Jayden Daniels was surgical, Washington Commanders newcomer dominates, and other takeaways from the joint practice with the Patriots

Mike Sainristil had a rollercoaster day

Local media watching the practice reported that Patriots WR "Pop" Douglas was having a field day in drills against the Commanders' defense and Mike Sainristil for a good bit of practice. Sainristil got his lick back, though, when it mattered the most with an interception off a deflected pass from Drake Maye to Douglas in a two-minute drill. Gotta love seeing him bounce back in a big situation.

Things were getting CHIPPY, and blood was shed

These joint practices always get scrappy, especially when it's the first time the team faces off against someone not on the same team, and there were a couple of skirmishes today. Tunsil pushing the LB over to the stands almost caused a fight, but soon after that, Marshon Lattimore got chippy with WR Kayshon Boutte.

The biggest fight of the day came after Patriots RB TreVeyon Henderson picked up a blitzing defender from Washington, and Patriots HC Mike Vrabel had to break it up, causing himself to get cut on his face and start to bleed.

Jayden Daniels was surgical as always

There's no surprise that Jayden Daniels was the best player on the field at practice, and even the Patriots media had to acknowledge how good he looked. Daniels had to flex in the first practice against another team, and his weapons benefited from it as well.

He found Ertz on a handful of plays during drills and also kept the connection strong with Deebo Samuel. He found Samuel on a touchdown where he took the ball off the Patriots DB's helmet. This connection has been strong since the two hit the field together.

Other notable takeaways

• The interior offensive line struggled against Christian Barmore, who is really good. Remember that Coleman didn't make the trip.
• Ja'Corey Brooks had a one-handed touchdown from Daniels in 7-on7 drills.
• Rookie Kain Medrano looked impressive in pass coverage and was in position to make tackles.
• Brian Robinson Jr was fired up today. It was a non-tackling practice, so you won't hear much about the run game.

Of course, we shouldn't hold too much weight with everything we saw at practice today, but it's nice to see the team going into the next phase of the offseason against another team. The preseason game against the Patriots on Friday night will tell us a lot more about the depth of the team, as a lot of the starters, if not all, are projected not to play.