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01-29-2025 10:04 AM |
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Originally Posted by jerryaldini
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And in the case of Allen and Jackson, 10 years is pushing it because at 28, in 5 years their running ability will likely drop off quickly. All those guys are gonna need strong team and coaching support at that point. The guys who've won mid 30s and later were no longer able to carry a team the way they can presently. And new young talent comes in every year.
That's why the sense of urgency. On both the Bengals and Bills boards it's always "the coaches and organization wasted another year of his prime". In reality Mahomes is wasting their prime .
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When Jackson can't run anymore he's just done.
He has one throwing mechanic that works. He has one TYPE of throw he excels at (those sort of lofted passes into empty zones). He doesn't do a lot pre-snap and doesn't diagnose terribly well.
When teams don't have to spy anymore because of his legs or when they can actually put a true pass rush out there against him, he's shot.
Now the wrinkle with Jackson may just be that the guys legs could well hold up to 35 years old. He's THAT damn explosive. He could have that sort of Steve Smith arc where his legs just refuse to go away on him. In which case he may have 6-8 premier years still.
But I think he's already started to slow up a bit. He's been caught from behind more times in the last 2 years than he did the 5 years before that. He doesn't seem quite as big a risk to truly break one anymore.
He can't lose MUCH more than he already has and remain a premier QB.
As for Allen - he's REALLY smart pre-snap. I mean yeah, he gacked that 4th down, but as a rule he's very good at diagnosing and attacking blitz schemes and that's why he's given Spags more trouble than anyone else.
And Burrow's style seems to be the one that should age the best but the injury issues seem to always be lingering in the background. He's had significant leg AND arm injuries. That's a concern.
Like I said, giving them all 10 more years is probably optimistic. And even at that...well like I said, the math is starting to look kinda rough for them.
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