Yahoo Sports NFL writer Charles McDonald is joined by The Ringer’s Steven Ruiz to discuss the NFL MVP dropping 25 pounds this offseason and what it could mean for his approach to the 2024 season. Hear the full conversation on “The Exempt List with Charles McDonald” – part of the “Zero Blitz” podcast – and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify or wherever you listen.
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Lamar Jackson, the reigning NFL MVP is according to Diana Russini is 205 right now, 25 drop off from where he was last year.
Um Why, I don’t know why does Lamar Jackson have to get faster?
Like you have plenty of speed, just stay on, stay healthy.
Well, because even at 230 last year, the thing is like, even when I remember when scouting Lamar at Louisville, it’s like, yeah, he’s fast but he’s not the fastest player in the NFL.
You know, the, the value comes from him being able to make people miss and then accelerating him off of that.
Um, and even at 230 it’s not like that was an issue for him last season, you know, maybe he’s not, um, maybe he’s not putting up like the same rushing stats.
He was like during the 2019 MVP season, but he’s still absolutely one of the most fearful players with the ball in his hand once he gets moving downfield.
So to get down to 205, I was just like, dude, that’s, that’s way too small.
I wonder what that mean.
Like, I wonder what it means for the offense, I, I think there is some signal there that like they drafted Devin Leary at the end of the, the third round which has gone against like how they’ve, they’ve acquired their backups for Lamar.
It’s always been like, oh, we want someone like Lamar and then bringing in le he’s like, we want someone the opposite of Lamar because Leary is nothing like that.
So I do wonder if this is like a signal that maybe we’re not gonna lean on the, the quarterback run game as much going forward, which I would like as a Lamar fan, I would be happy to see that because I think he’s a quarterback talented enough to kind…
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Publish date : 2024-05-23 04:23:02
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