Lamar Jackson has two MVP awards on the shelf, but that hasn’t stopped the noise around him from getting louder. The latest round of criticism came with Jason Whitlock stepping in to defend the Ravens quarterback after Sports YouTuber Skap Attack unloaded on Jackson during Whitlock’s show on Wednesday.
Skap Attack didn’t hold back. He called Jackson “an unequivocal bum in the playoffs, three and five in eight playoff appearances, 13 total touchdowns, 14 total turnovers.
This guy's an absolute scrub when it matters, and you're pushing for him to get a third league MVP this year, Jason. It makes me sick.”
Whitlock answered with a bold call for what comes next.
“Lamar Jackson is going to win the MVP next season. This coming season, I'm guaranteeing it. This this disrespect will be met with excellence.”
The criticism around Jackson hasn’t been limited to that exchange. Fox Sports analyst Colin Cowherd left him off his top 10 quarterback list this week, and Jackson also came in at No. 69 on the NFL’s Top 100 Players list.
“That’s where I’m at with Lamar Jackson. There’s other franchise quarterbacks I like: Drake Maye now, and Caleb Williams, and Bo Nix … He is a declining player.
I trust somebody until I don’t trust them. I no longer trust Lamar Jackson in a big spot," Cowherd said in his show, Tuesday.
Jackson’s 2025 season was a step down from his usual standard. He threw for 2,549 yards with 21 touchdowns and seven interceptions, while adding 349 rushing yards and two touchdowns on 67 carries. Hamstring and back injuries limited him for much of the year.
Even so, before the injuries hit, he was productive as both a passer and a runner.
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