The Chicago Bears have the week off, thanks to their bye. Guys have a chance to get healthy and take a breath before what figures to be a much tougher stretch in November and December. Their biggest challenge in the past month was directly ahead as they’re set to visit the 4-2 Washington Commanders and their scorching hot rookie quarterback, Jayden Daniels. It figured to be a major challenge for this team after a stretch of three games against struggling opponents like the Rams, Panthers, and Jaguars.
Well, it appears their good fortune might still be intact. Washington was taking care of business against Carolina 10-0 when Daniels hit the turf. Nothing seemed amiss at first, but he did get up, seeming to cradle his rib area. Things got worrying quickly after that. Daniels made a visit to the medical tent, tried a few throws, and stopped. He was then escorted to the locker room.
The Chicago Bears might be catching a huge break.
At the time of writing, Daniels has not returned to the game. Given how things have gone, it is unlikely he will. David Chao, a former NFL doctor, believes it is likely a rib or soft cartilage injury. Due to several muscle attachments to that area, it can be extremely painful. Depending on the severity, the rookie could miss anywhere from two to six weeks of action. This puts his status for next week against the Chicago Bears in serious question.
Not having Daniels would mean Washington having to turn to backup Marcus Mariota. While he’s not some no-name scrub, he isn’t nearly as capable at this stage of his career as the reigning Heisman winner. The Bears have one of the best defenses in the NFL and will have had two weeks to prepare for the Commanders’ offensive scheme under Kliff Kingsbury. If Chicago can make it a shootout scenario with their own surging offense, Washington may not be able to keep up.
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Daniels will still win the rookie of the week voting with those ridiculous Washington fans!
He might be coming back next week, but what did I say over and over? Jayden Daniels will get injured in this league. All the draft evaluators who put him so high are fools, and certainly the Commanders for taking him. I don’t care if he’s the love child of 1999 Kurt Warner and Devon Hester, it will all be for nothing as he’ll be out of the league soon enough with injuries. He can cry into RGBIII’s pillow. Can we stop mercilessly beating the shit out of Erik for 5 seconds? Try writing 100 articles a day, every day,… Read more »
@Dr.Melhus I did not eat/drink anything at the game, so I was starving. We ordered major sized dumplings and the hottest-spiciest soup ever coming in a large terrine with ladle. It was hotter than any Mexican/Indian/African food I had ever eaten. But I enjoyed it more than the game. If the Bears are not playing, and some other game has no real bearing on the Bears, then I have very little interest anymore. Like Scooby, do you live in the Eastern time zone, or in the Central? Let me know if you are at Harvard or MIT.
If the Bears require a “huge break” to beat a rookie QB, they suck and don’t deserve to win. Any player worth a crap wants to beat the best the other team has to offer and never look at it ths way.
#4 little RB Bigsby was the star today. WR Thomas Jr. looks like a ROY candidate. So there really were at least four elite WRs in the 2024 draft. I expect at least that number of Edges/DEs/DTs in the 2025 draft. I will be surprised if the Bears do not take two of them in the 1st and very early 2nd Rounds.