Five takeaways from Dan Quinn’s Zoom press conference [Video]

The Washington Commanders cut down their 90-man training camp roster to the initial group of 53 players on Tuesday. Here are some quick takeaways from head coach Dan Quinn’s Zoom press conference yesterday.

1. Keeping three quarterbacks.

The Commanders had clear answers at the quarterback spot with Jayden Daniels as the starter and Marcus Mariota as the backup. Teams normally keep just two signal-callers on the initial roster, but Washington decided to keep three with Jeff Driskel rounding out the group. There were a few reasons for that decision, one of the most important being that Driskel earned the spot based on how he played in the preseason. While he did throw an interception against the Patriots, Driskel still showed that he can keep the offense going if he needs to play, as he completed 63% of his passes for 242 yards.

The other reason for that the Commanders decided to keep Driskel: they …