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Originally Posted by ThaVirus
Were they hurt last year, too?
Didn't take you for a Herbert truther lol
LOL @ the idea of Herbert somehow leading the Lions to the playoffs when he can't even do it with twice the talent in LA.
Roster turnover wouldn't be necessary and I don't think Lamar would lead a dynamic passing attack anywhere, which is why he'd need a scheme change.
But you put him on a team, add some read-option here, RPO there, and Jackson would take any team to the playoffs with their current personnel and coaching staff. Not because he'd create some unstoppable air raid offense, but because he adds such a dynamic ground element that is difficult for most teams to defend.
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Eh, I think you'd need to turn some of it over.
You'd need a top-tier TE for one thing. Most of their passing attack begins and ends with Mark Andrews. Lamar throws over the middle 80% of the time or more, so you wouldn't necessarily covet elite WRs, but you'd have to have at least one burner just to keep the defense honest. Plus at least one other TE, because Lamar needs another big target over the middle and that guy needs to run-block a ton.
And you'd have to have good RBs, because Lamar is a 30 att guy. much over 35 attempts, and his efficiency drops dramatically. Gotta have a consistent run game.
Which would mean a road-grading OL. A pass-centric OL is not going to cut it.
And Lamar needs to run it about 15 times a game. It's his legs that strike fear in defenses, not his arm or QB acumen.