There are two components to any “surprise season”: The initial surprise, and how hard they are to follow up. If few saw the Commanders’ 12-5 2024 coming, many wondered how they could top or even match it this season after a quiet offseason and deafening increase in expectations.

Whatever you thought, everyone was in agreement on the one thing that could not happen: Jayden Daniels getting hurt. He has: Twice. His knee issue cost him two games. His new hamstring ailment could sideline him for even longer.

This latest unfortunate development has the Commanders’ dream season follow-up beginning to develop the characteristics of a classic “lost” year. Although it hasn’t been quite that dire in fantasy, it’s not a whole lot better, either. Through seven weeks and five appearances, Daniels is

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