Nobody understood why the Commanders won’t name a starting QB

The Washington Commanders won’t say who their starting quarterback will be yet. That decision left many confused on Thursday afternoon.

Commanders head coach Dan Quinn spoke to the media on Thursday as the team wrapped up its mandatory minicamp. Quinn refused to name a starting QB during the media session, leaving reporters and Commander fans guessing who will lead the charge in September.

Andrew Siciliano posted on X that Quinn would make ‘no great declarations’ on the decision to name a QB yet between Marcus Mariota and No. 2 overall pick Jayden Daniels.

Is Jayden Daniels the Commanders starting QB?

Dan Quinn says he has “no great declarations” on the QB depth chart as they break for the summer.

“We’ll have a really fun camp.”

— Andrew Siciliano (@AndrewSiciliano) June 13, 2024

It’s true that not tipping your hand can get you in a good spot. That being said, with the choicse in mind, one choice would clearly exude a lot more optimism than the other. Most Commander fans probably want to see Daniels be named the starter. The 2023 Heisman Trophy winner is an exciting player and a potential franchise quarterback. But Quinn and the team haven’t budged on it yet.

The decision not to name a starter yet has some Commander fans miffed. For the most part, nobody really understood why they opted not to play their hand.

why do teams do this? galactically stupid https://t.co/SoXMOJSFC3

— Chris Brockman🎙️ (@chrisbrockman) June 13, 2024

Splitting reps with *checks notes* Marcus Mariota is not the best way to start this young man’s career. But also have Justin Fields PTSD. https://t.co/95oetXuNU6

— Ross Read (@RossRead) June 13, 2024

I understand that it’s only June 13th, but when your competition is 30yo Marcus Mariota you probably should’ve claimed QB1 by now https://t.co/b9JyZIAzZ6

— (Ryan Cox) (@MrRyanCox) June 13, 2024

Can’t really name him starter until he shows the same stuff in camp with pads as he’s shown in OTAs. He will be the starter though. https://t.co/hgnnKGbwAw

— Kareem (@Kareem_is_it) June 13, 2024

[Andrew Siciliano]