JAAM
Hall of Famer
They HAVE to seem confident that no team is going to him what he supposedly wants. But if they misread the market and we only get two first rounders for Lamar, that would absolutely suck
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Lamar Jackson
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JAAM
Hall of Famer
Not if it’s from a desperate and shitty franchise who gives him more than 230 mill gtd lol
Fast Eddie
Practice Squad
I saw this coming after the two year long effort to sign this guy. FO must be like good luck working out a contract with the other teams if anyone else wants to try and sign him.
You're leaving out the contract part, it's not just two first rounders they will give up. Are they willing to give him a fully guaranteed contract like he wants?
And that former MVP has only 1 playoff win just saying....I'm not ragging on him but I also don't want to see the team be crippled by him. He's the one you should be angry at not the FO. Maybe don't miss the most important stretch 2 years in a row will also help.
Michael M.
Pro Bowler
Well then maybe he's just not worth keeping. The exclusive tag just makes this keep dragging on and paralyzes the team anyway. The biggest risk is if Miami wants him. That would be a huge burn. But maybe if that were the case, the Ravens would match the offer. I'm sure they considered this outcome.
QtR Nevermore
Pro Bowler
Exactly. People talk about what a shitty franchise the Browns are for the Rapey Watson contract, but at least they came out of it with a QB. I think the Ravens are looking like the real idiots with the way they've mishandled every aspect of the Lamar situation, and they're only going to get 2 late firsts to show for it. The perfect spot to double down on Safety and Center or whatever low value position EDC thinks it takes to win.
Those fucking idiots better be chased out of town after we go 5-12 next season or whatever.
allblackraven
Hall of Famer
One team is enough, though.
So, we basically won a lotto in 2018 and did everything in our power to squander the winnings. I'm not gonna lie - if Lamar leaves, I will lose a lot of enthusiasm for the Ravens.
It's a good thought but they're in a pretty rough cap situation currently. Would take them fully guaranteeing something to get us to balk, because we could easily match whatever structure assuming we're comfortable with the overall numbers.
rmcjacket23
Ravens Ring of Honor
And that's the risk. But not many teams that can give him something that we can't match. 1, maybe 2 right now.
rmcjacket23
Ravens Ring of Honor
Well MAYBE they came out of it with a QB. We're going to need to see him play good football for that team first. Plus ya know they'll actually need to win games.
Its obviously not a "we have to win in the short term" situation.
Will see how the next few months plays out. Think the last of teams willing to get him is much, much, much smaller than the public probably thinks, and it will certainly dwindle after the draft if there's no offer by then.
Think at the very least everybody gets to see what "market value" looks like.
Like the fact that its all on the player now. This is what player empowerment looks like.
Michael M.
Pro Bowler
This is where all these injuries and bad luck with the WR'S they drafted comes into play....Sabotaged by a conditioning coach.
QtR Nevermore
Pro Bowler
Most smart well run franchises, who have kept up with the way the NFL works in the 2020s, manage to keep their empowered star players though.
Davesta
Ravens Ring of Honor
Its equivalent to winning the mega millions and blowing it all on cocaine and strippers.
Putting it that way.. I can’t be mad.
rmcjacket23
Ravens Ring of Honor
For the most part yes. Also no reason to think the Ravens won't be different at this point.
All this has done is basically said "here's our offer. If you think you can a better one, have it". If he does, Ravens will either increase their offer, or won't.
The two first round picks being insufficient is the part I struggle with. But I guess we're going to let the market decide that too.