Worse than Josh Allen. Worse than Baker Mayfield. Just a running back playing Quarterback. Can’t throw. Trash QB. Should-get-an-agent-because-agents-call-you-when-you-get-arrested-but-really-I’m-writing-this-article-because-agents-give-me-all-my-information-and-they’re-going-to-miss-out-on-millions-of-dollars.
My personal favorite was the “slower than Daniel Jones” take. If you don’t understand how the concept of average works, I’m recommending we don’t get involved.
#RavensFlock has done a masterful job defending Lamar Jackson this offseason against a torrent of terrible takes, which at times resembled a torch-wielding, angry mob, coming for your house.
There is little doubt that he is a generational, paradigm-breaking talent at the position, but he is polarizing.