I guess this Jason Whitlock guy aint buyin what OBJ is sellin, and that's ok.
I'm not a hypocrite, and I distinctly remember a guy who sounded a lot like me saying that trading for OBJ would be dumb for some of the reasons Whitlock cited.
Whitlock says now they've got two number one receivers who want the ball, an "undersized" quarterback, and a first year Head Coach, so it'll be a "dysfunctional reality show".
I want to congratulate Jason for an original and humorous presentation, and (especially) for impressing everybody with that four syllable word, but I think he is wrong:
1: As I've said, OBJ's "antics" are about LOSING, and not about his catching half again as many passes as everybody else.
Landry and Beckham started off as competitors, then became teammates and kept competing with eachother.
I guess they had a pretty good quarterback in college, because he targeted both of them.
OBJ was drafted higher than Landry because he was faster and had a better combine, but in college they were fine sharing the load.
2: Jarvis Landry is used to monopolizing receptions, but isn't actually a "number one" in the NFL. The X-receiver is number one in the NFL, and Jarvis Landry isn't fast enough to be a consistent deep threat, so he aint that.
Beckham IS a real number one receiver, and his pal Jarvis Landry GETS that! He expects defenses to focus on his BFF and get him open more often...
Whitlock is underestimating some of these guys' intelligence (and common sense).
Hey, maybe when Njoku catches too many passes, Beckham and Landry will jump him (or Mayfield) in the shower!
Don't get me wrong here: Jason Whitlock is a cut or five above Colon Cowherd, but I just think he is wrong in this case, as, to continue:
3: Landry and OBJ EXPECT Baker Mayfield not to play favorites. He hits the deepest open guy, period.
Zinggg! Nobody gets this: these two guys have a friendly rivalry between them dating back to childhood. It's made them both better.
If you have a GOOD quarterback, it's about getting more separation, so your (good) quarterback will hit you instead of the other guy.
It goes deeper, too: "Yeah, but I can break more tackles and got over 1.5 YAC yards on you" kinda stuff.
But each of them roots for the other. This is a POSITIVE social dynamic! In fact:
4: Baker Mayfield pushed and lobbied for OBJ in the first place; went out of his way to meet OBJ informally, long before this trade happened.
Mayfield would laugh at Whitlock's assertions (but then, that's because he has that "boulder on his shoulder", as Jason says...)
Baker Mayfield was drafted first overall and set a bunch of rookie records in 13.5 games. Nobody except Cowherd calls him "undersized" anymore, and Whitlock needs to update his Baker Mayfield file:
Baker is SMART, Jason! He's a born leader. No player on this team (including Jarvis Landry) would DARE get in his face.
He has PROVEN HIMSELF, to everybody, already.
For receivers, that's about first downs and completions, believe it or not:
Mayfield made Darren Fells look great, along with Callaway, Njoku, Chubb, and a couple guys that are gone now.
Jarvis Landry saw his yards per-catch go up, but his total receptions go down (to a measly 81!!!)
No problem! Landry GETS it!
A lot of these alleged experts expect every prominant skill-player to be frustrated 13 year olds, and, while that's sadly accurate all too often, it's wrong more often than not.
Jason Whitlock underestimates everybody here, including Freddie Kitchens. His commentary was reflexive, superficial, and presumptive nay! It was malfunctionalizationalizingization! (blush-blush).
Okbye.
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