Falcons owner Arthur Blank is catching some strays after saying that his team is out on Lamar Jackson amid concerns about his game.
Per Ari Meirov, Blank told a group of reporters on Tuesday that the Lamar Jackson situation is “very different” than Deshaun Watson’s last year. Mentioning that there’s some concern over Jackson’s play style and how long it can last. Adding, “Each game counts in this business.”
#Falcons owner Arthur Blank told a group of reporters that the Lamar Jackson situation is “very different” than Deshaun Watson from a year ago. Blank did mention there’s some concern with Lamar’s style and how long it could hold up. He brought up the games he’s missed over the…
— Ari Meirov (@MySportsUpdate) March 28, 2023
Fans came for blank on social media.
“Alright man,” replied Matt Sponhour.
Alright man
— matt (@sponhourm) March 29, 2023
“He’s right. The situations are very different,” said Lindsay Rhodes. “Watson missed way more games. (And wait til he finds out why).”
He’s right. The situations are very different. Watson missed way more games.
(And wait til he finds out why.)— Lindsay Rhodes (@lindsay_rhodes) March 29, 2023
“A literal predator [smiles] … A former MVP [upset],” tweeted Luke Sawhook.
A literal predator 😁
A former MVP 🤬
— Luke Sawhook 🪚🪝 (@lukesawhook) March 28, 2023
“Tell me you’re full of [expletive] without saying it,” a user said.
Tell me you’re full of shit without saying it https://t.co/g6f0W7j0gK pic.twitter.com/UrnhWmM4VX
— Jermaine (@The_Jermaine) March 29, 2023
“Not like Watson has had *two* ACL tears or anything,” commented Bomani Jones.
not like watson has had *two* acl tears or anything. https://t.co/7baU67ajNr
— bomani (@bomani_jones) March 29, 2023
“Deshaun is worse both as a player and human, has missed more time in his career, and has torn his ACL twice,” a fan pointed-out.
Deshaun is worse both as a player and human, has missed more time in his career, and has torn his ACL twice. https://t.co/OfGRMTV4WT
— Pranav Sriraman (@PranavSriraman) March 29, 2023
The same day, the Atlanta Falcons officially named third-round pick Desmond Ridder as the team’s starter.