AFlaccoSeagulls Posted January 26, 2020 Share Posted January 26, 2020 (edited) 2 hours ago, JustAnotherFan said: Lamar has been in the league for 2 years and has had 1 terrible rookie year and 1 good year.......and this thread has gone on for 18 pages, why?! Jesus christ, this is a perfect example of FF's constant short-term memory and recency bias. Some of you just cannot wait to anoint the next best thing, can you? say what? lol Edited January 26, 2020 by AFlaccoSeagulls 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF-N72EX Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 (edited) On 1/26/2020 at 3:53 AM, AFlaccoSeagulls said: say what? lol He looked awful in his rookie his year. Playing in less ideal circumstances or not, he looked awful. The point is, all it takes is for one good year (or even 1 game in some cases) to convinced people on this forum that a player is the next best thing. The case with Jackson is no different. Edited January 28, 2020 by JustAnotherFan Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 2 hours ago, JustAnotherFan said: The point is, all it takes is for one good year (or even 1 game in some cases) to convinced people on this forum that a player is the next best thing. The case with Jackson is no different. I would say winning MVP in your second year in the league probably constitutes more than a “good year”, no? I imagine that’s a strong correlation with some success, at least. Also, saying Lamar>Vick does not equal being the next big thing. Patrick Mahomes is the next big thing. Vick was almost always a great athlete but mediocre quarterback. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSURacerDT55 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 5 hours ago, Yin-Yang said: I would say winning MVP in your second year in the league probably constitutes more than a “good year”, no? I imagine that’s a strong correlation with some success, at least. Also, saying Lamar>Vick does not equal being the next big thing. Patrick Mahomes is the next big thing. Vick was almost always a great athlete but mediocre quarterback. So what differentiates Lamar Jackson from him? You basically just described Lamar Jackson Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danand Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 9 hours ago, JustAnotherFan said: He looked awful in his rookie his year. Playing in less ideal circumstances or not, he looked awful. The point is, all it takes is for one good year (or even 1 game in some cases) to convinced people on this forum that a player is the next best thing. The case with Jackson is no different. He was really good and did what he was asked to do. No he didn't have the passing stats that box score scouts like you base your opinion on - or we could say that if you focus on one thing he didn't do well, then a lot if not every single QB in the league is awful. If you refer to the playoff game, which was really bad - especially the oline that destroyed the Ravens opportunity to do anything, then you are focusing on one single game of Lamars career so far. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kirill Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Nope. Next question. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Danand Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 1 hour ago, MSURacerDT55 said: So what differentiates Lamar Jackson from him? You basically just described Lamar Jackson What makes him mediocre as a quarterback? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AFlaccoSeagulls Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 9 hours ago, JustAnotherFan said: He looked awful in his rookie his year. Playing in less ideal circumstances or not, he looked awful. Huh. Interesting. I wonder how the Ravens turned their season around and went to the playoffs with an awful QB. 9 hours ago, JustAnotherFan said: The point is, all it takes is for one good year (or even 1 game in some cases) to convinced people on this forum that a player is the next best thing. The case with Jackson is no different. Huh. Interesting. Today I learned that a "good" year is winning MVP, breaking Michael Vick's rushing record and leading the NFL in touchdown passes while winning 14 games. I'm willing to bet a significant amount of money that if any other QB in the NFL had that kind of year, you wouldn't be calling it 'good'. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 4 hours ago, MSURacerDT55 said: So what differentiates Lamar Jackson from him? You basically just described Lamar Jackson Virtually every stat available and every advanced grading site disagrees with you. Hell, I could lean on stats if I wanted to. Go through every category of Vick’s career, take the best, and put it all in one - and you still have an inferior season to Jackson’s. As a passer and a runner (though I wouldn’t say Lamar has an advantage as a runner, if any at all). Whether or not Lamar shows this ability throughout his career remains to be seen, but he was a good passer this year. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lolsurebro Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Lamar is better than Vick. There is no discussion to be had. 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MSURacerDT55 Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 1 hour ago, Yin-Yang said: Virtually every stat available and every advanced grading site disagrees with you. Hell, I could lean on stats if I wanted to. Go through every category of Vick’s career, take the best, and put it all in one - and you still have an inferior season to Jackson’s. As a passer and a runner (though I wouldn’t say Lamar has an advantage as a runner, if any at all). Whether or not Lamar shows this ability throughout his career remains to be seen, but he was a good passer this year. Come on bro, we should be past the "stats" argument. To be quite honest, you can make the argument that Greg Roman Is just as responsible for Jackson's success as he is. Vick didn't have the same luxury until he got to Philadelphia, as a matter of fact, if you put Vick with Baltimore offense it would be even more dynamic because of Vick’s ability to attack defenses vertically, which Jackson can't. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soko Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 29 minutes ago, MSURacerDT55 said: Come on bro, we should be past the "stats" argument. Seems convenient since Vick doesn’t come close in most stats. Stats aren’t all that matter but there’s a big gap, that counts for something. 29 minutes ago, MSURacerDT55 said: To be quite honest, you can make the argument that Greg Roman Is just as responsible for Jackson's success as he is. There’s no argument that he’s equally as responsible. He played a big part, but equal share? 29 minutes ago, MSURacerDT55 said: Vick didn't have the same luxury until he got to Philadelphia, as a matter of fact, if you put Vick with Baltimore offense it would be even more dynamic because of Vick’s ability to attack defenses vertically, which Jackson can't. Lamar can sling it. He struggled throwing ropes intermediate, outside. Vick could hit those with his cannon...when he wasn’t sailing it over a receiver’s head. The guy just wasn’t accurate. Even in his best season with Reid, his accuracy was barely reliable. I don’t buy these “if” arguments. They’re 100% unprovable. You believe Vick is some sort of good passer? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hukos Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 The only players on the field that Vick could accurately throw the ball to were the ones on the other team. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ray Reed Posted January 28, 2020 Share Posted January 28, 2020 Browns fans after 2018: Baker Mayfield is a future MVP and Lamar can’t throw a football. Yeah, anyone who isn’t a Ravens fan and used to that CLE fan base’s derangement when it comes to Lamar: it’s honestly not worth arguing with them. They stuck their stake in the “Baker = God Lamar = Bum” hill all last year, so now they’ll do any contorting of any argument involving Lamar to try and not look as ridiculously wrong as they all were about him - and Baker, as it stands right now - all last offseason when they were beating their chests. cc: @Yin-Yang Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JAF-N72EX Posted January 29, 2020 Share Posted January 29, 2020 4 hours ago, Ray Reed said: Browns fans after 2018: Baker Mayfield is a future MVP and Lamar can’t throw a football. Yeah, anyone who isn’t a Ravens fan and used to that CLE fan base’s derangement when it comes to Lamar: it’s honestly not worth arguing with them. They stuck their stake in the “Baker = God Lamar = Bum” hill all last year, so now they’ll do any contorting of any argument involving Lamar to try and not look as ridiculously wrong as they all were about him - and Baker, as it stands right now - all last offseason when they were beating their chests. cc: @Yin-Yang Then there are those like myself who actually wait for more than 1 year from ANY QB before beating my chest about any of them. If Jackson falls back down to earth next season then you guys are going to be in the same boat as those CLE fans, and I hope you all keep the same energy. 12 hours ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: 22 hours ago, JustAnotherFan said: He looked awful in his rookie his year. Playing in less ideal circumstances or not, he looked awful. Huh. Interesting. I wonder how the Ravens turned their season around and went to the playoffs with an awful QB. The same way we have seen two dozen other QB's make it to the playoffs. But I'm sure having a top 3 defense had nothing to do with that....it was all because of LJ. GTFO. Example. What was your opinion of Mitch last year? Point made. 12 hours ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: Quote The point is, all it takes is for one good year (or even 1 game in some cases) to convinced people on this forum that a player is the next best thing. The case with Jackson is no different. Huh. Interesting. Today I learned that a "good" year is winning MVP, breaking Michael Vick's rushing record and leading the NFL in touchdown passes while winning 14 games. I'm willing to bet a significant amount of money that if any other QB in the NFL had that kind of year, you wouldn't be calling it 'good'. Wrong again. And all you had to do was read my post without the glasses on and expecting everyone to gravel at your Jesus Lamar to figure this out. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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