No, Lamar Jackson is not being “greedy.” He is not injury-prone. He’s not a running back. He’s a unanimous MVP QB, who led the NFL in touchdown passes despite lesser WR talent and an OC that didn’t develop a passing attack. He has a 45-16 record as a starter and scares opposing defenses. He has every right to seek the value he feels he deserves.
No, the Ravens aren’t “insulting” or “disrespecting” Lamar with their offers. They aren’t “sabotaging” him with a franchise tag. We all knew the tag was coming if no deal was struck. If losing organizations don’t even reach out to attempt to sign a winning QB next week (I still have my doubts), then we know why they’re losing organizations. Ravens don’t control that. They have every right to offer what they feel his value is to the team.
Both Lamar and Baltimore have been independently successful in football before they came together, and no doubt, they would both eventually be successful independently again if they don’t strike a deal. But I’m rooting that they do, because I think great things could happen. I’ll just have to wait and see.
In the meantime, both Lamar and the Ravens are aptly playing the role of shrewd negotiators. As they should. There’s really no need to demonize either side.
Adam Schefter: “There have been many free agents in the past that have been given a tag…and other teams have balked at signing that player to an offer sheet bc they don’t want to do the work for another team. This is not a Lamar Jackson new phenomenon.”
Ian Rapoport on complaints that Daniel Jones is currently set to make more money than Lamar Jackson:
“They’re trying. … Believe me, if Lamar Jackson would take the deal the Ravens have offered, he would make *far more* than $40 million [per year].”
Hugely significant. The Falcons have tons of cap space and could’ve offered Jackson a front-loaded contract that the Ravens would’ve struggled to match.
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