He has also shown he can be durable doing it (so far) as only COVID-19 has kept him out of one game, plus that night in Cleveland where he had to take a shit and missed a few plays. He proved that after back-to-back 1,000-yard rushing seasons and leading the NFL in yards per carry both years. So given Lamar’s playoff struggles, it is no surprise that the media does not revolve around Jackson in this era.īut one thing I won’t argue is that Jackson is indisputably the most prolific rushing quarterback in NFL history. Of course, we also live in a world where Tom Brady reverse ages and annually hits the “EASY” button he sold his soul for each postseason to add to his ring collection.
2020 also brought the return of Peak Aaron Rodgers in Green Bay and the breakout of Josh Allen in Buffalo. While Jackson unanimously won MVP in 2019, Mahomes ended that season with the Super Bowl MVP and had another stellar run last season. Not to mention Mahomes is still 3-1 in the head-to-head matchups. I have certainly read worse arguments over the years, but I disagree with this one on the obviousness of Patrick Mahomes dominating the league and rewriting the record books at the same time as Jackson’s rise. The author concludes that if you combine Lamar’s elite passing production through 1,000 attempts, his historic rushing production, and his team impact (high winning percentage), then he’s had the greatest first 1,000 pass start in modern history for an NFL quarterback. The premise of the Deadspin article is that stat companies such as PFF and Football Outsiders continue to miss the mark on running quarterbacks like Lamar Jackson (and Cam Newton). Yes, Running QBs Make Life Harder on Statistics
I just think Lamar’s career is the right place to talk about quarterback statistics in a game that is evolving. I have neither any beef nor familiarity with the author (Chuck Modiano) of the piece. Now write about it.”Ĭhallenge accepted, because I already subtweeted about this article the other day, but it and Lamar’s unique career deserve a more in-depth look. Jackson recently broke 1,000 pass attempts in his regular season career, which must have prompted this Deadspin article last week about how Jackson has the “NFL’s greatest QB start ever.” I’ll get into multiple things from the article below, but it ends by saying, “Lamar Jackson is only 24 years old, and just posted the greatest FIRST 1,000 Pass start in modern quarterback history. It is only the fifth game in Jackson’s career where he threw the ball at least 35 times. While the talk surrounding Baltimore’s 23-7 win in Denver on Sunday is about Lamar Jackson’s late run to extend the team’s record streak of 100-yard rushing games, it has been quiet on the NFL media front that he threw 37 passes and registered his third 300-yard passing game in his career.
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