Pundit Says Jackson’s No. 69 Ranking in NFL Top 100 May Be on the Mark
Jackson falling 67 spots to No. 69 within the NFL Top 100 is previous information, but it surely was revisited Thursday because the months-long countdown of the rankings concluded.
NFL.com’s Jeremy Bergman checked out 5 issues the voters – the gamers themselves – received flawed. He included Jackson being ranked behind quarterbacks Trevor Lawence of the Jacksonville Jaguars (No. 62), Bo Nix of the Broncos (No. 59), and Jalen Hurts of the Eagles (No. 56) among the many miscues.
However, Bergman concluded that the voters “may have actually gotten that one right.“
“Sure, Lawrence was an MVP finalist, Nix piloted the AFC’s top team, and Hurts threw a career-high 25 touchdowns, but why the disrespect to Jackson?, the townspeople cry out in the dark,” Bergman wrote. “Of the QB questions that arise from this year’s players poll, this one, to me, is the least vexing.
“Lamar had his most un-Lamar-like season (other than the accidents which appear to rankle each certainly one of his campaigns). Hampered by illnesses, he logged a career-low 349 speeding yards, led Baltimore to extra losses (seven) than wins (six), was twenty first of 33 qualifying QBs in anticipated factors added per dropback, per Next Gen Stats, and got here up a Tyler Loop miss wanting the postseason. Jackson’s air recreation was extra explosive than ever (league-high 13.3 yards per catch), however in any other case, the Ravens star didn’t reside as much as his personal normal, whereas the playoff-bound campaigns led by Lawrence and Nix had been welcome surprises, and Hurts was the regular captain of a turbulent Eagles marketing campaign.”
So, once again, Jackson is held to a different standard than his peers.
Mahomes had the worst statistical season of his career and went 6-8, yet his drop (from No. 5 to No. 18) wasn’t nearly as precipitous as Jackson’s. Likewise, Bengals quarterback Joe Burrow was limited to just eight games because of injury, yet he came in at No. 44, a fall from No. 6 but still 25 spots ahead of Jackson.
Overall, 13 quarterbacks were ranked above Jackson.
It ought to go with out saying that there aren’t 68 gamers or 13 quarterbacks higher than Jackson. As Minter said on “The Lounge” podcast in July, “there could not even be one different participant within the league higher than Lamar.”