Lamar Jackson requests trade

[LinvilleGorge]

2 minutes ago, Bear Hands said:

Yeah, totally, I just don't see him playing for them in any capacity moving forward though and they need a QB.  The bridge has collapsed.  

If BAL lands the 8th (ATL), 11th (TEN), 16th (WAS), or 19th (TB) pick this year for Lamar, they become a team to watch.

Would Lamar be willing to sit out the season? I mean, that $32M non-exclusive franchise tag would nearly double his career earnings. What would sitting out a season do to his value? As bad as he has fuged this up so far, there's plenty more fuging up he could do here.

[SmokinwithWilly]

16 minutes ago, bythenbrs said:

This is also how Lamar redeems the situation.  You go and sign with a well-respected agent.  The agent speaks now for Lamar and says, hey, Lamar realizes he made a mistake.  He was surrounded by people that did not really have his long-term interests in mind.  Lamar is appreciative of the Ravens patience and would like to return to the Ravens and lead them to a Super Bowl championship.

But, does he have it in himself to admit he made a mistake and f'd up the situation?  I'm not so sure...

His agent was his mom. She may have had his best interests at heart but was completely out of her element negotiating a massive NFL contract. If LJ had hired an agent day 1 he would already have been paid. 

[LinvilleGorge]

Just now, SmokinwithWilly said:

His agent was his mom. She may have had his best interests at heart but was completely out of her element negotiating a massive NFL contract. If LJ had hired an agent day 1 he would already have been paid. 

If he'd had an agent, he probably got paid two years ago. With his playing style and only one year removed from an MVP and coming off of another strong season, his agent would've been pushing HARD to get a deal done right then.

[Smithers]

My guess is the Colts will trade for him, putting the Ravens on the clock for Levis or Richardson

[shaqattaq]

1 hour ago, TheMaulClaw said:

Lamar Jackson doesn't care about going to a contending team....he wants his bag.  Not that there is anything wrong with that.

[shaqattaq]

1 hour ago, Sean Payton's Vicodin said:

If he goes to the 49ers thats the best rushing offense in history.

Never going to happen, THEY SIGNED DARNOLD! 

[shaqattaq]

Just for my understanding, the contract he turned down was 3 year $133M fully guaranteed, right? That's $44.3M / year. Deshaun only got $46M. He could have finished that up as a very wealthy man and still only be 29 yo, with a lot of football left to play if healthy. If not healthy...he's fully guaranteed!

Edited March 27, 2023 by shaqattaq

[OldhamA]

6 minutes ago, shaqattaq said:

Just for my understanding, the contract he turned down was 3 year $33M fully guaranteed, right? That's $44.3M / year. Deshaun only got $46M. He could have finished that up as a very wealthy man and still only be 29 yo, with a lot of football left to play if healthy. If not healthy...he's fully guaranteed!

I guess his worry is that as a running QB those are his prime years and he'd get stiffed at the back end of his career.

Edited March 27, 2023 by OldhamA

[SmokinwithWilly]

33 minutes ago, LinvilleGorge said:

If he'd had an agent, he probably got paid two years ago. With his playing style and only one year removed from an MVP and coming off of another strong season, his agent would've been pushing HARD to get a deal done right then.

That's what I've been saying for a while. He's lost more than he ever saved by not having one. I'd say at least 3-4x more. 

[shaqattaq]

1 minute ago, OldhamA said:

I guess his worry is that as a running QB those are his prime years and he'd get stiffed at the back end of his career.

True, but it's hard to hate on $133 fully guaranteed.

[KSpan]

I see Lamar is a graduate of the Josh Norman School of Bag Pursuit.

[LinvilleGorge]

3 minutes ago, KSpan said:

I see Lamar is a graduate of the Josh Norman School of Bag Pursuit.

Not even close. He flunked out. Norman became the NFL's highest paid CB when he signed with the Redskins.

[WUnderhill]

20 minutes ago, shaqattaq said:

Just for my understanding, the contract he turned down was 3 year $133M fully guaranteed, right? That's $44.3M / year. Deshaun only got $46M. He could have finished that up as a very wealthy man and still only be 29 yo, with a lot of football left to play if healthy. If not healthy...he's fully guaranteed!

The 133m was just the guaranteed portion. It was 5yrs 250m with 133m guaranteed. He wanted like 240m fully guaranteed. He’s an idiot.

[LinvilleGorge]

4 minutes ago, WUnderhill said:

The 133m was just the guaranteed portion. It was 5yrs 250m with 133m guaranteed. He wanted like 240m fully guaranteed. He’s an idiot.

The Ravens really did make him a very good offer and he just badly misjudged his value. And now he seems hellbent on blaming the Ravens for that and burning that bridge.