ORCHARD PARK, NY - DECEMBER 08: Josh Allen #17 of the Buffalo Bills shakes hands with Lamar Jackson #8 of the Baltimore Ravens after the game at New Era Field on December 8, 2019 in Orchard Park, New York. Baltimore defeats Buffalo 24-17. (Photo by BretPhoto: Getty Images North America
Dan Patrick: “There’s a difference between ‘overrated’ and ‘over-covered’, and I think that we make that mistake sometimes. That we ‘over-cover’ someone and the media is the reason for somebody maybe being ‘overrated.’ Like Dak Prescott. Dak Prescott is ‘really good’ quarterback. I don’t know if he’s a ‘great’ quarterback, but he’s over-covered and we expect him to fall in line with Troy Aikman and Roger Staubach. That’s not who he is but he’s a really good quarterback. But because he gets over-covered so much he disappoints us, instead of saying ‘WHAT A GREAT STORY THIS IS!’, where he was drafted, takes over for Tony Romo, and at times has been a really good, almost great quarterback. He was an MVP candidate.
Justin Herbert is maybe overrated and over-covered as well. Josh Allen – I don’t see it. He’s over-covered. Now, do I think he’s overrated? I mean, he’s made it to an AFC title game. If you want to say ‘who is overrated?’, and this is going to sound strange, I would say Lamar Jackson. From the standpoint of he’s won two MVPs but has nothing to show for it when he gets to the postseason. When we look at the coverage you get, the attention you get, we wanna see what your quarterback does when he gets to the postseason. It’s not fair to him, but when we’re looking at ‘he’s a great regular season quarterback’, and then we look at ‘well, what do you do in the postseason?’ then you would find him ‘overrated.’”
Listen to Dan Patrick explain the difference between ‘overrated’ and ‘over-covered’ when it comes to NFL quarterbacks, arguing that Lamar Jackson should be a guy getting the ‘overrated’ labeling over Josh Allen, who an anonymous NFL player poll just labeled as the league’s most overrated quarterback.
Check out the segment above as Dan details how Lamar's two MVPs become greatly questioned when he's a guy who has been a massive playoff underachiever. Jackson is just 2-4 in six playoff games, with an ugly 6/6 touchdown-to-interception ratio, 57.4% completion percentage, and 75.7 passer rating.
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