Commanders 2024 midseason superlatives: Adam Peters' magic continues

Commanders 2024 midseason superlatives

Play of the Year

Take a wild guess.

Not only did this play win the game against the Chicago Bears. It also reawakened any part of the fanbase that was still snoozing on this team.

Jayden Daniels, playing with an injured hip, launched a pass 60-plus yards, seeing it bounce up in the air and into the hands of Noah Brown. The quarterback held the ball for over 12 seconds and scrambled more than 40 yards before making the pass.

The icing on the cake? The defender that tipped the ball into the air, Tyrique Stevenson, was taunting the fans right before the snap and had been trash-talking with Terry McLaurin earlier in the game. It was almost picture-perfect. 

Biggest Disappointment

Although he is no longer on the team, Jamin Davis’ name comes to mind. After offseason hype where the former first-round pick transitioned to an edge-rushing role, he barely saw the field, was a healthy scratch multiple times, and registered zero sacks before his release.

His potential was much hyped, as was par in the case throughout Ron Rivera’s tenure. But the reality never matched up. 

Underachiever Award

Before going down with a season-ending injury, Jonathan Allen only had 15 tackles and two sacks. Not the type of performance you want to see from someone making more than $21 million.

His tackle total is not much higher than the recently-released Davis, while his sack number leaves much to be desired. For all the hype that the Big 3 trio of Allen, Daron Payne, and Montez Sweat received, they regularly underwhelmed.

This season might wrap up what has been an uneven final few years for Allen in a Washington uniform. 

Saddest Statistic

After releasing Jamin Davis two weeks ago, none of the first-round picks made from the 2019-22 remain on the roster. None.

Dwayne Haskins and Davis were cut. Chase Young, Montez Sweat, and Jahan Dotson were traded. So much for Ron Rivera being a great talent evaluator.

Let's take a moment to acknowledge the irony behind Rivera's quote from last season, "If we go 8-8-1 this year and he (Harris) fires me and next year they win the division and 40 of the 53 players we drafted and it’s the same quarterback, I’m vindicated. Send me my Super Bowl ring.”

We both know the amount of turnover made on the roster, so good luck getting that ring, Ron.