BC Lions Thread

[jerrym]

While NFL teams want QB Lamar Jackson, who is on the Lions negotiation list and won the 2016 Heisman Trophy, to try out for for receiver, he will be at the NFL Combine as a QB this weekend. If things don't work out in the NFL because teams there do not perceive him as a QB or because he can't adapt to being a receiver, the Lions could end up with a dynamic QB.

The six-foot-two was one of the most explosive football players in America and the Lions added him to their negotiation list on Jan. 4, 2016. That move came after Jackson put up 453 total yards and four touchdowns in Louisville’s 27-21 Music Bowl victory on Dec. 31, 2015.
“He’s dynamic and definitely has the arm strength to be a quarterback in the pros,” a CFL scout says. “Mike Vick is an easy comparison because no one has been that dynamic since Vick.”

The dual-threat QB threw for 3,543 yards, 30 touchdowns and nine interceptions while rushing for 1,571 yards and 21 more scores in 13 games for the University of Louisville in 2016. Those numbers earned Jackson the Heisman Trophy as he became just the third quarterback in FBS history to throw for 30 and rush for 20 touchdowns in a single season (Tim Tebow in 2007 and Cam Newton in 2010 were the others.) All three won the Heisman.
Jackson threw for 3,660 yards, 27 touchdowns and 10 interceptions while completing 59.1 per cent of his passes and rushed for 1,601 yards and 18 touchdowns named a Heisman finalist as a junior. Then he declared for the 2018 NFL Draft.

http://3downnation.com/2018/03/02/nf...as-a-receiver/

[jerrym]

Lamar Jackson said he would not switch from QB to receiver even if asked. However, although not having a real strong arm, he showed enough at the NFL Combine that he likely stay at QB.

Widely considered the best running quarterback since Michael Vick but a thrower who still needs polish, Jackson shook off some apparent jitters to show off a good enough passing prowess to justify his reticence to switch to wide receiver.
"No sir," he said, "I'm a quarterback."
And he said he's not interested in just running wildcat plays, where he'd take the direct snap and zip around the tackle, either.
"No wildcat," Jackson said. "This is not the Dolphins with Ronnie Brown and Ricky Williams. No sir."

https://www.tsn.ca/louisville-s-jack...t-qb-1.1016759