After Steelers coach Mike Tomlin coached against Commanders quarterback Jayden Daniels yesterday, he was asked about similarities with the next quarterback he will coach against, Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson. Tomlin said such a comparison is very premature.
Asked about any similarities Daniels has with Jackson, Tomlin said people should slow down when comparing a rookie to a player who has won multiple NFL Most Valuable Player awards.
“Be very slow to compare people to Lamar Jackson. That’s a multi-time MVP. That’s Mr. Jackson. We’ll see Mr. Jackson in a few days,” Tomlin said.
Daniels was excellent this year, but he wasn’t as good as Jackson, and he certainly doesn’t have the body of work that Jackson does. It’s high praise for Daniels that anyone would even make that comparison, but Tomlin is right when he says Daniels still has a long way to go before he’s on Jackson’s level.
