I would like to see him do a little bit more.
09:23A pass between the numbers, over the middle.
09:26And I know two years ago when we played the Eagles,
09:29a couple of his interceptions were over the middle where he either one was too high.
09:35The one on the Thursday night.
09:36Exactly.
09:37I mean, his career yards per attempt is 7.1, but to your point this year, it's 6.5.
09:42Yeah.
09:43So, yeah, that would be my only real critique.
09:45But I think I'm in the same line of thinking as you.
09:50I don't mind him playing and being a little bit conservative.
09:54Sometimes I do want him to be a little gutsy, but I'm more so.
09:58I would always lean the more conservative side.
10:02All right.
10:02We've got to take a break.
10:03But the question for you guys at 301-230-0980,
10:06are you okay with Jaden being a little bit cautious,
10:09a little bit less aggressive in lieu of turning the ball over,
10:13or do you want him to be more aggressive?
10:15Where is that line for you?
10:17And again, it's probably different for everyone.
