After a historical rookie season with the Washington Commanders, what does Jayden Daniels have as an encore?
That is the question on the minds of many analysts outside the nation's capital.
Daniels caught the league by storm last season. He helped Washington win 12 games (an eight-win turnaround from the previous season), and reached the conference title game for the first time in three decades.
The Heisman Trophy winner became the sixth quarterback in league history to reach the conference title game in his first season - joining the likes of Ben Roethlisberger, Joe Flacco, and Mark Sanchez.
How in the world can Daniels top that start to a career?
To one former Super Bowl champion, Commander fans may have just seen the start to Daniels' excellence.
In a conversation with Adam Schefter on ESPN, former NFL player and analyst Booger McFarland explained why Daniels could be in for an even bigger jump that his shocking rookie campaign.
"The game slows down, you know what to expect, and how to handle things better,” McFarland said. “And this kid had a 71 QBR as a rookie. So the sky’s the ceiling this year.”
Daniels has Washington thinking about a Super Bowl berth for the first time in decades. He is trying to be the ninth quarterback in league history to lead his team to the Super Bowl in just his second season.
Of those current eight, four of them actually won the big game (Kurt Warner, Tom Brady, Roethlisberger, and Russell Wilson).
Can Daniels be added to that list this season? If McFarland is to be believed, he has as good a chance as any in league history.