SepticeyePoe
Hall of Famer
Presumably he has an idea of what it's about if the trade was requested on March 2nd
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Lamar Jackson
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Once he leaves, if he leaves… everyone true feelings will come out perusal.
rmcjacket23
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My understanding is yes. But all parties can agree to something, Lamar signs the tag, then he gets traded.
ravenslord
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And reducing what the Ravens can get for him
Bama Ravens
Veteran
I won’t be that sad if we move on from Lamar. He doesn’t want to be in Baltimore, and that’s fine. He’s not going to get what he wants from the Ravens or any other team, but if he is willing to take less money to play elsewhere then he can go ahead and do so. Appreciate what he did for the Ravens and wish him the best.
QtR Nevermore
Pro Bowler
He "hasn't seen it" but he's aware of what it says. It hasn't changed his (forced) smiley positivity about Lamar being a Raven next season. He pouring praise onto Lamar, still on the charm offensive.
The real reason Lamar wants a trade. Doesn't want to be around the mac and cheese hater
I dead ass wouldnt be able to hang around hump lmao.
That wasn't the question Dee lol. How will you feel if he accepts lower money to leave the Ravens?
rmcjacket23
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I'd have resolution, so I'm fine with it.
I think it would make a great case-study on how to completely mishandle a situation like this. Hold out for more $, get traded for less $ than you wanted and for something you declined 6-12 months previously.
Happens all the time in FA as players overestimate their market value, but this one would be extremely public.
BoredMarine13
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UPennChem
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Sure but it's easy to lie of the public doesn't know. Now they do
QtR Nevermore
Pro Bowler
I don't think that will happen. He has never said anything about being pissed off with the Ravens. His objections are all financial. If the Ravens make him the best offer he'll sign here.
cdp
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@Ellicottraven you alive?
Now my full thoughts...
I still find it hard to believe that this isn't some sort of negotiating ploy more than anything. I think Lamar fully expected that he'd hit the FA market and have people beating down the door, and now that that hasn't happened, he's trying to put things in motion by making it known that he actively wants to negotiate elsewhere.
I think the relationship is certainly damaged here, but I don't know that it's beyond repair yet. We know money talks. Lamar has an idea in his head of what he's worth. The problem becomes that no one has shown any inclination to give him that. So if this trade tweet works and teams start contacting him and he's finding that the money he wants isn't out there, what's his choice? Play on the tag, sit out, or take the still huge money deal.
Because meanwhile, the Ravens aren't trading him for any less than the two 1sts they'd get if he signed an offer sheet. Doesn't make sense for us to. So the Ravens hold the leverage here still. Sucks that Lamar went public with it but he's not in control here as much as he wants to be. He can only lose in the situation now, assuming he doesn't get the offer he wants. So far, it doesn't look like that's going to happen.
I still find it hard to believe that this isn't some sort of negotiating ploy more than anything. I think Lamar fully expected that he'd hit the FA market and have people beating down the door, and now that that hasn't happened, he's trying to put things in motion by making it known that he actively wants to negotiate elsewhere.
I think the relationship is certainly damaged here, but I don't know that it's beyond repair yet. We know money talks. Lamar has an idea in his head of what he's worth. The problem becomes that no one has shown any inclination to give him that. So if this trade tweet works and teams start contacting him and he's finding that the money he wants isn't out there, what's his choice? Play on the tag, sit out, or take the still huge money deal.
Because meanwhile, the Ravens aren't trading him for any less than the two 1sts they'd get if he signed an offer sheet. Doesn't make sense for us to. So the Ravens hold the leverage here still. Sucks that Lamar went public with it but he's not in control here as much as he wants to be. He can only lose in the situation now, assuming he doesn't get the offer he wants. So far, it doesn't look like that's going to happen.
rmcjacket23
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1. Actually, he didn't. Lamar tweeted this literally during his PC, so he didn't even see what Lamar said.
2. Again, as others have stated, requesting a trade and getting traded are two different things. We've seen players publicly request trades in the past, and then sign extensions with the teams they allegedly wanted to leave.
Much less profile, but Chuck Clark literally asked to be traded last year and played the whole season.
ravenslord
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It would make Lamar look the the fool he is.
My question is if Lamar signs offer sheet from other team do we get to have a say if we want picks etc.. ??
Shit idk. I mean if he didnt wanna be here its probably for his own reasons. Regardless, he becomes an opp once he isnt playing for the ravens
redrum52
Hall of Famer
Yes. The Ravens can still match. At this point it should just speed up the process but Ravens would have final say on what trade comp is if all parties are in.
If it's the offer sheet, no... we get the two 1st round picks.
He can also agree to a deal with someone, not sign an offer sheet, get traded, and then sign the deal in which case the trade compensation is fully open.