 Boy, it's been a week this week team keeping clean There's been a lot of buzz around one Lamar Jackson. I mean when is there not buzz around Lamar Jackson? But this week it's been some different analysts Saying that he should not step foot on a football field until his contract is done and just to give you a reminder Lamar just completed his second year of Contract extension eligibility Meaning that he's up to get paid, but he still hasn't gotten paid yet I of course area the cost a couple of weeks ago in the press of he let it be known like hey We're going at Lamar's pace so he publicly put the ball in Lamar's court and said hey, it's it's on him but then this week Adam Schefter Was on Ari's podcast and they had a little clip that was floating around Where they were speaking about the Lamar Jackson contract situation? And they were like down talking the fact that he is his own agent him and his mom Adam Schefter you could tell he really didn't like that because you know Adam Schefter He gets all his scoops and all his rumors and information and stuff from agents But somebody as polarizing as Lamar Jackson Adam Schefter of course he wants the end he wants to know this is his job Adam Schefter is probably thinking Lamar you and your camp are taking food off of my plate Because you one of the top quarterbacks in the league and I can't get the scoop But you could tell like Adam Schefter was not a fan of him being his own agent And then on top of that Ari in the clip where he spoke about well Lamar Jackson He's he still doesn't have a deal done And he would want to get a deal done, especially with the way he plays football Because he runs around all the time and he could get hurt on any play. Oh my goodness when I heard that I was like really we still sticking with this and it's crazy because the two times where he got hurt It was in the pocket Well, the the jock play came from him actually came like a little outside the pocket But it wasn't from him running around it was from him. It was on a passing play. He threw the ball and it was a completion, too So it's like really and then of course in the bills game the snap that went Feel like reliving that all over again But yeah that that narrative it's like It ain't never gonna go nowhere. I ain't never gonna go. But anyway When they spoke you could tell they they were not fans of the situation And Adams you have to say hey if I'm Lamar, I'm not stepping foot on the football field until that contract is done But then Ryan Clark, he also spoke about the situation But he put it in a different light Now he did say Lamar Jackson did talk about his play style and he said that Lamar Jackson He always gonna be fighting for extra yards always trying to make the play But when he spoke about him as far as the contract, he said he said if I'm Lamar, I'm not even taking a flight to Maryland Said I'm walking around Florida and bubble wrap. I'm not even taking a flight to mail I'm not getting on a plane to Maryland unless They're ready to put pen to paper. But see this is Where it goes back to what Eric the cost was saying that publicly he said that it's in Lamar's court But anyway, Ryan Clark he mentioned how With Lamar Jackson, he's already proven that he can carry a team He's already proven that he also spoke about how Tyler Huntley came in and he played well But Tyler Huntley still was not Lamar Jackson and that's something that we realize as well Tyler Huntley did his thing and we love to you know, we love Tyler Huntley, but yeah, it was not Lamar Jackson So and then I love how Ryan Clark ended his segment with yeah Lamar Jackson He should be the highest the highest paid quarterback in the game Now I know that probably not gonna happen It's especially because he didn't win the Super Bowl yet, but his contract will certainly be up there whenever it does Happen but a few things talk about as far as Lamar Jackson not stepping foot on the football field until the contract is done I don't see that happening. I don't see him not stepping on the football field until the deal is done I do not think that this deal is going to get done this off-season. I don't I think he plays this year out on This 23 million dollar fifth year option I think that he just rise it out and he bets on himself. You know, it's funny because And a lot of people and even in those two segments Ryan Clark mentioned it and then Adam Schefter mentioned it too usually You would think like Whenever they speak about a player focusing on football, usually that's a good thing You usually that players get praise for that. It's like, oh, man This player is just so focused on football man. They're not worried about the money. Wow. What an amazing Attribute what a great quality about that player the way that they focus on football. That is amazing Great job to whoever that play is their focus is football. They're not worried about all this contract talk They're not worried about all this outside noise. They just want to play the game great for them Not with Lamar Jackson See with Lamar Jackson him being focused on football that gets turned into a negative It gets turned into a negative and it's like really The contract stuff is gonna take care of itself It is and I know some people may say oh well He he needs to be focused on this contract and since he doesn't have an agent Then he can't focus on football and focus on a contract. He's gonna be pulling in two different directions Well, again, maybe he doesn't want to do the contract right now. That's what it seems like to me. I Really do believe in my opinion that he does not want to resign yet And he really wants to see how these Ravens operate how these Ravens build around him if these Ravens can really build a Wall build this protection you build a unit around him as far as the offensive line I know the offensive line ain't gonna be perfect, but the quality needs to be there That the offseason model for the Ravens this year needs to be Quality now last year last offseason. I think they did a pretty good job overall But the only place that they lacked quality was the replacement of Orlando Brown, Jr. But as far as most other positions, they did they're pretty good overall. They had a really good roster and Yeah, best roster maybe since 2019 but anyway With Lamar Jackson, I just I don't anticipate him signing the deal, but also don't anticipate him holding out either Lamar Jackson has already been on record Saying that he's not gonna hold out now. We know Things can change situations can change But this is one of those situations and things that I do not think is going to change I don't see Lamar Jackson holding out at all think Lamar Jackson knows his mom knows his camp knows like He can play football this year and he can play on that fifth year option and again His value is only going to increase Every single game that he plays his value is just going to go up. It's gonna go up Because it's already been proven. It's already been shown that the Ravens they they can't do it without Lamar Jackson they can't They can't They can get all the moral victories. They want they can get all these close games that they want They can just be right there But they cannot do it without Lamar Jackson they can't So Something that I've been saying all offseason to another reason why I don't think that he'll resign right now is Because yeah, I think he is gonna bet on himself. I mean remember when Flacco bet on himself We hear all this old man. He should know he bet on himself and they paid off Let Lamar bet on himself because again, his contract is only gonna be higher It ain't like if he plays this year, they like his contract gonna dip. No, it's only going up. It's only going up And then the thing with that If the Ravens and y'all have heard me say this before if Ravens was signed right They signed him right now to a contract extension. It'll be for a lot of money It'll be for a whole lot of money But it's not gonna be the most money that Lamar could possibly get it's not Because he's coming off of last year where he didn't finish the season and Ravens could be like look see We we got injury concerns for you. Look see the Oh People just be throwing this around. Oh, man, you you got sick. You got so we we got concerns over you getting sick anyway because it's a nasty business it's a nasty business and Teams they will use whatever they can to drop your value They will use anything that they can possibly do to drop your earnings your pay your salary Because they want to do what's best for them. They want to save as much money as they possibly can They do They'll still take care you now, but at the same time they still want to take care of themselves So they're gonna try to find little every little thing cut every little corner below. Yeah, I Mean you you even got like Even even mink mentioned it How he like and this is from Ray Ravens directly How he would do the incentive-based contract for a top pay court like nobody's doing that nobody's nobody's doing that an incentive-based contract for One of the top QBs in the league one of the top players in the league Incentive-based contract a deal like that. No, no No, you like no, you can't do that. You can't do it so it just With Lamar Jackson, it's like so much of what he does is It's always gonna be looked at different it's always gonna be judged differently because he is so different and the way he's doing things He's shaking up the league like we mentioned earlier. This a deal of this magnitude With no agent, you know agents don't like it. They don't like it at all because Once this thing gets done and if he still doesn't have an agent. Oh my they are going to hate this thing I hate it They're really gonna hate it Because it's gonna show more and more people like a we can cut out the middle man We don't need to have the middle man here and we get to keep even more of our money Like how many times have you been in the situation? I know me and past jobs like when I was a lot younger like when you first get a job and You you you signing up you got to set up your direct deposit and all that stuff and then it comes to that part now This is when I was younger and I got older I couldn't do that no more but when I was younger you set up your direct deposit You set up all which bank account you want your your checks to go to but then it comes to that part where oh Would you like to sign up for health insurance? and I'm like How much is it gonna cost and they tell you know I know I'll pass because I want more of my own money Now this is obviously not Lamar Jackson declining health insurance, but it is him and his people Getting more of their own money So with Lamar Jackson Keep focusing on football The the contract stuff it'll work itself out and again if what Eric the cost is said is true It'll work yourself out on your terms if the ball is really in Lamar's court, then he's winning he's winning because he is in control of everything he's in control of everything and It can get done when he's like really ready to get it done And it's possible that maybe they gave him an offer and his people looked at it I was like, what is this? No, we can do much better than this much better I would not be surprised if that was the case. I would not be surprised at all So we'll see what happens. It's going to be as it already has been a very fun offseason a lot going on as always But yeah, I just I don't think this deal is going to get done But I do think Lamar Jackson will still play football this year I think he will be putting a lot of feet on the football field this season So let's see how it is. Love y'all team keep it clean appreciate y'all. We out