Football Earl Thomas says refs should protect Lamar Jackson more

Deberg_1990 · 12-12-2019, 05:13 PM

http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...r-jackson-more

One of the biggest concerns regarding Lamar Jackson entering the 2018 draft was his long-term health.

The reason: Jackson's hypermobility, which has been an incredible tool for the Baltimore Ravens in his first season and a half, leaves him prone to more hits than the average, pocket-restrained passer. In fact, he's on the Ravens' injury report this week due to a quadriceps injury, though he's likely to play Thursday night against the New York Jets. Oddly enough, Jackson sustained the injury while in the pocket, but naturally, it was on a touchdown pass to tight end Hayden Hurst.

"I feel great. I feel good. I'm 100 [percent]," Jackson said after Tuesday's practice, via ESPN. "I'm going to be out there Thursday night."

While Jackson torches the league with his arm and legs, defenses are left scrambling to find ways to stop this elite scrambler. According to one of his veteran teammates, Jackson needs to be wary of opposing defenses taking additional shots at his legs throughout the remainder of the 2019 campaign.

"Every time somebody hits him, like man, he don't need to be taking those hits," Ravens safety Earl Thomas said Tuesday. "I think the refs need to pay closer attention to that as well and protect him a little bit more. Because teams are trying to do -- I'm not saying they're trying to hurt Lamar -- but they're definitely going at his legs more than they were doing it at first."

Jackson broke 1,000 yards rushing in Sunday's close win over the Buffalo Bills to move the Ravens to 11-2 and officially lock up a playoff berth for the defending AFC North champions. He's tearing apart the opposition in part because of the offense built for him by coordinator Greg Roman, who has introduced pistol and spread concepts to take advantage of Jackson's legs, as well as his threat to run when the Ravens are actually looking to pass. Jackson has taken his share of hits, but he's also avoided them simply by making defenders miss and outrunning the rest.

That could result in some defensive desperation, such as the actions described by Thomas. How such a statement might affect officiating of Jackson's play is yet to be seen. As of now, there haven't been many examples of hits that stick out in the mind of an average NFL viewer, other than the missed tackle attempts that leave defenders helplessly flailing away from Jackson.

He still does get tackled frequently, though, which Thomas appreciates -- as long as they're clean.

"He's very durable. His toughness -- you can't question it," Thomas said. "He's taking a lot of hits. He's sacrificing his body for the team. I respect that."

eDave · 12-12-2019, 05:15 PM

Stay in the ****in' pocket then dude. Yeesh.

And you are being a tad hypocritical here Earl.

Pasta Little Brioni · 12-12-2019, 05:15 PM

Won't last 5 years. He's taken ONE HUNDRED SIXTY ****ING HITS ALREADY

**TribalElder** · 12-12-2019, 05:17 PM

**** Lamar Jackson

he already gets super special treatment. I saw someone fall down by him and get a roughing the passer call. Complete horse shit. Mahomie gets pushed out of bounds and nobody does shit, no flag nothing.

Imon Yourside · 12-12-2019, 05:19 PM

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Originally Posted by TribalElder

**** Lamar Jackson

he already gets super special treatment. I saw someone fall down by him and get a roughing the passer call. Complete horse shit. Mahomie gets pushed out of bounds and nobody does shit, no flag nothing.

Right and I already posted this video asking when Chiefs players were going to come out and say something about Mahomes being roughed up every friggin game.

**HemiEd** · 12-12-2019, 05:20 PM

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Originally Posted by TribalElder

**** Lamar Jackson

he already gets super special treatment. I saw someone fall down by him and get a roughing the passer call. Complete horse shit. Mahomie gets pushed out of bounds and nobody does shit, no flag nothing.

that was not even the worst one against the Pats, the one where the refs had the long meeting was horrible. Full weight and effort to injure on the tackle was clear.

Pasta Little Brioni · 12-12-2019, 05:20 PM

Always been that way for mobile QBs. Can't wait till that gimmick offense is shut down when he can't run due to the HITS.

Pasta Little Brioni · 12-12-2019, 05:21 PM

Josh Allen too...

**PHOG** · 12-12-2019, 05:23 PM

Goes with the territory, if he's going to act like an RB, he's going to get smacked.

kcjayhawks5 · 12-12-2019, 05:24 PM

Whatthe****ever Earl. If you’re so worried about it then tell your dude to quit running. Lamar is a freak but he won’t last. None of the running QBs do. Vick used to get destroyed once he left the pocket. Atleast that’s what I remember after he left Atlanta. Vick still had the arm but once he started slowing down he was often taking huge hits. Lamar is in his prime so it might not happen this year or next year but at some point he will get injured. I not rooting for it but just going off of what history has shown us.

eDave · 12-12-2019, 05:24 PM

His choice to run like that. Earl would smash him every chance he got if he were defending against Lamar.

Hey Earl, talk to Lamar and his HC. It's on them.

Halfcan · 12-12-2019, 05:32 PM

Earl is a dumbass. Once the QB comes out of the pocket as a RB, he is fair game.

Bump · 12-12-2019, 05:34 PM

wasn't it the Ravens Judon who was intentionally trying to injure Mahomes? **** them.

Pasta Little Brioni · 12-12-2019, 05:39 PM

Yeah Judon took multiple cheap shots on Franchise, so **** them.

**Perineum Ripper** · 12-12-2019, 05:41 PM

Earl would ****ing smoke every QB in the league if he had the chance, so his crying means exactly shit.

12-12-2019, 05:13 PM
Deberg_1990 In Search of a Life Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: San Antonio Tx. Casino cash: $3774454	Earl Thomas says refs should protect Lamar Jackson more http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap300...r-jackson-more One of the biggest concerns regarding Lamar Jackson entering the 2018 draft was his long-term health. The reason: Jackson's hypermobility, which has been an incredible tool for the Baltimore Ravens in his first season and a half, leaves him prone to more hits than the average, pocket-restrained passer. In fact, he's on the Ravens' injury report this week due to a quadriceps injury, though he's likely to play Thursday night against the New York Jets. Oddly enough, Jackson sustained the injury while in the pocket, but naturally, it was on a touchdown pass to tight end Hayden Hurst. "I feel great. I feel good. I'm 100 [percent]," Jackson said after Tuesday's practice, via ESPN. "I'm going to be out there Thursday night." While Jackson torches the league with his arm and legs, defenses are left scrambling to find ways to stop this elite scrambler. According to one of his veteran teammates, Jackson needs to be wary of opposing defenses taking additional shots at his legs throughout the remainder of the 2019 campaign. "Every time somebody hits him, like man, he don't need to be taking those hits," Ravens safety Earl Thomas said Tuesday. "I think the refs need to pay closer attention to that as well and protect him a little bit more. Because teams are trying to do -- I'm not saying they're trying to hurt Lamar -- but they're definitely going at his legs more than they were doing it at first." Jackson broke 1,000 yards rushing in Sunday's close win over the Buffalo Bills to move the Ravens to 11-2 and officially lock up a playoff berth for the defending AFC North champions. He's tearing apart the opposition in part because of the offense built for him by coordinator Greg Roman, who has introduced pistol and spread concepts to take advantage of Jackson's legs, as well as his threat to run when the Ravens are actually looking to pass. Jackson has taken his share of hits, but he's also avoided them simply by making defenders miss and outrunning the rest. That could result in some defensive desperation, such as the actions described by Thomas. How such a statement might affect officiating of Jackson's play is yet to be seen. As of now, there haven't been many examples of hits that stick out in the mind of an average NFL viewer, other than the missed tackle attempts that leave defenders helplessly flailing away from Jackson. He still does get tackled frequently, though, which Thomas appreciates -- as long as they're clean. "He's very durable. His toughness -- you can't question it," Thomas said. "He's taking a lot of hits. He's sacrificing his body for the team. I respect that."
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eDave Banned Join Date: Jan 2013 Casino cash: $9998560	Stay in the ****in' pocket then dude. Yeesh. And you are being a tad hypocritical here Earl.
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TribalElder Arrowhead Trail of Tears Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: KansasCity Casino cash: $2210441	**** Lamar Jackson he already gets super special treatment. I saw someone fall down by him and get a roughing the passer call. Complete horse shit. Mahomie gets pushed out of bounds and nobody does shit, no flag nothing.
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kcjayhawks5 Veteran Join Date: Jul 2005 Casino cash: $2725609	Whatthe****ever Earl. If you’re so worried about it then tell your dude to quit running. Lamar is a freak but he won’t last. None of the running QBs do. Vick used to get destroyed once he left the pocket. Atleast that’s what I remember after he left Atlanta. Vick still had the arm but once he started slowing down he was often taking huge hits. Lamar is in his prime so it might not happen this year or next year but at some point he will get injured. I not rooting for it but just going off of what history has shown us.
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Bump YOU take YOUR seat Join Date: Nov 2007 Casino cash: $1995105	wasn't it the Ravens Judon who was intentionally trying to injure Mahomes? **** them.
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