(12-20-2019, 10:31 AM)Cleatwood Wrote:

(12-20-2019, 10:19 AM)Rico Wrote: You don't think the fact that he runs as much as he does affects that stat?

In what way? Josh Allen is a running QB and he doesn't have as many TDs from the pocket as Jackson.

I think some people (not specifically you) are so used to a QB being a certain type that when a new way comes along, it's automatically met with "That won't last". It's that mentality that led to Jackson dropping in the draft.

Instead of looking at what QBs can't do, good coaches find out their elite traits and build around them.

Josh Allen is definitely not the same QB as Lamar Jackson and doesn't have nearly as many called running plays as he does.

When a new way comes along it is met with "it won't last" because it doesn't.
Kap, Vick, RGme, all these guys had limited success for various reasons. 
RGme was a superstar and then injured and never the same. Kap was very much a flash in the pan and then after a couple seasons was not very good. Vick was a great running QB that never developed his passing from the pocket skills. 

If the "running QB" was a long term thing, we'd have seen it more by now.
Jackson is straight killing it. But for how long is the only question people seem to have. I don't think anyone is doubting his ability. The question is longevity. You think the Ravens (and more specifically the ownership of the Ravens) cares about him being a 10-15 year QB? They don't. They're hoping for a SB this year, and maybe next... which will buy them a lot of credit with fans and media for years to come.

Jackson could easily get hurt and be a shell of himself. Eventually, he'll get a little slower.... Everyone likes to point to his TDs and play from the pocket... but that is with the threat of the run. It's with studs at TE 2-3 strings deep. It's with Ingram and a very good OL.
What if that all changes around him?
Why is it such a big deal to ask these questions and be called a "hater"? When we're really just like "BUT will it last"

As I said... I don't think anyone, at this point, is saying he isn't good. Now it becomes a question of can he develop more skills or will he completely rely on the running skill set that most QBs don't have. And if so... how long will it last... History tells us it won't last long.
Only time will tell. But it should be fair to ask the questions.

No one bats an eye when the skills and development of any other QB is questioned or criticized. Why is Jackson such a polarizing subject?

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