ESPN: Vikings in play for Lamar Jackson

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@pattersaur said:

@medaille said:
Regardless of what you think of Lamar and how he compares to
Cousins, I just can’t think of a single plausible way to make this work in a
way that’s beneficial to us.  If you get
Lamar to lower his asking price to a reasonable level, the Ravens get to keep
him.  Cousins contract is already huge
and would have $38M+ dead cap hit if we trade him.  Cousins has a no-trade you’d need to
negotiate with him, and he’d need to find a home he wanted to go to.  If it all falls through, now your QB is
pissed off.  His $50M/5 year fully
guaranteed contract desires doesn’t match his body’s ability to stay healthy, especially
with his playing style.  I know the cap
is malleable, but how do you deal with Cousins dead cap, Jacksons salary demands,
losing some draft picks, and build a team that’s SB competitive around Jackson within
a year or two?  It seems that the same
problems we currently have with not being able to put a team around him would
still be there but worse.  Is Jackson better
enough to overcome the additional burden?

Very good points and a valid question at the end.
Sorry to use a lame analagoy but I tend to think about ELITE quarterbacks a lot like Heisenberg meth. Walt's meth might've been only a few percentage points more pure than Gail or whoever else's, but that extra bit of difference equates to a LOT in practice. It's impossible to quantify but the list recent Super Bowl winning QBs doesn't lie. It's riddled with Hall of Famers with only a few exceptions. In fact, how many HOF-bound QBs in the NFL in the past 15 years HAVEN'T won a Super Bowl? Maybe Rivers? I'm probably blanking on a couple but not many come to mind.

And yes I would consider Lamar elite. Sounds like many here would disagree and that's okay.
Also, to @greediron's point... if the Vikings won a Super Bowl and sucked for 5 years afterwards hey, sign me up! Some would probably disagree with that too. Beauty of a forum.

Rodgers almost fits that.

And your list is pretty accurate

https://www.nbcsports.com/chicago/bears/...super-bowl
They have Vick, Ryan and Cam on their list, but those aren't HOF players IMO.

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https://twitter.com/NFCNorthNewss/status...64800?s=20

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@MaroonBells said:
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The Rodgers trade isn't "official" but could this Schefter quote not apply to GB also? That would suck beyond words ha.

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@pattersaur said:

@MaroonBells said:
https://twitter.com/NFCNorthNewss/status...64800?s=20

The Rodgers trade isn't "official" but could this Schefter quote not apply to GB also? That would suck beyond words ha.

Pretty sure the Packers are all in on Jordan Love. 

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This is probably the Ravens trying to drum up an offer. They’re a perennial top 3 defense. They don’t need him as a QB nor his huge contract. They’d probably win more games with a top flight passer. He simply isn’t worth the contract he wants. It doesn’t help he’s missed  25% of the games the past two seasons. 

I consider Jackson the most overrated QB in the NFL. If they wanted Cousins they’d have to give me Jackson and a 1st rounder

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A letter to my Fans

I want to first thank you all for all of the love and support you consistently show towards me. All of you are amazing and I appreciate y’all so much. I want you all to know not to believe everything you read about me. Let me personally answer your questions

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in regards to my future plans. As of March 2nd I requested a trade from the Ravens organization for which the Ravens has not been interested in meeting my value, any and everyone that’s has met me or been around me know I love the game of football and my dream is to help a team

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win the super bowl. You all are great but I had to make a business decision that was best for my family and I. No matter how far I go or where my career takes me, I’ll continue to be close to my fans of Baltimore Flock nation and the entire State of Maryland. You’ll See me again

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@MaroonBells said:
https://twitter.com/NFCNorthNewss/status...64800?s=20

I believe that's a parody/satire account. They basically just throw shit against the wall and see what sticks while also coming up with some really wild stuff.