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Ask most NFL signal-callers and, if they're being honest, they'll tell you they'd do anything to place their name atop Lamar Jackson's resume... And, why wouldn't they? He's a former first-round winner, the 32nd player in the 2018 NFL Draft. He's done more than most highly-touted quarterbacks accomplish in a football player's lifetime.
He's a two-time MVP (2019, 2023). We've silently thought we'd like to request a recount from the most recent season, but even if we didn't, he'd still be the owner of two Bert Bell Awards (2019, 2023).
Action Jackson has landed on four Pro Bowl rosters. He's a three-time First-Team All-Pro mention. He led the league in touchdown passes in 2019 and passer ratings in 2024.
His accomplishments multiply if you look at what he accomplished in Louisville with the Cardinals. We won't even get into that. Let's say there's a Heisman Trophy and a Maxwell Award on his resume.
He's in the Louisville Cardinals' Hall of Fame. No one from that football program will again wear the Number 8 jersey because it's been retired. That's a testament to his greatness.
It would seem that anyone mentioning Lamar would only do so to 'put some respect on his name, but we live in a social media age. Everyone has a platform. Everyone has an opinion. Some are justified. Others are clear attempts to fish for some attention.
Recently, an NFL insider, one we admittedly respect, named Baltimore's QB1 as one of three offensive signal-callers in the AFC facing the most pressure this season (and one of the top five NFL players facing the most pressure overall. He ranks second and is sandwiched between Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals) and Josh Allen (Buffalo Bills).
"Jackson probably could retire tomorrow and still wind up in the Hall of Fame. The problem is that, for all of his deeds in the regular season and some special moments in the postseason, he, like so many other AFC quarterbacks who will wind up in the Hall of Fame, has not even gotten to a Super Bowl."
Listen to part of Dave Dameshek's take below.
While there's nothing disrespectful there or dishonest, it still hurts to hear it. The facts are the facts. Lamar wasn't drafted to stack up regular-season accolades and share some of his worst performances for the postseason.
On the night of his selection, while speaking with Deion Sanders, he promised, "They (are going to) get a Super Bowl (win) out of me. Believe that." So far, the tally stands at three wins and five losses in eight career postseason games, but something else Lamar stated when he was introduced as the newest Raven still stands out to us.
"I'm here, I'm a raven. It's on. All year. Every year". He didn't lie to us about that, and we aren't ready to state he lied to us about delivering another Lombardi Trophy to the City of Baltimore. Some things just take longer than we think they should.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Fox analyst snubs Ravens Lamar Jackson in controversial NFL ranking
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He's a two-time MVP (2019, 2023). We've silently thought we'd like to request a recount from the most recent season, but even if we didn't, he'd still be the owner of two Bert Bell Awards (2019, 2023).
Action Jackson has landed on four Pro Bowl rosters. He's a three-time First-Team All-Pro mention. He led the league in touchdown passes in 2019 and passer ratings in 2024.
His accomplishments multiply if you look at what he accomplished in Louisville with the Cardinals. We won't even get into that. Let's say there's a Heisman Trophy and a Maxwell Award on his resume.
He's in the Louisville Cardinals' Hall of Fame. No one from that football program will again wear the Number 8 jersey because it's been retired. That's a testament to his greatness.
Lamar Jackson lands on a list he'd probably rather not be on.
It would seem that anyone mentioning Lamar would only do so to 'put some respect on his name, but we live in a social media age. Everyone has a platform. Everyone has an opinion. Some are justified. Others are clear attempts to fish for some attention.
Recently, an NFL insider, one we admittedly respect, named Baltimore's QB1 as one of three offensive signal-callers in the AFC facing the most pressure this season (and one of the top five NFL players facing the most pressure overall. He ranks second and is sandwiched between Joe Burrow (Cincinnati Bengals) and Josh Allen (Buffalo Bills).
"Jackson probably could retire tomorrow and still wind up in the Hall of Fame. The problem is that, for all of his deeds in the regular season and some special moments in the postseason, he, like so many other AFC quarterbacks who will wind up in the Hall of Fame, has not even gotten to a Super Bowl."
Listen to part of Dave Dameshek's take below.
While there's nothing disrespectful there or dishonest, it still hurts to hear it. The facts are the facts. Lamar wasn't drafted to stack up regular-season accolades and share some of his worst performances for the postseason.
On the night of his selection, while speaking with Deion Sanders, he promised, "They (are going to) get a Super Bowl (win) out of me. Believe that." So far, the tally stands at three wins and five losses in eight career postseason games, but something else Lamar stated when he was introduced as the newest Raven still stands out to us.
"I'm here, I'm a raven. It's on. All year. Every year". He didn't lie to us about that, and we aren't ready to state he lied to us about delivering another Lombardi Trophy to the City of Baltimore. Some things just take longer than we think they should.
This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: Fox analyst snubs Ravens Lamar Jackson in controversial NFL ranking
Continue reading...
