Less than 24 hours after his quarterback suffered a dislocated elbow in the fourth quarter of a blowout loss, Washington Commanders head coach Dan Quinn squarely put the blame on his own shoulders for having Jayden Daniels in the game.
Quinn opened his Nov. 3 news conference with a hefty dose of accountability.
‘I know many of you have been asking about the thought process of Jayden being in the game, in that situation and I get that,’ Quinn said. ‘I’ve been thinking about it, honestly, nonstop too. And for me the answer is, man, I missed it.’
Quinn explained his thought process. As the Commanders took possession trailing 38-7 with 12:30 left in the game, the plan was for the drive to be the last time Daniels and other players such as tight end Zach Ertz, wide receiver Deebo Samuel Sr. and left tackle Laremy Tunsil on the field in what was an eventual 38-14 loss to the Seattle Seahawks.
‘We weren’t going to have any read-run plays, meaning no carries for the quarterback on a run,’ Quinn said. ‘And honestly, man, that’s where I missed it. Of course (Daniels) can scramble. He’s Jayden. It’s what he’s special at, and that is 100 percent – that’s on me.’
Quinn confirmed that Daniels dislocated his left elbow and said there was no timetable associated with the injury as the team is still gathering information.
Daniels had missed the Commanders’ previous game against the Kansas City Chiefs with a hamstring injury. He also sat out Weeks 3 and 4 with a knee ailment.
Cornerback Marshon Lattimore will miss the rest of the season with an ACL injury, Quinn said, and wide receiver Luke McCaffrey suffered a broken collarbone that will keep him out for an extended and indefinite period of time.