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Lamar Jackson

Lamar was on a media tour this offseason apparently. Can't believe I'm actually posting a GQ article here

 
How I’m feeling right now,” he says after a practice in June, “I wish I was feeling like this, body-wise, in the AFC Championship. We would have won the game. I would have been able to move around for my guys. With me just hurting and can’t move, I know if my legs were good, we would have won that s---. We wouldn’t have even had to throw the ball. F--- throwing the ball.”

I think you’re always gonna feel a little worn down in the playoffs after a long season, the plays were there, Kurt Warner covered it well. Still should have won, probably do it Flowers doesn’t fumble
 
OURavensFan said:
How I’m feeling right now,” he says after a practice in June, “I wish I was feeling like this, body-wise, in the AFC Championship. We would have won the game. I would have been able to move around for my guys. With me just hurting and can’t move, I know if my legs were good, we would have won that s---. We wouldn’t have even had to throw the ball. F--- throwing the ball.”

I think you’re always gonna feel a little worn down in the playoffs after a long season, the plays were there, Kurt Warner covered it well. Still should have won, probably do it Flowers doesn’t fumble
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It's probably worth calling out that in another part of the article, he specifically attributed that to the increased weight last year. Plays were definitely there to be made, but going through a long season with a completely different body than you're used to has to wear even more.

I'm glad he saw it and felt it too, because anyone with halfway decent ball knowledge could see he wasn't near as fast as he used to be.
 
I just saw a stat it was trying to make Lamar look bad against the chiefs 1-5… he AVERAGES 380 yards a game against them lol
People just take it for granted
 
OURavensFan said:
I just saw a stat it was trying to make Lamar look bad against the chiefs 1-5… he AVERAGES 380 yards a game against them lol
People just take it for granted
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For the most part he doesn't play well against them. It's OK to admit it. I'm not going to say he was awful in the opener all things considered. Definitely played better as the game progressed. Want to see how Bengals play them and how we look vs Vegas before I really start to judge this squad. I think we see the Chiefs run through teams and down the line like with Houston last year we realize they're better than we gave them credit for initially.
 
JoeyFlex5 said:
Tryna find him a Taylor swift so the nfl gifts us a Super Bowl
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OURavensFan said:

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The sentiment is growing, people starting to see it
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It's sad that it takes this long for people to see. Burrow's accuracy is incredible and he probably is the most accurate QB in the league. I don't know how anyone watches the TV and thinks Burrow is just as good as Mahomes. If given the top 3 WRs in the league, Burrow probably is the best QB in the league because he can distribute the ball like no other. But when it becomes off script and things become not perfect, he falters. Pat, Allen, and Lamar can make something out of absolutely nothing. We've watched the best of the Bengals, the front office is showing again that they are a poverty franchise who won't pay their key players. The roster has only declined from two years ago. I can't believe people will watch Lamar and say he isn't good when he wins 75% of games and Burrow is close to becoming a .500 QB.
 
I may have posted this before, but I can't remember.

The 49ers inquired about Justin Jefferson before the season. Obviously a shoot your shot type deal that wasn't going to pan out ever, but they still at least asked.

It's maddening to me that the 49ers are going so balls to the wall to surround Purdy with the most abundant offensive talent in the league during his rookie contract while EDC had Lamar and was like, "Nah...."
 
29BmoreBird22 said:
I may have posted this before, but I can't remember.

The 49ers inquired about Justin Jefferson before the season. Obviously a shoot your shot type deal that wasn't going to pan out ever, but they still at least asked.

It's maddening to me that the 49ers are going so balls to the wall to surround Purdy with the most abundant offensive talent in the league during his rookie contract while EDC had Lamar and was like, "Nah...."
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I will admit that it’s a bit damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Think we’ve seen a good number of teams try to build these “super teams” for it to result in nothing but a major rebuild when the time comes. We’ve also seen teams that are right on the edge that are afraid to make a move because it risks getting to a rebuild instead of a retool.

I think that says that it’s really hard to win a Super Bowl and there is no sure fire answer. I do wish we’d have taken a big swing back in 2019 (the prime opportunity) or last year (cap issues held us back for sure) because those felt like the opportunities that got away.
 
29BmoreBird22 said:
I may have posted this before, but I can't remember.

The 49ers inquired about Justin Jefferson before the season. Obviously a shoot your shot type deal that wasn't going to pan out ever, but they still at least asked.

It's maddening to me that the 49ers are going so balls to the wall to surround Purdy with the most abundant offensive talent in the league during his rookie contract while EDC had Lamar and was like, "Nah...."
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I don't disagree with you, but don't you think there are teams like us who have to make due with less and still achieve. I don't really think that KC's talent is a lot better than ours, but they certainly seem to PERFORM better and look like they know what they're doing for most of the game. It seems like we're just rudderless a lot of the time. Not so much on DEF, but the OFF is very often inexplicably off; and this is year after year. They don't look polished and they look like they don't expect the poor outcomes of the plays they run. And it's been this way for some time. I don't feel like spending a ton on talent changes this. I'm not saying it's Lamar, I think it's how the coaching staff pursues game plans. I think they look at him as a luxury in running a style they want to run instead of designing a plan that his style suits.
 
Simba said:
I will admit that it’s a bit damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Think we’ve seen a good number of teams try to build these “super teams” for it to result in nothing but a major rebuild when the time comes. We’ve also seen teams that are right on the edge that are afraid to make a move because it risks getting to a rebuild instead of a retool.

I think that says that it’s really hard to win a Super Bowl and there is no sure fire answer. I do wish we’d have taken a big swing back in 2019 (the prime opportunity) or last year (cap issues held us back for sure) because those felt like the opportunities that got away.
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Our team was good enough to win it all last season. It's coaching that held us back.
 
drjohnnyfever said:
I don't disagree with you, but don't you think there are teams like us who have to make due with less and still achieve. I don't really think that KC's talent is a lot better than ours, but they certainly seem to PERFORM better and look like they know what they're doing for most of the game. It seems like we're just rudderless a lot of the time. Not so much on DEF, but the OFF is very often inexplicably off; and this is year after year. They don't look polished and they look like they don't expect the poor outcomes of the plays they run. And it's been this way for some time. I don't feel like spending a ton on talent changes this. I'm not saying it's Lamar, I think it's how the coaching staff pursues game plans. I think they look at him as a luxury in running a style they want to run instead of designing a plan that his style suits.
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I think my overall point was more so that the Ravens had a windows of cheap pay for their quarterback and didn't do enough to capitalize. I'm fully on board with making his life easier and not asking him to play the role of hero every week.

Now, as you said, would the coaches know what to do with more talent? I don't know. I don't think Roman would, so assuming Roman stuck around, maybe that would be a mistake. But, that also lends itself to whether Roman should have been fired sooner which is totally different discussion.
 
Simba said:
I will admit that it’s a bit damned if you do, damned if you don’t. Think we’ve seen a good number of teams try to build these “super teams” for it to result in nothing but a major rebuild when the time comes. We’ve also seen teams that are right on the edge that are afraid to make a move because it risks getting to a rebuild instead of a retool.

I think that says that it’s really hard to win a Super Bowl and there is no sure fire answer. I do wish we’d have taken a big swing back in 2019 (the prime opportunity) or last year (cap issues held us back for sure) because those felt like the opportunities that got away.
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I do know (not think, know) winning a Super Bowl is incredibly difficult and few teams are capable of doing it.

I'm just frustrated that the philosophy seems to be to spend as much as possible on the defense and ask Lamar to be the hero and lead the Ravens offense no matter what garbage surrounds him. I don't understand not wanting to make his life easier.

Hell, I'm 99.99% certain the biggest factor in Brady going to Tampa was their offense was loaded with talent to make his life easier. Every quarterback wants that.
 
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