2026 Quarterback Decisions

28 years old, won an MVP just 2 seasons ago and last season he shoulda won it as he was even better than his MVP season.

He’s not in decline

 

Lamar is 28, about to be 29 though. Rodgers was almost 40 when we got him. This not the same thing I would say. Guys like Burrow and Lamar have some years left. They are still in their prime. Could be another 8-10 years. We are not talking about 1-2 year stop gap. Which is why no one is trading them to us.

I do think, depending on how tank situation unfolds, we might need to trade for someone like McKee, Mac Jones, or Davis Mills. May need to part with a 3d round pick to get them, I don't think 4th will do it. But top 5 NFL QBs like Lamar and Burrow is a pipe dream.

 

Geeze this all sounds familiar

A few weeks into this upcoming offseason and I'll bet the farm now almost everybody making these same arguments will have have completely blacked out Lamar's 2025 season as if it never happened.

They ain't the exact same, but the immediate expectation values are actually pretty eerily similar imo. Especially if a majority of the people screaming yes please to this are going to hang their hat on pointing out what Lamar has done in the 2+ year past, and under a completely different coaching staff that just didn't fail spectacularly at making a similar prototype QB Justin Fields work this year

Lamar turns 29yo in 2 weeks. Who for a QB who will probably cost multiple first round pro bowler picks, can't even seem to go a full week of practice anymore without logging multiple nagging injury reports (or he's just "sick" of course), and who visibly lost some of his elite level speed/quickness last year (his advanced metrics are even more alarming in that regard in suggesting he was moving around a LOT slower too)....doesn't suggest we'd be getting "prime" Lamar to me.

The same type of glaring reality warning signs are there. Unfortunately, the same sense of desperation and big name hunting logic that led people to completely ignore them with Rodgers will still be there too.

This is so New York Jets it almost can't not happen lol

 

Ridiculous to compare him to Rodgers

 

Not as ridiculous as to compare him to Cook, as you did. We are talking about near term expectations. There are far better options that a malcontent who once his running days decline is not nearly as effective. AR is taking the Steelers to the playoffs, the mighty Ravens are going nowhere.

 

Like i said let the parade of Baltimore media character tear down pieces begin - https://www.baltimoresun.com/2025/12/23/ravens-lamar-jackson-crossroads-mike-preston-commentary/

 

The above appears to be paywalled;

In a column titled “Ravens, Lamar Jackson are at a crossroads,” Preston made multiple claims regarding the star quarterback’s off-field habits, specifically, alluding alluding to him staying up late playing video games and falling asleep in team meetings. He also accused the Ravens of accommodating the 28-year-old’s behavior, including by holding practices later in the day.

“The breakdown of an NFL player’s body is natural, but Jackson could help himself. He doesn’t need to be up late at night playing video games or falling asleep in team meetings,” he wrote after noting the quarterback’s multiple injuries this season. “He needs to train more around The Castle instead of only attending mandatory minicamps, where he disappears after one day.


“A major problem, a lot of it on the Ravens, is that there are team rules and then there are rules for Jackson. That’s why Baltimore practices in the heat of the afternoon instead of in the morning.”

Preston added: “Once the Ravens become critical of Jackson, he becomes more withdrawn. It’s a shame because Jackson isn’t a mean-spirited person, just an overgrown kid in an adult’s body.”

 

While I don’t disagree with some of your observations I refuse to draw a comparison to Burrows. Burrows is in a different league.

First off I see no way but to trade for a place holder QB even while drafting a QB so I’m 100% on board. But I want someone that can help a young team develop and help develop our successor.

Burrows is definitely a pipe dream, no argument, and his injury history is a concern, but there is not a comparison to Lamar as a QB except they are both injury prone. Burrows when on the field is spectacular still playing at the top of his game and arguably the best out there, even though surrounded by a putrid OL. Clearly, the Bengals CS and GM see the value and will go to great extents to keep him, while the Ravens see the writing on the wall on a guy on the decline, that is unhappy and demanding to boot and push a trade. That should tell us plenty.

I like Jones and Mills, although some have even been toss

LMAO. Is that the kind of baggage this team can remotely handle?

 

Yeah, I would be OK to do both, draft AND trade for one if we cannot get a decent one as a FA. In fact, if we end up draft say Simpson in the 1st round I would prefer to get someone like McKee as it would give us two lottery tickets - a draft pick plus a promising younger guy who can start initially. Kinda like what Minny did with Sam and McCarthy. The problem is that guys like McKee, Mills, and even Mac Jones are not going to come cheap. I am thinking at least a 3d. Are we willing to part with that kind of capital? Say a 3d in 2027 for these guys. 2nd I am definitely not giving, but what do you think about a 3d? I just don't think 4th will get it done.

As far as Lamar's decline, he should have won League MVP last year and is 28, about to turn 29. This year was worse but he was banged up and still was good when he played through it. Yes I also like Burrow more, but Lamar IMO is nothing to sneeze at. Which is why I don't think we will have a shot at getting either one.

 

And has never won anything, accolades mean nothing, even worse he plays for very good franchise, and still won nothing, bring him to this shit show, and his career ends.

 

“Won nothing”

Lamar Jackson has won 4 division titles. That’s 4 titles out of his 5 full seasons of play

the NY Jets have 4 in their entire history, spanning 65 years

 

Huntley and Willis should both be high up on the Jets list of stopgaps for next year if either become available for the right price, They both look like solid starting QB options. Very poised both of them.

 

That's the thing, they won't move on. It would be pretty stupid to do, and they are a smart organization. Right now all these rumors we hear about Lamar and Burrow are pure speculations. Let's see what actually happens, but I really doubt Lamar (and Burrow too) will be available.

 

Completely different scenarios as I said before. One is wanted,the other had overcome his welcome and then some. May be Lamar can go to Cleveland and we get ours thru the draft.

 

I don't know about Huntley, but Willis is looking pretty darn good. A lot better than when Charles London was his QB coach! God, we gotta get rid of this guy.

 

Willis is what the Jets thought they would possibly get in Fields. If there’s another stop gap potential type to bring in. It’s him and then find the guy you want for the future.

 

that’s a pretty bold statement. They are sick of Lamar Jackson? says who