Baltimore Beatdown on Lamar Jackson
From the article
Lamar Jackson trades like a meme stock in the marketplace of media and executive opinion. His perceived value surges after an MVP season, crashes after a playoff loss, and resets with almost no institutional memory of the underlying fundamentals... He is 29. Matthew Stafford just won MVP at 37, Aaron Rodgers and Peyton Manning won at 37 or older, and Tom Brady won at 40... If every NFL player were available in a franchise draft today and the objective were to win now, I do not believe five players would be selected before Lamar Jackson.
STACKED’s take
Jackson's elite fundamentals persist despite 67-place Top 100 drop; age 29 shouldn't disqualify him from top-5 considera
Jackson's perceived value in media and executive opinion exhibits extreme volatility, surging after MVP seasons and crashing after playoff losses with almost no institutional memory of underlying fundamentals. Despite finishing fourth in passer rating at 103.8 in an injury-disrupted season, he fell 67 places in the player-voted NFL Top 100 (from No. 2 to No. 69), while ESPN's survey of more than 70 executives, coaches, and scouts placed him fifth among quarterbacks. At 29 years old, Jackson's age should not disqualify him from elite consideration; Matthew Stafford won MVP at 37, Aaron Rodgers and Peyton Manning won at 37 or older, and Tom Brady won at 40. The source argues that if every NFL player were available in a franchise draft today with the objective to win now, fewer than five players would be selected before Jackson, indicating his fundamental value remains elite despite narrative volatility.
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