Lamar Jackson Regresses to the Mike Vick Mean in the Playoffs
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Comparing Lamar Jackson to Mike Vick has always been a lazy man s endeavor. You see Jackson zigging and zagging through a defense at breakneck speed and the side of your brain that tells you it s ok to take a second nap on a weekday kicks in, immediately conjuring up the highlight of Vick doing the same thing in overtime against the Vikings all those years ago.
That s inattentive thinking. Jackson is a vastly different player than Vick, starting with the fact that he s a righty and Vick is a lefty and ending with the statistical reality that Jackson is more accurate, less turnover-prone, and throws touchdowns at a far higher rate than his run-first predecessor.