Washington proved last year it could survive a setback when Marcus Mariota stepped in for an injured Jayden Daniels and kept the season on track. That depth no longer exists. With Mariota gone, the Commanders face the new year without the same proven fallback, raising the stakes on keeping Daniels upright.

Head coach Dan Quinn revealed earlier this month that their star backup is dealing with a lower leg injury. Sure, Mariota had the vote of confidence to cover Daniels in case of an injury, but the Commanders still have Josh Johnson and Sam Hartman in the quarterback room. So why hasn’t Quinn picked a name between them yet? Apparently, neither Johnson nor Hartman has proved themselves worthy of the backup position yet.

When Quinn gave them a chance on the field, they ended up t

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