Lamar signs 5 year extension

[crushedspirit]

In conclusion he was foolish to think another Watson deal was possible, but at the end of the day the kid cashed in.

[Joel Buchsbaum]

LJ won in the fact he set a high target which likely got him more money in the end. The fully guaranteed was NEVER going to happen (Watson's contract was an anomaly by a stupid, desperate franchise and everyone knew it) but he kept it out there as a talking point that had to be addressed.

He also won by delaying long enough for the next round of contracts to start to get signed.

Just waiting now for the next round of his injuries to occur so the Ravens are screwed

Me too. Jackson has been injured twice and missed ten games in the past two years. Just wait until gets hurt again. Any game now... The Ravens will have a hard time building a team around him with so much cap space taken by Lamar Jackson! I love it. It's perfect.

[feltdizz]

If he was faking injury to avoid playing, I don't think of want him on my team.

I think the reality is that his style of play makes him more likely to get injured.

Which is why the super athletes at QB tend to have short careers if they aren't average to above average passers. Just like Ben lost his magic when he stopped being able to carry multiple DL while throwing bombs.

I think franchises are reasonable when it comes to business decisions regarding injuries.

Especially franchise players…

[feltdizz]

In conclusion he was foolish to think another Watson deal was possible, but at the end of the day the kid cashed in.

I think if he was still holding out and prepared to sit out or play on the tag it would’ve been foolish. I don’t think its foolish to start with the Watson deal. IMO it would’ve been foolish not to try.

Pretty sure his “team” reached out to let Screaming A know that they never demanded a Watson contract to begin with. Is this true? Probably not, but I think people also ran with the information they wanted and most of us have no idea what the actual back and forth was for either party.

I think the most logical conclusion is Lamar wanted a Watson contract (who wouldn’t) but that was nixed early in the negotiations and then it was simply about banging out numbers until they both came to a number that worked.

[Northern_Blitz]

I think franchises are reasonable when it comes to business decisions regarding injuries.

Especially franchise players…

I think franchise really want to win all the time. Especially when they have QBs on cheap deals.

If that QB is actively sabotaging that goal, I think they won't last long in the league.

I don't know why you construct these theories. When a guy misses games because he's hurt. The reason he's missing games is because he's hurt. Especially when that guy is the biggest key to victory the team has.

[crushedspirit]

I think if he was still holding out and prepared to sit out or play on the tag it would’ve been foolish. I don’t think its foolish to start with the Watson deal. IMO it would’ve been foolish not to try.

Pretty sure his “team” reached out to let Screaming A know that they never demanded a Watson contract to begin with. Is this true? Probably not, but I think people also ran with the information they wanted and most of us have no idea what the actual back and forth was for either party.

I think the most logical conclusion is Lamar wanted a Watson contract (who wouldn’t) but that was nixed early in the negotiations and then it was simply about banging out numbers until they both came to a number that worked.

His other tactic of demanding a trade didn't work as there was never a price war for his services. For a moment he probably did think another team would come and give him what he desired.

Both parties are now happy and can move past the drama that was.

[SteelerOfDeVille]

....you know we had a good draft when 2 days later, the most active thread is about another team....

carry on

[feltdizz]

His other tactic of demanding a trade didn't work as there was never a price war for his services. For a moment he probably did think another team would come and give him what he desired.

Both parties are now happy and can move past the drama that was.

Usually players delete their team photos from their twitter. He was a bit more dramatic in his demands.. lol.

[feltdizz]

....you know we had a good draft when 2 days later, the most active thread is about another team....

carry on

Draft was so good there really isn’t much to say. Can’t wait for camp.

I’m headed home this weekend and funny enough I’m more excited to see the Buccos right now.

[NJ-STEELER]

LJ won in the fact he set a high target which likely got him more money in the end. The fully guaranteed was NEVER going to happen (Watson's contract was an anomaly by a stupid, desperate franchise and everyone knew it) but he kept it out there as a talking point that had to be addressed.

He also won by delaying long enough for the next round of contracts to start to get signed.

Just waiting now for the next round of his injuries to occur so the Ravens are screwed

i mean we should all be happy, as Steeler fans, he took this much time to get a contract done.
with Baltimore trying to install a new offense this year. The less time he has to grasp it, the better for us.
In his 5th year he was still doing his 1 read and I’m running routine. This should bode well for us

but we know some have agendas are are happier lamaar got the biggest contract out there ( for now).
lol at those thinking it’s sone kind of vindication when that’s what Baltimore was offering from the beginning.