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Originally Posted by ChiefsFanatic

Watching the game, I was thinking about how desperate the fanbase was to elevate Mahomes that they tore down Jackson constantly.

He once led the NFL in TD passes. That's what a QB does. Not a RB.

He won the Heisman, meaning he was the best player in college that year.

He won the MVP in the NFL, meaning he was the best pro player that year.

There is a perception that he isn't smart enough to be a real QB, which is why running is such a big part of his game, and I hate that our fanbase feeds into what I believe is a racist notion like that.

I am sure all sorts of people on here will deny race has any part in their dislike of Lamar, but the truth is if his skin wasn't so dark, his nose wasn't so wide, and his speech wasn't so "urban" people would talk about him differently.

To me, Josh Allen and Lamar Jackson are very similar. They both have great arms, are devastating runners, and sometimes struggle with decision making, and neither will ever be a guy that make a living from the pocket.

And they basically have the same post season rep for not getting it done.

But, Josh Allen gets sympathy, and Lamar Jackson gets criticism and hatred.

Allen played a perfect game against KC and only lost because the head coach screwed the pooch in the final 13 seconds. Lamar has never had a Playoff game like that. Lamar’s coach has won a Super Bowl with a JAG quarterback before Lamar arrived in Baltimore. I don’t think people believe Harbaugh is hurting Lamar’s chances to win, whereas I think many people believe Sean McDermott is hurting Josh Allen’s chances of winning.