As a Ravens fan, I applaud the stupidity of the GMs who didn't go after Lamar. Well done, guys, well done ...

They were so worried about his agent....smh the constant disrespect is embarrassing. Man neutralized the 49ers pass rush with ease. And stayed in the pocket 80% of the time

We (Ravens) realized we fucked up sp bad that Steve Bisciotti got involved. He basically stopped Odell from getting on a plane to the Jets to convince him to help them make right with Lamar. Eric DeCosta even came out and publicly acknowledged that they’d failed Lamar in the passing game and the way it was structured.

Lamar is such a cool and genuine dude(Bears fan here btw, lol), I wish him the most success and good health as humanly possible. He's a good human being, and a fantastic athlete.

Ravens fan here. I was saying the exact same thing as Watt last February/March. I kept asking how the GM's from Atlanta, Washington, Las Vegas, the Jets could actually send out season tickets invoices without trying to get Lamar. JJ is right! They should all be fired for not even making an attempt!!

Having a great offensive coordinator is so vastly underrated. Monkin destroyed at UGA and now Lamar looks like himself again.

J.J. Watt spittin' facts. Real recognize real.

Falcons had Lamar in their grasp, and chose Desmond Ridder...

Lamar was never leaving Baltimore. It was a sausage contest between Lamar and the organization to see who goes soft first 😂

I want to see JJ as a permanent co host on the show…

They don't want players representing themselves and keeping all their money. These owners, lawyers, and agents are all in cahoots with each other gate keeping smh

Thank you for this statement JJ. EDC was never going to let Lamar leave but to have a MVP level QB seemingly out there willing to negotiate with other teams and NO NFL TEAM reaches out to is pure idiocy. There are 10 teams that should’ve reached out at the least.

As a Patriots fan, I love the Pat McAfee show. Entertaining and honest without being offensive. And never had to make sh1t up or manufacture drama to fill air time.

Lamar is 🐦‍⬛nation baby Loving his performance this year So hyped to be a Ravens fan!!

JJ is a great addition to the progrum! Tell shefty to sit down, shut up, and take notes! This is how us humans have conversations. JJ is an awesome interview, every week. So grateful that Pat brought him on board.

If I remember right I think during the draft he was in that the Raiders had 2 opportunities to draft him. I was smh as everyone let him drop. Like did most of the GM’s just look at his college highlight reel and didn’t pay attention to his workouts and properly assess his ability to be an NFL quarterback? I said it then and it was that watch because Gruden is gonna pay for this one. What’s even more troubling is that Gruden was supposed to be a good judge of QB’s too. Anyways, I always love watching Lamar play. This year especially as he stands fearlessly in the pocket more and shows elite Quarterback abilities. Good for him

It was only sketchy 'cause the owners colluded against Lamar. Think about it. The GMs have nothin' to do with it. Lamar with *NO* agent would've run up the market. Which they made sure it wouldn't happen.

Here's the list of teams that publicly did not want Lamar Jackson when he made himself available. Panthers Washington Raiders Dolphins Falcons Washington, Panthers and Falcons had plenty of cash on hand to make an offer.

I never seem so many teams make an announcements and put out a dam bulletin report like hey we not taking Lamar. I mean bottom feeder teams with no hope like ATL saying it loud and proud. Thats why I think it was a conspiracy against Lamar. When have teams ever made public statements and release statements to the media saying their not interested in a player. Its youre not interested cool but why call into ESPN to tell them to release a statement about it lol

Last year I was saying this to everyone. Any team without a top tier starting QB should have offered the $250M fully guaranteed Lamar wanted. 5 years of instant playoff relevance

I get that Lamar didn't get picked. Neither did Aaron Rogers.and Dan Marino. Scouts suck at picking QBs. However, it was criminal what Baltimore did to him till this year. He's not a battering ram and Greg Roman almost ruined him

Imagine me as a New Orleans saints fan when my organization went for Derek carr instead

I’m so glad this is being talked about now. The disrespect shown to Lamar since he came into the league is what made me a HUGE Lamar fan. The only people who’ve ever viewed him in the right light have been majority of Ravens fans. It started since the draft, when he was told he should try & be wide reciever. Which is a huge slap in the face to any black athlete at QB. Just cause at the time he may have been a better runner than passer doesn’t mean you should try and alter their career. Did he need some work as a passer? For sure, but he’s gotten better at it year after year & has turned into an all around QB who is number 1 or number 2 every year! It’s always been him or Mahomes since he came into the league when you talk about the total package! Even with the year Jalen Hurts had last year, he’s no Lamar Jackson & has a long way to go. If you really watch football it’s not even close watching them play. Doesn’t matter if he was “never leaving Baltimore” every team should been on there hands & knees trying to get him because players at the QB position as good as him don’t come along often & he automatically changes the trajectory of your team by having him.

Lamar with proper weapons and play calling 🤩 wow he my MVP

I loved this man JJ his whole career even tho I never been a Texan fan . I never seen a rusher built like that

Respect for putting Raheem Mostart in the convo he definitely deserves it 🎯💯

Im a saints fan. But i absolutely love lamar and the ravens. I go to BAT for lamar in arguments when people say hes overrated. Ill get heated for that man.

Wanted him so bad in NY he’s my second favorite player in the league

The thing you’re missing is the Ravens were going to take care of Lamar. They didn’t want a disgruntled player. They basically told him it’s ok if you don’t have an agent, we won’t try to take advantage of you. They basically gave him the Jalen Hurts contract plus a little more.

The one person who I know, without a doubt, was trying to scheme a way to get Lamar, was the one guy who was never gonna get him: Belichick.

He is the definition of MVP

I don’t know one REAL ravens fan who didn’t want the briefcase given to him

Lamar was my favorite qb before tua and is a great guy. Also nice seeing a florida native absolutely ballin and hope he has many great seasons to come.

im pissed to this day that the patriots passed on him. to learn from brady and then take the league over?? so bummed. he was one of my favorite players to watch during college. incredible tape.

“What im right here” 😂😂

After yesterday's win vs the dolphins...this aged very well

McAfee is legit one of my favorite PEOPLE 🔥

Imagine if he had a legit number 1 WR (Zay is not there yet this early), Mark, and no injuries to the RBs.

Been listening to the Herd for a long minute, enjoy dipping in here though. If I was the 30-40 demo might make the switch. Way entertaining.

I really hope he wins a ring cause then the “carried by the defense” will be all time cope

How no one went in for him is Haram in itself...🙄

Lamar isnt businessman he is a business. Man let him handle his business damn

“WHUT… im right here!” 😂😂😂

Where is the JJ Watt full interview clip? : )

Add in breakout offensive player of the year and breakout defensive player of the year. Goes to guys who aren’t up for MVP, ROTY, OPOY and DPOY. Perfect example would be Geno last season and Baker this season. Not injured so technically shouldn’t be up for comeback POY and most improved just shouldn’t be a thing. Geno and baker aren’t improving. They just found the right team, coach and scheme.. things clicked! It’s a great way to award guys who had a good year but not good enough for MVP.

The Pats had a chance to draft him. I will never forgive that move!

AJ during these segments: 🙂

Having Mostert on my fantasy team was a steal this year 😂 5th round pickup and the rest was history lol

Imagine Lamar wins MVP and a Super Bowl and I’m pretty sure he would win Super Bowl MVP too

LaGOAT stays proving goofies wrong ☺

Pat: JJ JJ: WATT...😂😂😂

I’m so happy we finally got a deal done!

Lamar was never leaving, it was a game between him n Baltimore n they both win if he goes to the Super Bowl. They’re winning anyways.

Lol. Ahh yes,the band wagon of loving a 'running quarterback'...None of which has ever won a Superbowl. 🤫

Thank you for telling it how it is JJ!!!

I will admit i was on the , role with Daniel Jones vs signing Lamar 🤦🏽‍♂️

Except the fact Baltimore was never going to let lamar leave and the other teams knew that so why do Baltimores work for them

I think all the GMs made it clear they were out on Lamar not because they wouldn't love to have him, but because they weren't going to do the negotiating with Lamar for the Ravens considering the Ravens had the opportunity to match whatever offer Lamar accepted from another team since he was on the non-exclusive franchise tag.

NFL front offices wanted Lamar to play WR. His mom believed in Lamar the QB. This is one of the best stories in the NFL.

JJ knows what the best Xmas movie is. Respect!

If the lions had traded to sign him, we would have given up picks that we needed. I'm fine with it.

I'm stunned at how people talked so much trash about Lamar... Since his draft night!!! Ravens fans cried when they chose him over Flacco.

FACTS!!

I would say its cause gms like to draft their own guy at qb and be right about it rather than pay one from the outside a whole bunch of money which might not even work well in ur system.. it most likely a ego thing tbh wanting to be the guy that drafted a guy, not bought ur way to a guy

One game of getting carried by the best defense in the league and we crowning bro?

The more he develops his pure passing game the more lethal his ability to run becomes. He reall really should get together with Steve Young in the offseason. Not only does SY have the career to back him up he is one of the biggest LJ fans there is.

@JJ Watt, *Word-Up!*

Two first round picks +50 m a year is steep but yeah the people saying they weren’t interested is wild.

every team should have offered him 5 year / $250M guaranteed. Even if he got hurt once or twice, it's not like your cutting your franchise quarterback. Half of the league's QBs got hurt and all are still on the roster there is no difference. Just don't give him a no - trade clause. It was guaranteed playoffs for any team that signed him.

Roquan doesn’t have an agent either. Players love playing for the Baltimore front office and coaching staff because they EMPOWER their players to focus on what they do best and win.

Facts

Monse Balonos is not a racist. However, she did use her "QUARTERBACKY" skills to sneak across the border like the goal line 😅😅😅 ALLEDGLEY

He got blackballed by “them” and that’s why teams publicly denied interest. You can’t let him succeed because the other players will follow in step.

Teams not inquiring at all is wild, but there's no chance in hell EDC was letting Lamar walk. He let Lamar find out his value, and he did just that.

Yes JJ 🙌🏾

Plus wasn't there a game in which josh only threw for 93 yds the entire game and the bills still won because of there run game so that doesn't sound like he's there most of valuable player which is what the award stands for

Lamar was never leaving. The Ravens could've and would've matches any offer sheet he signed and it was SOOOO obvious to anyone who was actually paying attention. Why would a team waste their time essentially just doing the contract negotiations for the Ravens, not to mention having to deal with all the extra media attention they would've had because they tried to get him but didn't. I'm so sick of this whole "they never even tried to get him" narrative that simply jusy ignores half of the facts

He has 24 total tds to 13 total turnovers. He has an elite defense. He isn't playing better than his 2019 season and even that season was a down year for qbs. Josh allen has 40 tds to 18 total turnovers. Lamars td to turnover ratio is currently 1.85 tds to 1 turnover. Josh allen is 2.22 tds to 1 turnover. Allen should be the front runner. Hell it's hysterical that lamar finally just passed kirk cousins in passing tds, and kirk has been hurt since week 8! 😂

The whole Lamar Jackson story in regards to his contract has so many layers. As an athlete you are your own business. So we kept business in the business's hands and did business strictly with the business if that makes sense. That's what they don't like to see. They don't like to see us doing things and having access to information that they thought they would have. It's BS

I would have loved to see Lamar on the Bucs, wish they could have made enough cap room for him.

The only knock I have against Lamar is his playoff performance. 🤕🤕🤕

Well Lamar is good, but hasn't won anything yet. To give 3 1st rd picks and more, 50 mil+/year for a guy who gets injured and hasn't led his team to any meaningful wins still wouldn't be worth it today. You can win with Brock Purdy or Jalen hurts

Instead of most improved name it breakout player of the year. Do 1 or do off/def separately. It’s a better way to phrase most improved and it eliminates confusion for guys who didn’t get injured and aren’t making a comeback for comeback player of the year. It would also give guys who aren’t rookies, quarterbacks or up for OPOY/DPOY an award to chase after. This year baker would be a great candidate since he isn’t coming back and isn’t improving.. he just happened to have a breakout year. Same with geno last year

Not just the GMs but the executives, office staff, etc. Get'em all outta there.

Overrated QB still. Ravens organization should be fired for overpaying him

Imagine the Falcons with Lamar, Bijan, London, Pitts….

how did we all lose the fact that we all thought the owners colluded to not let the market get to big of GT money also the raven were never not gonna sign him

its because the owners are in cahoots. they dont want quarterback salaries going through the roof so they dont pay the massive contracts.

Yesssssss JJ tell them

Baltimore was probably gonna match, but all it would have took was 2 first rounders and a fully guaranteed contract. The wild part was the obvious smear campaign that somehow convinced people he wasn't even worth a second contract.

I laugh at all the people who said Lamar isn't a NFL QB. I was begging the Cowboys to sign him. Cowboys haven't had a top notch QB since Jimmy Johnson was coach. Enough said with that.

They should do a best player for each position

Imagine Lamar with actual WR in Indy and Jonathan Taylor?!?!? Wow

wasn't he never a Free agent though? they had to offersheet him and give up multiple first round picks if they wanted him.

No I don't think I'm too worried about it.

Baltimore was waiting for someone set the market 😂

Black tee cleaannn Pat

If you don't plan on swapping out your coach, then you can't just hang that on any G.M. The player has to match the coaching scheme and style....

Pretty sure every GM knew this was all theater. A deal was always going to get done.

Being your own agent (competently) puts Lamar as most grown up man in the grown up man league. The Ravens took their future and almost pissed it away.