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The Commanders are asking Jayden Daniels to do too much

When the Commanders, who are officially eliminated from playoff contention at 3-10, look ahead to 2026, they probably will need to field a roster that can lighten Daniels’s burden. The quarterback certainly has work to do to improve at protecting himself — this was his third straight game that he was knocked out of — but the Commanders seem to be asking him to do too much. Otherwise, it would be easier for him to be more risk averse.

The defense — which has questions at all three levels — has been part of the problem, quickly putting the Commanders in a hole most weeks.

General Manager Adam Peters probably will need to reassess his offensive weapons. Wide receivers Noah Brown a