As we head into Week 9, the Washington Commanders are set to face a division rival in the New York Giants. Over the last five years, these two teams have met 10 times with the Giants winning six, the Commanders won three games, and the two sides tied once.
This year, though, there is a very different level of talent in Washington than there is in New York, and the Commanders have been far more successful behind Jayden Daniels than the Giants have behind Daniel Jones. That said, there were two players in mind to steal from the Giants this week: Dexter Lawrence and Malik Nabers.
Despite Lawrence’s complete domination, we landed on stealing Nabers. Not only does this reunite Nabers with Daniels as the two played together at LSU, but it gives Daniels a far more talented receiver than what he currently has at his disposal.
Nabers has 46 receptions on 73 targets for 498 yards. Because he missed two games with a concussion, he isn’t ranked at the top of the league, but if you take his average and extrapolate it to include the two games he missed, he would have 664 receiving yards and be second in the NFL behind Ja’Marr Chase.
In his final season at LSU with Daniels as his quarterback, Malik Nabers recorded 89 receptions for 1,569 yards and 14 touchdowns. Who wouldn’t want that kind of production on their team? Plus, with Terry McLaurin on the field, the Commanders’ passing game is vastly improved.
While it would also be nice to see Dexter Lawrence bolster the Commanders’ defense, they dynamic duo of Nabers and Daniels is just too good to pass up.
