Top NFL Quarterback requests trade

by Brandon King

It has not been as crazy an offseason this year as it was for the NFL last season (so far). That is until Lamar Jackson decided to shake up the league on Monday afternoon. Jackson declared he would not be returning to the Ravens and wants to be traded. Jackson is a former MVP and arguably a top 5 quarterback in the NFL. Some teams to keep an eye on are the New England Patriots, Indianapolis Colts, Atlanta Falcons, Washington Commanders, and the New York Jets.

Jackson is most recently coming off a season where his team barely eked into the postseason, losing in the wildcard round. Jackson missed 6 games towards the end of the season with a knee injury, including the wild card game, and Baltimore was not able to contend without him. The Ravens only averaged about 15 points without him on the field.

So, what team will benefit from trading for Jackson the most?

The Ravens could deal Jackson to the New England Patriots. If they were to send him across conferences the most likely destination would be Washington.

Last season Mac Jones was visibly frustrated with Matt Patricia and the Patriots style of offense. It is almost as though they did not trust Mac enough to give his team chances to win. Multiple times on third down and long you would see the Patriots try screen passes, usually not much past 5 yards downfield. Jackson would give Bill Belichick a quarterback to completely let loose and run an offense that we are not used to out of the Patriots. This is a guy who has been one of only two to win a league MVP unanimously, the only other player to do that - Tom Brady as a member of the Patriots in 2010.

Jackson is looking to go to a team with weapons and the Patriots have added that this offseason acquiring Juju Smith-Shuster, fresh off a super bowl run with the Chiefs, and Mike Gesicki,

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Now what would it look like to get a deal done for Jackson? Probably trading Mac Jones, two or three first round picks, and three mid round picks.

Looking at the Washington Commanders, they seem to be the perfect fit. This team is a quarterback shy of taking the next jump. Washington features plenty of weapons on both sides of the Ball with offensive weapons like “Scary” Terry Mclaurin and Jahan Dotson who was taken in the first round by Washington in last year’s draft. This pairs a stout defense with a great defensive line and linebacker core. The Commanders could use some help at safety on defense but trading for Jackson they may be able to mask that issue if they can manage to keep the offense on the field.

Last season, Washington barely missed the playoffs when they finished 8-8-1. The sad thing for Washington fans was that they were in prime position for the playoffs behind QB Taylor Heinickie but he was pulled mid game with three games left to go in the season in favor of Carson Wentz and would lose his following game.

Officially knocked out of the playoffs after the loss, the Commanders would start rookie Sam Howell who would defeat the Cowboys in his only start of the season. That means three quarterbacks manned the helm for the Commanders at some point last season. The old saying goes “if you have two starting quarterbacks, you really don’t have one,” what would that say for a team with three? How to solve this inconsistency at QB? Trade for an established superstar and former league MVP. Now for Washington to get this deal done they would probably sacrifice one of their many defensive line pieces, most notably D’aron Payne and also two to three first round picks and probably only two mid round picks – (Payne holds a bit more value than Mac Jones).

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