Originally Posted by staylor26:
It's absolutely ridiculous that so many in the media are literally scared to be critical of Lamar.
I said it in another thread, but they let the mask slip on Monday.
Shannon said "We aren't allowed to be critical of Lamar because we get called Uncle Toms..."
Acho said "I'm disappointed in how this will impact Lamar but really I'm more disappointed in how this will impact the narrative of the running quarterback..."
Boogereater spends way too much time whining about Kelce's "green-grass" routes. Kelce was 11 for 11 with 100+ yards. Won the game. Enough said. [Reply]
Originally Posted by smithandrew051:
The assumption should be that Lamar won’t win in the playoffs until he proves otherwise.
Plenty of opportunities to change that. Failed every time.
The truly staggering part is that I think Sunday proved that 'his' game CAN win....if he'd have played it.
He didn't.
Lamar proved that the problem isn't that he's a running QB - I think a guy with Lamar's gifts can/should win a SB someday. Maybe multiple.
The problem is that Lamar is dumb. He's just fucking stupid. I don't understand how he didn't realize that he HAD to get his legs in the game. This 3rd read shit he was doing to prove a point wasn't going to work. We dared him to be a pocket passer and he took the bait.
Because he's dumb.
This shouldn't impact the 'narrative of the running QB' - it should impact the narrative of the stupid QB. If you lack the savvy to see what they're trying to make you do in-game and pivot, you're not going to win much in this league. [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
The truly staggering part is that I think Sunday proved that 'his' game CAN win....if he'd have played it.
He didn't.
Lamar proved that the problem isn't that he's a running QB - I think a guy with Lamar's gifts can/should win a SB someday. Maybe multiple.
The problem is that Lamar is dumb. He's just ****ing stupid. I don't understand how he didn't realize that he HAD to get his legs in the game. This 3rd read shit he was doing to prove a point wasn't going to work. We dared him to be a pocket passer and he took the bait.
Because he's dumb.
This shouldn't impact the 'narrative of the running QB' - it should impact the narrative of the stupid QB. If you lack the savvy to see what they're trying to make you do in-game and pivot, you're not going to win much in this league.
It's just....I don't get it. I don't understand what they were doing or trying to do?
It was a complete masterclass of Spags just daring you to do X and you just....not even trying to do Y? [Reply]
Originally Posted by DJ's left nut:
Marino never won a thing because he was dumb.
Everyone wants to make excuses for him, but Marino did LOADS of dumb shit in the post-season that directly contributed to some of his worst playoff losses.
Being dumb is bad. Lamar Jackson is dumb.
"Damages the narrative for running QBs..."
Nah - our boy Lamar further reinforced the narrative for stupid ones. In a polar opposite package to Dan Marino.
Be a big armed moron or a fast moron and sooner or later, being a moron is going to end your season in the playoffs.