As a former defensive back, Fred Smoot knows how hard it is to anticipate and stop a running quarterback. What makes a mobile quarterback so great, according to Smoot, is that the defense can't anticipate what they are going to do at any given point during the game.

The dual threat posed by a mobile quarterback is a challenge not only for the opposing defense, but for the offensive line as well. Washington Commanders center Tyler Biadasz knows just how difficult it is through protecting quarterback Jayden Daniels.

Biadasz discussed the challenge that comes with protecting the dual-threat Daniels with Smoot on "Get Loud," citing the importance of blocking.

"That's what makes the blocks even more crucial," Biadasz said of protecting a running quarterback. "I think the biggest part is with the zone read element, that's a huge factor of how defenses kind of play you because you're going to get a different look a good amount of time."

With the help of blocks from Biadasz and the entirety of the offensive line, Daniels completed 69% of his passes for 3568 yards during the 2024 regular season. He also dethroned Robert Griffin III (815) to take the rookie quarterback rushing record, notching 891 yards with his legs.

The synchronicity of timing when it comes to blocking is a credit to practice. Without knowing necessarily where Daniels is behind him, Biadasz can hypothesize what Daniels will do based on the defense he's reading and adjust accordingly to allow his quarterback to move the football.

"Like last year, they played Jayden differently too throughout the year," Biadasz said. "But that's why you have a great system in place; that's why you have great rules for certain landmarks and certain hits, but like that makes even more of the block because you really don't know, like you really don't know behind you what's happening.

"But that's kind of the reality you live in, too," Biadasz continued. "So, it's nothing new, it's more so like how more detailed can those blocks be if, well you don't play the what-if game but if you hit them square on. So, you're kind of like fighting pressure with pressure and which direction their backers are seeing it and whatever. So that's what's awesome about it, so you have to have that mindset of this isn't a guessing game. It's a reaction game."

Although Biadasz is keeping his defensive read adjustments close to his chest, he stressed the importance of checks and an open line of communication with the quarterback as keys to success.

"I'm not going to go into a lot of details of how they're doing it, but I can just tell you, though, that you get averse to different fronts and different coverages, different personnels on the field to different formations," Biadasz said. "But again, however they game plan against us, that's why we have a great system in place doing great checks and obviously the offensive identity of what we want to run and how we want to do it. So, we get to control that, and that's probably the most fun about it, too."

To hear Smoot's full interview with Biadasz, check out Get Loud on the Washington Commanders' official YouTube channel, @commanders.