¿ Lamar Jackson turns down mega contract. Negotiations off for the season, mega greed ?
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This is NFL greed like we've never seen before -or- is Lamar just nuts ? I'm sure his agents are in this too. Enough already.
$49 million per year ? $230 million guaranteed ? Ask Cleveland about that lunacy. Nobody in any sport is worth this kind of money. What could be next ? From CBS | Sports .
Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens were unable to come to terms on a long-term extension prior to the quarterback's self-made deadline earlier this week and will now pause contract negotiations for the rest of the season. While they couldn't put pen to paper on a deal, it wasn't without some serious offers being put on the table.
The NFL Network reports that Jackson turned down an offer that eclipsed the one Russell Wilson recently inked with the Denver Broncos in key areas. Baltimore's attempted offer was more than $49 million per year in average new money and is believed to have approached or beat Wilson in terms of guaranteed money. Wilson has 68% of his contract guaranteed. It was also in the range of the deal Aaron Rodgers signed with the Packers where the back-to-back MVP will now earn $50 million per season over the next three years with a majority fully guaranteed.
Specifically, ESPN reports that Jackson rejected a six-year contract offer with $133 million fully guaranteed. In terms of guaranteed money, that is more than what Wilson and Kyler Murray received in their deals.
However, this offer did fall short of the $230 million fully guaranteed contract that the Browns signed Deshaun Watson to after they acquired him in a trade with the Houston Texans. The report notes that fully guaranteed money is at the heart of the issue for Jackson and is looking to come as close to that $230 million guaranteed mark as possible.
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It has to be worth a few extra bucks being the ugliest quarterback in the league now that Roethlisberger has retired.
WSS
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I don’t even consider LJ a QB.
He’s a running back that can throw the ball.
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I don’t even consider LJ a QB.
He’s a running back that can throw the ball.
I don’t even consider LJ a QB.
He’s a running back that can throw the ball.
And IF I were him I'd sign....not risk 17 more games first. Oh well, Monopoly money.
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I don’t even consider LJ a QB.
He’s a running back that can throw the ball.
And IF I were him I'd sign....not risk 17 more games first. Oh well, Monopoly money.
And IF I were him I'd sign....not risk 17 more games first. Oh well, Monopoly money.
He should hold up. Jimmy will pay him twice that much and trade all of our number two picks to back up Deshaun.
WSS
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He should hold up. Jimmy will pay him twice that much and trade all of our number two picks to back up Deshaun.
WSS
And with our luck... He'll take off running and break his foot ...
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It's not greet. It's the smart thing to do.
And that's partially thanks to us
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It's not greet. It's the smart thing to do.
And that's partially thanks to us
agreed get as much as you can while you can
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He's an idiot...
Maybe not, but he sort of talks like one. ? I don't see Progressive offering him a million a year to do "at home with Lamar Jackson at MTB stadium" commercials though.
Yeah, the NFL gravy train is spewing record amounts of money. What the top QBs are getting now in a year is several lifetimes worth to us peons. Even hanger on special teamers for a few seasons are set for life, as long as they're not being stupid with their finances.
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He's an idiot...
Maybe not, but he sort of talks like one. ? I don't see Progressive offering him a million a year to do "at home with Lamar Jackson at MTB stadium" commercials though.
Yeah, the NFL gravy train is spewing record amounts of money. What the top QBs are getting now in a year is several lifetimes worth to us peons. Even hanger on special teamers for a few seasons are set for life, as long as they're not being stupid with their finances.
Maybe not, but he sort of talks like one. ? I don't see Progressive offering him a million a year to do "at home with Lamar Jackson at MTB stadium" commercials though.
Yeah, the NFL gravy train is spewing * record amounts of money . What the top QBs are getting now in a year is several lifetimes worth to us peons. Even hanger on special teamers for a few seasons are set for life, as long as they're not being stupid with their finances.
Yes record amounts of money it's been going on for many years now when does it end......or just crash !
Kind of like musical chairs but when you're near $50 million a year now for your top QBs and stretching the rest of your budget what happens next ? Cleveland is an example of the getting out of hand part.
And we fans look and remember when $10M or #20M was a lot for a quarterback. OK, next up ?
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Maybe not, but he sort of talks like one. ? I don't see Progressive offering him a million a year to do "at home with Lamar Jackson at MTB stadium" commercials though.
Yeah, the NFL gravy train is spewing * record amounts of money . What the top QBs are getting now in a year is several lifetimes worth to us peons. Even hanger on special teamers for a few seasons are set for life, as long as they're not being stupid with their finances.
Yes record amounts of money it's been going on for many years now when does it end......or just crash !
Kind of like musical chairs but when you're near $50 million a year now for your top QBs and stretching the rest of your budget what happens next ? Cleveland is an example of the getting out of hand part.
And we fans look and remember when $10M or #20M was a lot for a quarterback. OK, next up ?
Yes record amounts of money it's been going on for many years now when does it end......or just crash !
Kind of like musical chairs but when you're near $50 million a year now for your top QBs and stretching the rest of your budget what happens next ? Cleveland is an example of the getting out of hand part.
And we fans look and remember when $10M or #20M was a lot for a quarterback. OK, next up ?
To see where it's headed, look no farther than the Super Bowl crowd. Joe fan has been priced out of decent seating. Looking at Axe's pricing list, taking a family of 4 to a game anymore is the cost of a car payment.
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It's not greet. It's the smart thing to do.
And that's partially thanks to us
agreed get as much as you can while you can
agreed get as much as you can while you can
Especially given what the Ravens ask him to do / his style of play
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Especially given what the Ravens ask him to do / his style of play
Double edged sword.
The structure of the Ravens offense works to mask Lamar's clear deficiencies as a passer.
It isn't so much what they "ask" him to do, more like it's a requirement at this point.
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Especially given what the Ravens ask him to do / his style of play
Double edged sword.
The structure of the Ravens offense works to mask Lamar's clear deficiencies as a passer.
It isn't so much what they "ask" him to do, more like it's a requirement at this point.
Double edged sword.
The structure of the Ravens offense works to mask Lamar's clear deficiencies as a passer.
It isn't so much what they "ask" him to do, more like it's a requirement at this point.
Then let me ask you- Lamar is essentially a great running back who happens to be able to throw passes on the side? (MHO too) I'd love to hear your take on LJ's ability (or non ability) as a QB Tia.... He's been able to avoid taking the RG III kill shot- so far. In his 59 games he's already more than half way to breaking Vick's rushing yards by a QB.
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Double edged sword.
The structure of the Ravens offense works to mask Lamar's clear deficiencies as a passer.
It isn't so much what they "ask" him to do, more like it's a requirement at this point.
Then let me ask you- Lamar is essentially a great running back who happens to be able to throw passes on the side? (MHO too) I'd love to hear your take on LJ's ability (or non ability) as a QB Tia.... He's been able to avoid taking the RG III kill shot- so far. In his 59 games he's already more than half way to breaking Vick's rushing yards by a QB.
Then let me ask you- Lamar is essentially a great running back who happens to be able to throw passes on the side? (MHO too) I'd love to hear your take on LJ's ability as a QB Tia.... He's been able to avoid taking the RG III kill shot- so far.
Funny, given your timing of asking, I'm actually working on a piece at the moment showing some of the running game designs from the gun that Coach Stef has "borrowed" from the Ravens. I suppose my answer isn't easy to sum up with a "he's good, or great" or the like.
Lamar is Lamar.
His athletic ability is special. Haven't seen QB's move like him since Vick, honorable mention to Jack Locker and Vince Young... I can't think of that guy from Arkansas' name. Back in the day, early 2000's... INSANE running ability. But include him too in that honorable mention.
Lamar has great straight line speed, but great lateral quickness and burst. So as an open field athlete, he's pretty damned incredible. His legs also give him a great sort of buffer in the passing game. Given his ability to find or create and open running lane and walk right by your dline and LB's means the pass rush you send at him has to be incredibly disciplined in their lane. Your eyes have to be up, both hands and feet active, and you can't really get upfield and around the corner as an edge because that sort of athletic ability will punish you by just taking up off the voided gap. This generally means you're taking a precious second or two and putting it back on the clock as a QB. Gives Lamar that extra second to read, process, then deliver. His running ability works hand in hand with his passing ability, because when he is able to plant his feet and drive the ball downfield, he does throw a pretty pass with good velocity.
Toss in the designed QB running game, which negates a defenses numbers advantage in the box and forces additional bodies thinking down/cover as opposed to cover/down, then you get the storm which took the league over in 2019.
We've also seen what happens when defensive coordinators put a premium on matching the Ravens athletic ability on the field, both at skill positions AND QB, then forcing Lamar to show a combination of patience, decisiveness, accuracy (and my personal biggie) and consistency as a passer from the pocket. It is a playoff test he has failed more times than he has passed. But it's also uncommon to find teams with the personnel and coaches to not only be creative enough, but have enough time to implement a game plan with new defensive calls/wrinkles to execute that type limiting design. At one point, defensive coaches from both TEN and SD put down a blueprint of a 5 man rush that alternated between flying upfield on the edge and forcing Lamar to not overstep into a shallow interior pocket - OR- to "simulate" pressure on the IOL and then "fence" Lamar in on the edges. Essentially waiting for him to walk into sacks and TFL's.
The biggest reason he hasn't taken that RG3 killshot is because he's smart(er) on his contact, and he didn't walk into the league with two major ACL surgeries under his belt.
But there are designs specific to both his abilities and inabilities that 3 teams have used in 3 consecutive playoff years that minimized his overall effectiveness and consistency as a player. To my knowledge, that design still hasn't changed. It starts and ends with limiting the Ravens option based running game and leveraging DB's in an attempt to invite Lamar to consistently beat coverage to the numbers. Something he has and continues to struggle with as a passer.
He's a hell of player and can be fun as shit to watch. By all accounts a hard worker, good locker room presence and a great member in your community. But when he's forced to plant his ass behind that Oline and routinely make throw after throw, then I've made mention before - his passing abilities look as mediocre as Bakers at times.
He isn't a RB playing QB. He's an average, MAYBE, slightly-above average passer with an elite set of wheels.
edit: Re: Vick's rushing record. Less impressive today than it was even when Vick was doing it. For a few reasons.
- Mike played, including at Va Tech, a great deal under center. While I don't remember his footwork being amazing, he still had that clear advantage in exposure compared to Lamar.
- Offensive design. Mike rushed for 1k yards only once, and that was the year Jim Mora decided to actually put those legs to use as a primary weapon occasionally. The most carries, either by design or breakdown, of Vick's career came in 06... If I remember right? Let me google that one... Yep. 123 carries for 1,039 yards at 8.4 per clip. Conversely, Lamar's best season is 186 carries, 1209 yards at 6.5 a carry.
Vick could have gone for 1,500 had you given him damn near 200 carries like Lamar.
In that same offensive design, you've found more teams that spread for power and involve modern running concepts that great real weird in their motions, counters, pulls and lead design. The window dressing done today vs 16 years ago is insane, and that's not including the RPO concepts sprinkled in. It's a shame Mike didn't find his maturity until after he got out of prison. Because if 2009, 2010 Vick had showed up in 2005 or 2006, the NFL would have seen some shit even Lamar couldn't touch.
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Yes record amounts of money it's been going on for many years now when does it end......or just crash !
Kind of like musical chairs but when you're near $50 million a year now for your top QBs and stretching the rest of your budget what happens next ? Cleveland is an example of the getting out of hand part.
And we fans look and remember when $10M or #20M was a lot for a quarterback. OK, next up ?
To see where it's headed, look no farther than the Super Bowl crowd. Joe fan has been priced out of decent seating. Looking at Axe's pricing list, taking a family of 4 to a game anymore is the cost of a car payment.
To see where it's headed, look no farther than the Super Bowl crowd. Joe fan has been priced out of decent seating. Looking at Axe's pricing list, taking a family of 4 to a game anymore is the cost of a car payment.
My car payment is $285.
Me and two friends just got our friend and his dad tickets for an upcoming game. Two tickets in the upper deck cost about 50% higher than my car payment.
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Didn't read through the thread but this is all the product of the absolutely brain dead deal the Browns gave Watson. It reset the market. Jackson wants a fully guaranteed contract because Watson got one. Frankly the league should have never allowed the Watson deal to be fully guaranteed but here we are. Jackson won't be the last one to ask for it.
AKA SNATCH98 or Rorbotron. The boards glorious admins decided to get cute and change my name to "homotron" Classy group of people. (Lost a bet with Columbus king and got banned for a month) -
Didn't read through the thread but this is all the product of the absolutely brain dead deal the Browns gave Watson. It reset the market. Jackson wants a fully guaranteed contract because Watson got one. Frankly the league should have never allowed the Watson deal to be fully guaranteed but here we are. Jackson won't be the last one to ask for it.
Didn't read through the thread but this is all the product of the absolutely brain dead deal the Browns gave Watson. It reset the market. Jackson wants a fully guaranteed contract because Watson got one. Frankly the league should have never allowed the Watson deal to be fully guaranteed but here we are. Jackson won't be the last one to ask for it.
So Cincy pays Joe and Baltimore pays Lamar (eventually) they both get a boatload of guaranteed money and lose guys to Free agency.
Folks don’t have to attend games and buy the merchandise.
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Didn't read through the thread but this is all the product of the absolutely brain dead deal the Browns gave Watson. It reset the market. Jackson wants a fully guaranteed contract because Watson got one. Frankly the league should have never allowed the Watson deal to be fully guaranteed but here we are. Jackson won't be the last one to ask for it.
So Cincy pays Joe and Baltimore pays Lamar (eventually) they both get a boatload of guaranteed money and lose guys to Free agency.
Folks don’t have to attend games and buy the merchandise.
So Cincy pays Joe and Baltimore pays Lamar (eventually) they both get a boatload of guaranteed money and lose guys to Free agency.
Folks don’t have to attend games and buy the merchandise.
The Watson contract just set a really stupid precedent. We also both know people are still going to attend games. It just weakens the product on the field and if a guy goes down long term or has a career ender it's even worse. The cap will continually go up but fully guaranteed contracts, especially in the nfl just shouldn't be allowed. Similar happened with the rookie contracts, particularly the JaMarcus Russell deal. Now we have the rookie scale.
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