@gorka said:

Good thread topic for Ravens week.

Lamar Jackson is so ugly....

...that he makes Terrell Suggs look pretty.

Eh...no not really.

See kids, you gotta be careful and wrap it. Anal sex can result in pregnancy. And it ain’t pretty

Zombo said:

Lamar Jackson so ugly, only commercial he'd get was if they replaced Cheryl's She Shed with the Baltimore Bitch Barn.

Good thread topic for Ravens week.

Lamar Jackson is so ugly....

...that he makes Terrell Suggs look pretty.

Eh...no not really.

Zombo said:

This. 

Also, I am seeing a lot of commercials with Saquan Barkley and Pat Mahomes too ... should they have been concentrating on football too ... or do you think maybe Madison Avenue likes young marketable stars and they have been using them in the offseason for decades?

Lamar Jackson so ugly, only commercial he'd get was if they replaced Cheryl's She Shed with the Baltimore Bitch Barn.

Z

Quality!!

@tour2ma said:

I think people are confusing "time" with "focus".

It may be a combination of both.. the sideline is not getting the play in on time causing him to have no time to read defenses/call changes  etc. where he has to have the snap in short order....then yes....it can appear that a lack of  time can cause a lack of focus. Many things done in a hurried manner are done sloppily.   Including having to play QB in the NFL.

@ballpeen said:

Right now he can say that because Baker isn't playing all that well.  

I think Bake  let his initial success fatten his head a bit.  Hopefully a few servings of humble pie shrink it back to normal.

I think Baker's "problems"  are 75%  not HIS problem.....but the problem of the coaching and the OL. 

I will give you that Baker has had some bad, off target throws.    But he is rushed to get the play off every time because the plays come in late....and he has not time to read the defenses or do other things necessary to total success.  It puts him totally off his rhythm.   His leaky OL doesn't help.  Not saying they have been horrible....but they could have been a damned sight better.  Plus, really he is learning a new offense. 

@ballpeen said:

Right now he can say that because Baker isn't playing all that well.  

I think Bake  let his initial success fatten his head a bit.  Hopefully a few servings of humble pie shrink it back to normal.

That..... or it’s just early in the season and like most others in the league, gotta shake some rust. Preseason is not for vets. September is

@icecube said:

Today he was saying Baker's off-field distractions are hurting his game. He said he was doing too many commercials and things.

Said Lamar Jackson was doing no commercials or anything like that, and he was obviously spending time in the weight room instead.

He feels you need to focus on being great before you focus on building your brand. We shall see if he's right or not. 

Right now he can say that because Baker isn't playing all that well.  

I think Bake  let his initial success fatten his head a bit.  Hopefully a few servings of humble pie shrink it back to normal.

@nickers said:

Like Michael Jordan and Peyton Manning, huh!

So that’s why kid Manzeil flopped. Too many endorsements for Weedies and Coke

 I see way more of Patty than I do Baker and I’m in the Cleveland market. One commercial? No way Jose

I'm seeing a lot of Baker.. and I'm out-of-market. He aggressively built his "brand" from ground zero over the off-season. If you think he's not thinking about the business of him many, many time over the time spent on set for a shoot... then then I don't think you understand branding.

Mahomes? One commercial... with Aaron Rodgers.... and Patrick ain't all that photogenic either.

Freddie stood up and took the bullet for Baker's performance to date... and I for one believe him.

We'll get a glimpse Sunday.

Zombo said:

This. 

Also, I am seeing a lot of commercials with Saquan Barkley and Pat Mahomes too ... should they have been concentrating on football too ... or do you think maybe Madison Avenue likes young marketable stars and they have been using them in the offseason for decades?

Lamar Jackson so ugly, only commercial he'd get was if they replaced Cheryl's She Shed with the Baltimore Bitch Barn.

Z

Not just personal appearance Z- if you listen to they way he talks, well, he'd have a tough time pitching insurance.    

@nickers said:

Like Michael Jordan and Peyton Manning, huh!

Two exceptions to the rule.  

Making a few extra bucks doing a few spots might be ok.  Being all over the TV might be some overkill by the #1 pick in the draft..... unless you're tearing it up on the field. I guess we will wait and see.  Oh he doesn't really need the money.

The team did not disclose the contract details. NFL Network reported that the contract was a four-year deal with $32.68 million guaranteed and a $21.85 million signing bonus.

@icecube said:

Really? History is littered with athletes who fall down after getting too entrenched with sideline distractions. You don't realize this? Have you not seen Rocky 3? 

Nope....just dont see any evidence that is the case here.....

Not like doing a few commercials hurt Manning or Montanas games.....lets talk about this in 3 years, when he's making movies or something....not after his first handful of gigs...

Zombo said:

This. 

Also, I am seeing a lot of commercials with Saquan Barkley and Pat Mahomes too ... should they have been concentrating on football too ... or do you think maybe Madison Avenue likes young marketable stars and they have been using them in the offseason for decades?

Lamar Jackson so ugly, only commercial he'd get was if they replaced Cheryl's She Shed with the Baltimore Bitch Barn.

Z

They wanted him to endorse Preparation H until they realized they were looking at his face

@icecube said:

Today he was saying Baker's off-field distractions are hurting his game. He said he was doing too many commercials and things.

Said Lamar Jackson was doing no commercials or anything like that, and he was obviously spending time in the weight room instead.

He feels you need to focus on being great before you focus on building your brand. We shall see if he's right or not. 

Jackson played the Dolphins and the Cardinals....the two worst teams in the league.   He could have been distracted all he wants and he could have won those games.

Besides...have you heard Jackson talk?  He can barely speak English, and when he does he sounds like a Goombah.  No one wants a spokesman like that. 

Very difficult to understand him when he talks:

@icecube said:

Really? History is littered with athletes who fall down after getting too entrenched with sideline distractions. You don't realize this? Have you not seen Rocky 3? 

Like Michael Jordan and Peyton Manning, huh!

@mudfly said:

And you think his # of endorsements directly effects his play? Thats a reach.....

Really? History is littered with athletes who fall down after getting too entrenched with sideline distractions. You don't realize this? Have you not seen Rocky 3? 

@icecube said:

It's not about "who says what" it's about what has truth to it. Baker had 13 commercials and 9 magazine articles in the offseason. Has he looked prepared to you in the 1st two weeks? Can you answer that with honesty? 

And you think his # of endorsements directly effects his play? Thats a reach.....