| Buehler445 |
01-29-2024 01:42 PM |
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Originally Posted by DJ's left nut
(Post 17374865)
Yeah - this is the best Jackson will ever be.
It may not be the best roster he ever has - Baltimore still has a path to improving at a few key areas next season, but they have a couple ugly deals they'll have to deal with that we don't.
They're stuck with $40 million in Marlon Humphrey and Marcus Williams next season. And OBJ's pro-rated bonus from this year is on their books next year becuase of his voided deal. Lamar's deal is already 1/2 bonus next saeson so there's not a lot of money to move out of it. Likewise with Stanley.
We could get Sneed tagged and probably still have around $30 million of cap to play with after draft picks without much damage to the roster. The Ravens can maybe get to $20 million WITHOUT retaining anybody on their roster. If they bring back Queen and/or Madubuike, they're pretty much stuck with a 'run it back' season. In so doing, they'd lose both of their starting guards in the process.
And again, Lamar's peaked. Burrow is back next season. The Chiefs are likely to improve and the AFC North is going to be the same bloodbath it always is. They also have a 1st place schedule next year.
This was their best shot so now they'll have to hope to steal one going forward. It closes the door on any 'historical greatness' that Jackson could've achieved, IMO. Because now they may steal one before he's washed, but they ain't stealing two and they won't remain prohibitive favorites going forward.
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I think if you're the Ravens you have to proceed as if you can get there.
Hell the last 2 years it would look like we were epic ****ed and that's obviously not the case.
Let's see if I can trigger some Chiefs-TSD with this, but it's kind of a get in and make some noise kind of thing. Green Bay who wasn't a juggernaut and Detroit who had no business being there were really friggin close to making it happen. Those teams last January weren't necessarily contenders. But catch a few breaks, some guys break out for you and you can get some legs in the playoffs. It can happen, and I think that's what you have to play for if you're the Ravens.
Plus, if you just win the division, your life in the playoffs gets easier, and there is a good case to be made there. Watson is coming back (presumably) so Cleveland is going to be worse - somehow - don't ask, I just firmly believe butthole guy is washed. Presumably Burrow won't be dropped off, but they're losing guys off that defense and Higgins is probably gone right? Plus, there's even more film of Orlando Brown, and we know how he ages. Shitsburgh is probably ****ed. Pickett is fire roasted assholes, and if they run it back with him, that lockerroom has to check out. There's just no way around it. It's possible they have a fairly easy path the playoffs.
Plus, I think if you're in the room, you know that if Mahomes doesn't exist, you're going to Vegas to play a team they blasted by 30. It's hard to walk away from. |
Lamar Jackson wasn't, isn't, and never will be better than Patrick Mahomes
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