JOE PERSON: Panthers will not pursue Lamar Jackson

[FuFuLamePoo]

A franchise QB who has won an MVP and is only 28 years old is just sitting there for the taking for the same price you’ll pay to draft someone that MIGHT have a 20% chance of being as good as Lamar. Make it make sense.

[Sgt Schultz]

5 minutes ago, NanuqoftheNorth said:

The collusion is real!

The NFL only permits one badly managed Cleveland Browns franchise to exist at any given point in time.

Well, we have the first runner up Arizona Cardinals.  They went even further and not only pushed all the chips into the center for Murray after they were talking about parting company with him, but did the same thing with Kingsbury at almost the exact same time.

"Let us make a place for you at our poker table, Mr. Bidwill."

[Ocpanthertew714]

even if we wanted to,  do we realistically have a chance cap wise?

[Mr. Scot]

3 minutes ago, FuFuLamePoo said:

A franchise QB who has won an MVP and is only 28 years old is just sitting there for the taking for the same price you’ll pay to draft someone that MIGHT have a 20% chance of being as good as Lamar. Make it make sense.

Teams don't want to give huge guaranteed money to a guy with injury concerns.

Jackson overplayed his hand, besides likely making a huge mistake by not hiring an agent.

[shaq]

Sleeper team for Lamar is the Colts, their new head coach turned Hurts into an mvp caliber QB. Imagine what he could scheme up with Lamar’s speed with a solid Colts oline.

[45catfan]

1 hour ago, TheSpecialJuan said:

per me 

Thank goodness.  Sorry, anyone trying to get in Deshaun Watson's contract neighborhood is smoking something.  The Browns fugged the QB market for the next several years by giving Pervy Rubdown such a insane contract.

Actually called out a Clemson fan on that just this afternoon.  He said "Can you believe the ridiculous money average QBs like Carr and Geno Smith are getting?"  I said you have to thank that Clemson alumni Deshaun Watson for that.  You should have seen his face, lol!

Edited March 7, 2023 by 45catfan

[SmokinwithWilly]

6 minutes ago, FuFuLamePoo said:

A franchise QB who has won an MVP and is only 28 years old is just sitting there for the taking for the same price you’ll pay to draft someone that MIGHT have a 20% chance of being as good as Lamar. Make it make sense.

It's not the same price. You can't ignore the 50m annual salary. 

[NanuqoftheNorth]

3 minutes ago, Rags said:

yessir lol, this is blatant as hell.

Is it?  A decade ago for sure it would be, before the twitter verse.  

Today, every team without a QB or in need of an upgrade has likely been asked by dozens of sports reporters (in a matter of moments) if they intend to pursue Lamar.  Is it surprising that they are cool to the idea, knowing what we know when it comes to salary, picks and injury concerns?

Chances are Jackson is going to ultimately sign with the Ravens after further discussions.  That's the best course of action for both parties

[FuFuLamePoo]

1 minute ago, SmokinwithWilly said:

It's not the same price. You can't ignore the 50m annual salary. 

With every franchise QB that signs an extension the deal given to the previous one looks even better. Lamar has proven time and time again he’s the type of player that elevates a roster. Over the past three years (so this doesn’t count the MVP season!) Ravens offense is sixth in EPA with Lamar 31st with anyone else. And his supporting cast there is one of the worst in the league. The cap will only keep going up, odds are overwhelmingly favoring the chance that in five years a bunch of teams (including us) will wish they had just given Lamar this money right now.

[*FreeFua*]

11 minutes ago, FuFuLamePoo said:

A franchise QB who has won an MVP and is only 28 years old is just sitting there for the taking for the same price you’ll pay to draft someone that MIGHT have a 20% chance of being as good as Lamar. Make it make sense.

He actually just turned 26

[SmokinwithWilly]

1 minute ago, FuFuLamePoo said:

With every franchise QB that signs an extension the deal given to the previous one looks even better. Lamar has proven time and time again he’s the type of player that elevates a roster. Over the past three years (so this doesn’t count the MVP season!) Ravens offense is sixth in EPA with Lamar 31st with anyone else. And his supporting cast there is one of the worst in the league. The cap will only keep going up, odds are overwhelmingly favoring the chance that in five years a bunch of teams (including us) will wish they had just given Lamar this money right now.

I get what you're saying, but trading picks to move up in the draft doesn't require room under the salary cap. If he's only willing to sign a contract that guarantees 45m per season out of 50, there has to be room under the cap to actually sign it. After he's signed, it can be reworked. That's the snag. It's getting under that can be problematic. Add in the Ravens can match whatever he agrees to and he can't cut a team friendly deal to go elsewhere, because he'd be bound to it when the Ravens matched. It's why we had to make so much cap room to make the trade offer for Watson. We had to actually have the means to perform to execute the trade offer. 

[jb2288]

Good. I’d love to have him but for $45M a year id rather our 2 firsts go to moving up for CJ or Bryce 

[TheBigKat]

This is concerning for collusion

[Sub Zero]

The Bat signal has been sent up!!

This is a coordinated market correction being implemented infront of all of us..

Lamar is about to be made a example…

But all it takes is 1 Hasslem to go against his boys and be willing to take the cold shoulder that will come from stepping out of line…

Lets see what happens…