Cactus Jack wrote:El Turco wrote:Cactus Jack wrote:No, I'm just teasing you.
Lamar sucks because he lost a game in the playoffs. Even though he led his team to the playoffs.
But the other guy gets a free pass.
Pointing out Lamar's subpar record both statistically and team success wise doesn't mean he sucks. He just generally doesn't elevate his game in playoffs.
We should be able evaluate players better than best/sucks absolutes.
No argument here.
I thought he played well. Not great. Yeah, the turnovers we're costly. But he did show up when it mattered most.
I think the hyperfocus on late game plays mattering more than early game plays doesn't make a lot of sense. It all matters. We just emphasize the late game plays so much because they HAD to be made, because the Ravens didn't execute well enough earlier in the game to avoid being in that situation. If they didn't turn the ball over twice and potentially leave anywhere from 6-14 points on the board in the 1st half, and didn't give up 7 points off one of those turnovers, which means it was really potentially a 13-21 point swing, who would freaking care that Andrews fumbled it, because his team would have been up by two TDs at that point? There would have been no 2 point attempt, because the Ravens would have put the game away at that point.
He played well. But I don't think people are being consistent. He didn't play like a multiple time MVP winner. He certainly played a level below what his standard in the RS has been.
I think playing well in the 2nd half while playing poorly in the 1st half is really no different than playing well in the 1st half and playing poorly in the 2nd half. In neither case did you show up when it mattered most, because what matters most is the whole game. You kind of showed up, which again, is not MVP level play.
It's weird that Jalen Hurts gets more scrutiny than Lamar Jackson, since Jackson is clearly the better, more accomplished player and should have way more expectations on him. But he had a Jalen Hurts-level game, and we're all trying to say he actually played great?