They wrecked the QB market, most certainly ensured the next labor contact will drag out on guaranteed contacts, manipulated the NFL's personal conduct disciplinary system, and apart from a few small protests, have paid zero consequences for it.
We should have franchise tagged Josh to show how much we valued him as a franchise QB? Or do you really think they used the tag as a last-ditch effort to negotiate 6 more months longer than the two years they've been "talking?" Don't get me wrong, I'd love to see Lamar sit out the season and get a nice vacation like Deshaun Watson did. But the Ravens are starting to smell less like roses at this rate.
It depends on what the coaches ask of him. Edmunds could only be asked to do certain things. Perhaps Chicago will say pretty please with millions on top and he’ll do more.
He had that awesome game at NE. He was definitely a likable Kevin Hart type character with personality. But you could see by his last contract that the team wanted him to show them something more.
Let’s just hope he keeps these type of plays going now that he’s no longer a Bill.
I think it would be interesting to see which narrative would win out? The current one or the old reliable.
Right now the media narrative is that the Watson deal didn’t happen and Lamar is a tyrant diva who accidentally donates his time to kids and money to charity. He fumbles the ball to receivers hands for TDs but he can only run. Most of his injuries are due to butterfly wing pulses because he’s made of tissue paper.
But if NE traded for Lamar, the old chestnut narrative of BB being Stephen Hawking of football would probably win out. He’d be lauded for being smarter than everyone else yet again. Because Bellicheat is the goat and outsmarts the waiter at Olive Garden at lunch subconsciously. The waiter gives him money at the end. Bill would be outthinking the entire NFL and locking up his franchise QB for years.
Lamar is so terrible, can't pass, and is always injured until Belicheat gives him exactly what the deal he wants then he's a genius with psychic foresight that the entire colluding NFL couldn't see. But that's old Billy playbook stealer, he's just smarter than everyone else. Takes away your best weapon and so on.
Anyone else notice how its been 3 business days since the Rodgers announcement of intentions and suddenly Green Bay is the worst run franchise ever according to the talking heads who openly root for the Jets? These intense opinions about the franchise were nowhere to be found last year when Rodgers held them hostage yet again for an extension he's unwilling to play out.
We're supposed to forget that only QBs who are accused of sexual assault over a score of times are allowed to have a guaranteed contract so Lamar is just being unreasonable. But Browns ownership is doing great and the NFL that stood by and let it happen shouldn't get any heat for it.