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Originally Posted by Megatron96
History is littered with 'running' QBs that eventually learned to read a defense. Cunningham eventually got better at it, so did Vick. Of course, plenty of them didn't as well.
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Randall Cunningham was drafted in 1985 and not allowed to play until 1987, which was very common in those days. Once he was allowed to play, he was a very, very good QB from the start, with several 3,500+ yard seasons when healthy. Sure, he improved substantially throughout his career but from a pure passer standpoint, he was miles ahead of Lamar by the time they were starters in the NFL.
Greg Roman had to design an offense for Lamar Jackson. Jackson isn't a guy that you can fit into the Erhardt-Perkins or WCO or Coryell from Day One. If he was, he'd be on par with Mahomes and it's clear that he's no where near the type of QB that can handle even one of those offense, let alone, several.
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Originally Posted by Megatron96
But let's say Lamar doesn't get much better at the cerebral part of being a QB. He still owns the best record for a QB against the league, unless he plays the Chiefs. That means going to the playoffs nearly every season.
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The Titans and Browns shut him down last year. The Chiefs did it Monday. I would be absolutely shocked if the Steelers can't contain him this year because their defense might be the most talented in the AFC.
It's one thing to be a Pocket Passer with mobility and it's another to be a Running QB that can pass the ball. Lamar is the latter and until he can prove he can stand in the pocket and consistently throw down field with accuracy, defenses will be able to force him into bad throws and bad throwing lanes.
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Originally Posted by Megatron96
When's the last time Dak got into the post-season? How many consecutive seasons?
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This is ridiculous argument. Dak has put up Matt Ryan and Trent Green type of numbers. Those teams have had difficulty winning in the playoffs due to their defenses.
The 2004 Chiefs had the #1 offense in the NFL yet went 7-9. Does anyone in their right mind blame Trent Green?