I was pretty skeptical about him but he is legit. If the Ravens keep the D up as they always do I can see many battles in the playoffs against them for awhile. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Megatron96:
He's an incredible athlete and runner. That last TD run was truly a thing of beauty.
He has a live arm, but his accuracy is still in doubt, though better than last year. He's apparently trying to learn to read defenses, but still has a long way to go.
He is learning though. Slowly right now, but he just might learn to be a decent passer.
And he's tough-minded. He never showed any quit or frustration; he just kept coming. And he's really hungry.
Bottom line, there's a lot of raw talent in Lamar, and contrary to what some seem to think, I believe that he's smart enough to figure out how to be a better pocket passer in the near future.
I don’t doubt that he has the ability to be a good QB. I doubt that he will stay healthy long enough to learn. He almost has as many rushing attempts in his career as Damien Williams, which doesn’t include the sacks, QB hits, etc. That is a lot of contact for a QB to take.
There’s a reason that Brady is playing in his mid 40’s and most running backs don’t see 30. [Reply]
Originally Posted by WhiteWhale:
He had like 100 yards on the most ridiculous passes I've ever seen. His WR's were fielding them like ****ing punt returns.
I can't believe the shit that allowed this game to even be in doubt. It's not like he was making plays. He was throwing up idiot passes that made Deshaun Watson's prayer 50/50 balls look like calculated precision passing.
Good god.
And the first one was OBVIOUSLY offensive PI. If two hands to the chest and full extension on the push off doesn't qualify, I dunno what does.
And even with those 100 lucky yards, his stat line was still trash. [Reply]
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
I don’t doubt that he has the ability to be a good QB. I doubt that he will stay healthy long enough to learn. He almost has as many rushing attempts in his career as Damien Williams, which doesn’t include the sacks, QB hits, etc. That is a lot of contact for a QB to take.
There’s a reason that Brady is playing in his mid 40’s and most running backs don’t see 30.
Yeah, that's how I see it as well. He can't expect to last very long in the NFL taking the hits he's taking currently. But he's not planning to. He's said that he's working to become more of a true QB. We'll just have to see if he can do it. [Reply]
Originally Posted by Deberg_1990:
Who is mentioning him in the same breathe as Mahomes?
All we heard from the talking heads last week..Lamar is in the MVP race.. Jackson vs Mahomes..... Jackson will light up that defense.
Bunch of bullshit...
He's not close to Mahomes skill level... He's a oddity that will flame out... [Reply]
Originally Posted by wazu:
I will say that I see no scenario where Lamar is still playing when he is 37 years old. I think his career will burn bright while he's under the age of 30, though. Thinking Cam Newton.
Originally Posted by DRM08:
Yep. Ravens using his athleticism to their strongest advantage right now, but it will do him no favors in attempting a long career.
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
Wait for the injuries to start piling up. Unless he drastically changes his style of play, it’ll be a short career.
If Lamar chooses not to be a student of the game just as Cam has not chosen to be then he will eventually be like Cam as well with many others(Vick, V Young,RGIII,Kapernick etc.....) still doing the "if the hot read is not there just take off") routine. Cam got majorly exposed in the SB by Wade. Wade figured out this kid can't read a defense and manipulate(audible/adjust). Cam has not been the same since and he is smoke screening his inability to go the next level of QBing with injuries along the way as excuses why his play has not been good. Cam's confidence is shot IMHO. If Cam were to humble himself and become a true student of the game and worry less about his post game fashion show that borders on if not outright "transvestite cravings" he will be a much better QB. Cam was successful early because many teams had not played against him and those that did were lower tier teams.
Lamar is a heckuva backyard QB no doubt, but as some of you said earlier it only goes so far.:-)
In fairness to Vick, Vick said he did not become a real NFL QB until Reid got a hold of him. [Reply]
