2018 NFL offseason quarterback carousel: Predicting who goes where
By Peter Panacy
Lamar Jackson
2017 Team: Louisville
Let’s stop with the idea former Louisville quarterback Lamar Jackson should be a wide receiver at the NFL level.
Sure, Jackson didn’t exactly have the best NFL Scouting Combine. He was hesitant, inaccurate and lacked the quick-strike instinct one would ideally like to see during workouts. But that shouldn’t earn a write-off among speculators.
Jackson certainly isn’t in the top-15 discussion any longer. But it wouldn’t be a shock to see a team looking for long-term solutions at the position express some interest.
One of those teams is the Buffalo Bills, who officially met with Jackson at the combine.
Bills head coach Sean McDermott noted the team isn’t going to move on from incumbent QB Tyrod Taylor just yet. But Taylor’s contract expires after 2018, and it wouldn’t be a shock to see Buffalo look for a long-term replacement now.
Jackson needs some development at the pro level. But there’s a correlation here beyond the proverbial skill set argument.
I reached out to Jason and he said this was simply speculation (#Bills having Lamar Jackson as No. 2 QB). Jackson did run the Erhardt-Perkins offense at Louisville which is the same offensive system Brian Daboll uses. https://t.co/kfKkrM1bm5
— Ryan Talbot (@RyanTalbotBills) March 5, 2018
Talbot is speaking of the system Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll operates. Assuming many of the similarities are there, Jackson would be able to mesh right into a scheme he’s already familiar with.
That only serves to make the transition all the more easy.
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