Lamar Jackson

[NWADawg]

What impact do you think State’s bowl game defense played in Lamar almost dropping out of first round? We made him look more mediocre in his last college game than he has in years.

 

[FQDawg]

Probably not much. Any NFL GM who bases (or changes) their opinion of a player based on a single game - especially a meaningless exhibition game - is a moron.

 

[patdog]

I think a lot of the questions were already there & it was a deep year for QBs. I hope he proves the doubters, including me, wrong. He seems like a god guy.

 

[BiscuitEater]

Probably not much. Any NFL GM who bases (or changes) their opinion of a player based on a single game - especially a meaningless exhibition game - is a moron.

It definitely had SOME effect. Lamar is, currently, way better suited for CFB than NFL. MSU D exposed his passing flaws under pressure.

 

[coach66]

He is a freakish athelete but I didn't see anything about his arm talent to get

too excited about.

 

[aTotal360]

Since the bowl game, I've considered him damaged goods. It's what we do...

 

[TheStateUofMS]

Well...North Carolina's WR Hakeem Nicks had that huge Continental Tire Bowl a few years ago and I think he went 1st or 2nd round or whatever it was he went way up the draft boards only to have a couple of pretty good years and I'm not sure where he is now.

 

[FQDawg]

Nicks had a pretty good college career. He didn't go in the first round based solely on that one bowl game. He was all-ACC if I remember correctly.

 

[5049]

too excited about.

He's got incredible arm talent

That doesn't make you an NFL quarterback though

 

[Indndawg]

For His Sake, I hope Mark McLaurin

What impact do you think State’s bowl game defense played in Lamar almost dropping out of first round? We made him look more mediocre in his last college game than he has in years.

is on his team.

 

[coach66]

He does have a strong arm but he throws it up for grabs too much and sometimes

the other guys catch it like we did.

 

[CookieMonster.sixpack]

What impact do you think State’s bowl game defense played in Lamar almost dropping out of first round? We made him look more mediocre in his last college game than he has in years.

Well since the Ravens were at the game and traded up to get him I’d say none at all.

 

[bully12]

I'm going on record right here and now as saying he'll end up in Canada within 4 years. His game is much, much more suited for that kind of game. He'll never make it in the NFL other than as a journeyman at best. Don't think he'll be a Jamarcus Russell, though . . . . . . .

 

[Go Budaw]

I'm going on record right here and now as saying he'll end up in Canada within 4 years. His game is much, much more suited for that kind of game. He'll never make it in the NFL other than as a journeyman at best. Don't think he'll be a Jamarcus Russell, though . . . . . . .

His ceiling is becoming Tyrod Taylor 2.0. And there are worse outcomes for a QB. But like many have said he doesn’t have the arm talent. The comparison he always gets is Michael Vick. But, he’s not nearly as quick as Vick was and he can’t throw it 60 yards flat-footed like Vick could, either. And Vick himself was a fairly mediocre NFL QB over the long haul.