JAAM
Hall of Famer
I was so weak at the giraffe lol. I have so many questions
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Lamar Jackson
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gtalk12
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lol our social media presence is pretty great when they aren't shitting on Lamar or EDC about this contract.
that's the draft room giraffe lol
yeah man - like i get why everyone's gone crazy but ravens twitter with the injuries and other things going wrong over the years has been so much fun lol
since the lamar deal became front and centre it's become a cesspool - id like to go back to that pre-contract era of ravens twitter lol
gtalk12
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I mean it's a contract negotiation, RELAX.
No need to shit on the Ravens/EDC/Steve or Lamar/Mom.
Things will sort themselves out whether it's a trade or an extension
and like, turning your whole personality into being that obsessed about a contract negotiation is so toxic lol
and it's happened a bunch here too
Grim
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What if the Ravens, EDC, Lamar are playing 6D chess this whole time. Staged the entire controversy between Lamar & Ravens to do some epic Draft Day Mind Game where people think we will take a QB because of the Lamar thing but instead we get our guy we hoped to get and everyone else gambles wrong?
I can dream, I know.
I can dream, I know.
gtalk12
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I’m rolling
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we're a high draft pick at WR and a new starting OG from having one of the most talented offensive groups in ravens history if they can stay healthy - huge "if" though
JAAM
Hall of Famer
Imagine Lamar throwing to:
Odell, Bateman, Addison/Flowers, Agholor
Didn’t even mention Mark and Likely with a healthy Dobbins and Gus in the backfield
My god. Monken would be in heaven
UPennChem
Hall of Famer
So I think it's pretty clear that this is what has happened this offseason
1) Lamar doesn’t get his contract
2) Lamar requests a trade behind the scenes to apply pressure
3) EDC uses that trade request to his advantage by applying the nonexclusive tag
4) No one come to rescue Lamar
5) Lamar makes the trade public as a desperation move
6) No one comes to rescue Lamar
7) Lamar realizes his best bet to get the contract he wants is to have a really good year in 23
8) Lamar starts recruiting OBJ
9) PROBABLY : Lamar simply plays on the tag in 23.
1) Lamar doesn’t get his contract
2) Lamar requests a trade behind the scenes to apply pressure
3) EDC uses that trade request to his advantage by applying the nonexclusive tag
4) No one come to rescue Lamar
5) Lamar makes the trade public as a desperation move
6) No one comes to rescue Lamar
7) Lamar realizes his best bet to get the contract he wants is to have a really good year in 23
8) Lamar starts recruiting OBJ
9) PROBABLY : Lamar simply plays on the tag in 23.
All_black_everything
Pro Bowler
Does anyone know what our cap looks like after this?
sounds like lamar's been recruiting OBJ since before he had the franchise tag slapped on him
UPennChem
Hall of Famer
His actions are so weird then. That isn't novel though lolol.
Dude asks for a trade but then is still totally negotiating but then comes out public with the trade. Doesn't want to be here but has been recruiting OBJ for awhile. It just makes such little sense as he loses millions of dollars
Tank
Hall of Famer
Right. Asking for a trade had zero to do with not wanting to be in Baltimore and everything to do with trying to win the biggest pecker contest. Odd negotiation tactics no doubt and has lost a lot of dinero in the process. Definitely weird all around.
im guessing the tweets and trade request announcement were negotiating tactics in this scenario
also, because, as tom pelissero said to rich eisen... lamar's been negotiating with the ravens since early march anyway lol
as exhausting as the situation is, not sure the relationship is as broken as people maybe thought after the liar's luncheon
UPennChem
Hall of Famer
I don't think the relationship is broken at all lolol
ravenslord
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It looks like the trade request was a poker bluff . Lamar lost . DeCosta called it then went all in with the Beckham signing .
This was a masterstroke by DeCosta and pretty much guarantees Lamar is here for at least one more year .
UPennChem
Hall of Famer
He was probably here with or without OBJ. He has no options