wackywabbit Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 17 minutes ago, ronjon1990 said: Eh, they've done just as much to make him a star. Lamar Jackson without an offense being tailored to his unique skill set wouldn't be very successful in the league. The Ravens draft pretty well and have done pretty good for themselves with far less exciting or physically gifted QBs. Mobile QBs with pretty poor passing skills have not usually worked out very well. RG3, Jake Locker, Kaepernick- all had unique skills that probably could or even should have been tailored to and given more of a chance than they got. Jackson has worked out because the Ravens invested and stuck with him. Elsewhere, he could have found himself riding pine already. I don't buy this narrative at all. There is no proof the Ravens did anything special schematically because we haven't seen any alternative. My "guess" is that the top offensive minds like Reid, Shanahan, etc would be able to build a scheme that works as well or better for him. The Ravens gave him a great O-line one year (still a below average WR/TE/RB group overall) and he won MVP unanimously. They "stuck with him" because he was winning them games when before they were losing games. So kind and brave of them. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nabbs4u Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) Still think Lamar went about this the wrong way. NOT that he didn't have an agent, represented himself but told the FO/world he'd play 2022 if no contract was completed before wk 1. He should of went full Emitt Smith, I'm not playing until a contract is complete and put ALL of the pressure on that FO to get it done! The entire narrative all summer would of been completely different. Be honest for a second. Why would the Ravens give him that massive contract if they weren't forced too? To pay him $20M+ more a year? His $23M salary in 2022 goes to what? 40-50M? When he gets TAGGED next year for what 30M? Are they still not saving another 10-20M in 23'? The Ravens FO IMO once they allowed Watson, Murray, ect to sign contracts before getting one done with Lamar are taking the Dak/Cousins approach. Utilize the 4th/5th year options/ Tag, Tag. We'll worry about 2025 with his style of play (Vick) and see where he's at physically. I can't think of any player with more to lose in 2022 then Lamar. He's a catastrophic Teddy Bridgewater type injury away from losing 100M. The Raven couldn't afford a slow 0-2 ,1-3 type start to the season in the AFC. Something that easily could of occurred with Jackson holding out. Oh well. GL!🥃 Edited September 10, 2022 by Nabbs4u 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malibuspeedrace Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 42 minutes ago, wackywabbit said: I don't 13 on the wonderlic , confirmed 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NJerseypaint Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 minute ago, Nabbs4u said: Still think Lamar went about this the wrong way. NOT that he didn't have an agent, represented himself but told the FO/world he'd play 2022 if no contract was completed before wk 1. He should of went full Emitt Smith, I'm not playing until a contract is complete and put ALL of the pressure on that FO to get it done! The entire narrative all summer would of been completely different. Be honest for a second. Why would the Ravens give him that massive contract if they weren't forced too? To pay him $20M+ more a year? His $23M salary in 2022 goes to what? 40-50M? When he gets TAGGED next year for what 30M? Are they still not saving another 10-20M in 23'? The Ravens FO IMO once the allowed Watson, Murray, ect to sign contracts before getting one done with Lamar are taking the Dak/Cousins approach. Utilize the 4th/5th year options/ Tag, Tag. We'll worry about 2025 with his style of play (Vick) and see where he's at physically. I can't think of any player with more to lose in 2022 then Lamar. He's a catastrophic Teddy Bridgewater type injury away from losing 100M. The Raven couldn't afford a slow 0-2 ,1-3 type start to the season in the AFC. Something that easily could of occurred with Jackson holding out. Oh well. GL!🥃 Yeah playing the good guy isn't a smart move in the NFL. It's a business, and one bad injury and he's out a boatload of cash. It's not like if he get's injured the Ravens will look into their hearts and give him a money contract because he was such a nice guy these last 4 years. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brownie man Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) 3 minutes ago, malibuspeedrace said: 13 on the wonderlic , confirmed Tf are you talking about? what does that tattoo have to do with anything? The tattoo is dope. Regardless those feathers are hard af Edited September 9, 2022 by brownie man Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RavensfanRD Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 4 hours ago, AFlaccoSeagulls said: He's walking after this year I can feel it and I hate it so goddamn much. I am starting to feel this way, too. Insane that it has come down to this. Go from the #1 seed in the AFC to last after you lose Lamar. Bruh should've been given a blank check. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
malibuspeedrace Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Just now, brownie man said: Tf are you talking about? That thing is hideous...and will take a massive amount of time/inc to cover up when he bounces 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronjon1990 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Just now, malibuspeedrace said: That thing is hideous...and will take a massive amount of time/inc to cover up when he bounces Feathers are a pretty common tattoo trend though. He didn't go Ohio St and get the Ravens emblem or the words Ravens or Baltimore from what I can see. The football, though, that's a hideous tattoo as far as I'm concerned. But that would be an easy cover-up down the road if he chose to do so. That said tattoos are a "to each his own" for me. I've had artists love mine and hate them as not being Sailor Jerry traditional garbage. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bonanza23 Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, wackywabbit said: I don't 12 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheKillerNacho Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, wackywabbit said: I don't Nothing about this tattoo screams distinctly "Ravens" to me. Sure, there's wings, but nothing to indicate they're of a Raven specifically. The only bird I can recognize clearly is the dove on the shoulder... in fact, I think it kinda goes out of its way to be something that wouldn't be out of place if he were playing for another team. Regardless, my post is just a gut feeling based on the chatter I hear regarding his contract situation - namely, that his camp has not seemed like they're serious about negotiations, while the Ravens wanted him locked up to a longterm deal already. Perhaps he's merely betting on himself, or maybe he's playing hard to get in the hopes it will make the Ravens offer more. Either way, my gut feeling could easily be wrong, and as a Ravens fan, you likely have a better feel of this situation than I do. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Leoric Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 Ravens front office is so dumb. Lamar is about to win a Super Bowl and then they have to give him a piece of team ownership. Thanks Joe Flacco. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wackywabbit Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 11 minutes ago, RavensfanRD said: I am starting to feel this way, too. Insane that it has come down to this. Go from the #1 seed in the AFC to last after you lose Lamar. Bruh should've been given a blank check. I'd still be truly surprised if he gets traded. I don't see the great pressure on the Ravens. They can easily afford him on the tag and they don't really have anyone else coming up for a contract soon that would make it tight. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NudeTayne Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 26 minutes ago, malibuspeedrace said: 13 on the wonderlic , confirmed Come on, man. Let's not pile on. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NudeTayne Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 (edited) That tattoo could work well for the Falcons. Desmond Ridler, Calvin Riddey and a third rounder get it done IMO. Edited September 9, 2022 by NudeTayne Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calamity_Cometh Posted September 9, 2022 Share Posted September 9, 2022 1 hour ago, wackywabbit said: I don't Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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