Commanders enter bye week with a rising star giving fans new belief

Washington Commanders offensive tackle Josh Conerly Jr. | G Fiume/GettyImagesThe Washington Commanders are 3-8 at their much-needed bye week. However, some scarce bright spots have emerged amid the complete free-fall from lofty expectations.

Everything that could have gone wrong has gone wrong. Jayden Daniels is injured. So is Terry McLaurin. So is Dorance Armstrong Jr., who was having a Pro Bowl-caliber season. A plethora of additional key starters and depth pieces have suffered long-term ailments.

Finding bright spots this season has been a challenge. Most of them, such as defensive end Jacob Martin and running back Chris Rodriguez Jr., are players nobody expected anything from. The…