Jayden Daniels addresses relationship with offensive coordinator David Blough amid disappointing season

Through the first nine weeks of the season, the Washington Commanders are still finding their footing offensively.

Washington is in its first season under new offensive coordinator David Blough, who had previously served as the quarterbacks coach in 2024 and 2025.

While there were some struggles to be expected for a first-year play caller, comments Tuesday from Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels raised questions about his relationship with Blough.

Jayden Daniels didn't exactly endorse David Blough when asked about him

Daniels spoke to the media Tuesday and when asked about his offensive coordinator, his answer wasn't the most supportive during what's been a tough stretch.

"He's first-time coordinator, so he has growing pains that he's going through," Daniels said. "It's not going to be perfect as much as you want it to be, but we're still continuing to stick to the process and really just going from there."

There isn't a ton of support and encouragement in that answer from Daniels, and it isn't the first time he's seemed discouraged by Blough. Daniels seemed displeased with the play call on the final play of the game in Sunday's loss to the Los Angeles Rams and his answer when asked about the play reflected that.