Yea this is pretty much it. When teams play us, do you think they put on videos of Lamars scrambles or his pocket passing first? It's very very hard to stop Lamar from running all over you. It's not remotely as difficult to stop him from passing on you. When he is on he will pick you apart no doubt. But if we aren't getting 5 yards on our first down run, the middle of the field is covered, and Lamar gets in his head early on, we all know the game is completely over. And I dont think even our past coaches would disagree with that, its literally hot we built the team.
There offensive coaches post Bruce, espically Todd Haley, are probably the only reason they dont have 7 or 8 rings. I can recall so many games where I was thrilled with the shit play calling he specifically made that kept us in the game. anytime he let ben fully sling it they'd put up 40 points
No question! 2019 LJ reminded me of Barry Sanders, electric! Point being that scheme and Lamar's running abilities opened up the pass game. GRo gets trashed, but he played a big part in those early successes.
Agreeded. Idk how people can simultaneously argue Lamar leading the league in TDS and being MVP while also saying g ro was the worst guy ever.
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Passing so rarely definitely helped the passing game's efficiency, but Roman's weakness with the passing game didn't make the most of that. It's hard to argue that Roman helped Lamar as a passer compared to the average NFL OC.
The Watson contract was never going to be the new thing. The NFLPA telling Lamar that it was is how this got started. Bad advice from the get go...Time to wake up Lamar and sign :
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The Philadelphia Eagles rewarded quarterback Jalen Hurts with a massive contract extension on Monday, and rightfully so. By the most important metrics, Hurts, in only his second full season as a starter, emerged as the NFL’s second-best signal-caller. He finished second in voting for both the...
How does having one of the most prolific running games ever translate into "Passing so rarely...." ? GRo's offense was designed to take advantage of Lamar's strengths. Do you think LJ wins the 2019 MVP playing in a West Coast or spread offense?
If this is the case I hope he's communicated that so they can move on from him on draft night.
But that running usually doesn't last as long as passing
Odd then that he’s seen publicly time and time again wearing his ravens chain
at signing no, but they have already offered 200m guaranteed per Ellison. She said the 2nd yr added an additional amount that brought the amount to 200m
Right but "guaranteed" isn't really guaranteed. It's the same rolling "guarantees" that we've been talking about for months.
I mean... he's already made it known publicly that he requested a trade in early March. People drop that request frequently, but that's at least some indication that he's at least somewhat serious about playing elsewhere.
I hear what you’re saying and I agree to some extent, but he is the leader of this offense and about to get paid a shit ton of money. As he goes so goes this offense. So you can call it nitpicking or I would prefer to call it scrutinizing or critiquing, but why should we think it will be different then any other top tier QB who has ever played in the NFL?
Problem is we're almost out of time. Assuming he suits up, he's basically 21 months from being a UFA. And realistically, barring a long term extension, great shot he's playing in another uniform as soon as two weeks from now, or next year.
