Lamar Jackson would probably be a member of the Atlanta Falcons by now. It's likely all they had to do was sign him to a massive offer sheet.
Jackson was given the non-exclusive franchise tag by the Baltimore Ravens, meaning if the Ravens didn't match an offer Jackson's new team would have to give up two first-round picks. That's cheap; go check other recent quarterback trades. The Falcons had a ton of cap space. Going into free agency they were second in cap space among NFL teams behind the Chicago Bears, who aren't pursuing a quarterback.
And unless the Falcons are playing a game of poker that none of us can see through, they're passing on Jackson. It's confounding and presumably maddening to Falcons fans. At this week's owners meetings Falcons owner Arthur Blank tried to explain the lack of an offer from Atlanta to Jackson in free agency.What makes the Falcons passing on Jackson even odder is they pushed hard for Deshaun Watson.
It's strange how teams which desperately need a quarterback acknowledge that Jackson is one of the best in the NFL, yet they'd rather go with options like Ridder or Sam Howell, in the case of the Washington Commanders.
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