It’s precisely because of the bolded is why his consideration should be downgraded.frerichs5 wrote: ↑Mon Jan 15, 2024 7:19 amRight. Jackson being supported by the top running offense in the league is quite the argument. Like he wasn’t the team’s rushing leader that got them there. Lol.
I have no problems arguing for any of the guys mentioned here.
Jackson - 4,499 yards, 29 TDs, 9 turnovers, 13-4
Love - 4,406/36/13 9-8
Stroud - 4,275/26/6 10-7
Prescott - 4,758/38/10 12-5
They are all within a reasonable range of each other in my opinion. McCaffrey too, just left him out as I’m sure most agree he won’t get it because of position.
All you could make an argument for. But eliminating one simply because he ran too much (which in turn kept his passing numbers down)…..is something.
A QB’s primary responsibility is to distribute the football. Running is a strong asset to a QB but is not why he’s under center - the ability to get the ball into other players’ hands is.
I won’t diminish Jackson his running, he’s a great open field runner. But I will diminish him for choosing to run so much over standing back and delivering the ball to others. And as a passer, Jackson is at best mediocre. It’s a lot easier for him to accrue rushing yardage when he does so primarily by dropping back to pass, failing to stand in and find a receiver, and then breaking contain against the D that is spread out all over the field in coverage. That’s geometrically easier than a RB taking a handoff and running again a D that is reading and reacting to a run.
You made a great point in the bolded - the reason his passing numbers aren’t a whole lot better is because he chooses to run rather than throw. So you want to reward him for abandoning his primary task on the field in favor of taking off against spread out Ds. That does make him a difficult player to defend, but at the same time it does put a knock on him for failing in what he is primarily out there for.