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Star with the Manifel. For a two-time MVP it seems to me not only that but the reigning MVP the

young the youngest two-time MVP since the merger you know what I'm talking about

Lamar Jackson he's got all that going for him.

Yet despite that fact, he still seems to have a lot of detractors,

a lot of doubters, a lot of critics.

I mean, if social media is any indication there are a lot of people

with a lot of doubts that Lamar can play as best in the games that matter most

and carry the Ravens to the Super Bowl.

Now you want to know why these doubts exist because Lamar has struggled to prove

that he can play his best in the games that matter most and carry the

Ravens to a Super Bowl. That's why the critics are out there. That's why those doubts

exist. It's pretty simple. People have these doubts because of what has happened so far in the playoffs. People doubt Lamar can win a Super Bowl because they haven't seen Lamar win a Super Bowl. In fact, they haven't even seen Lamar in a Super Bowl.

So on some level, I understand that John Harbaw and the Ravens hear all that noise and they're sick of all that noise and I also

understand that they quote take it personally and of quote as star by

said yesterday.

The fact of the matter is, there's only one way to fix that, right?

Only one way to shut the doubters up, right?

Go win a Super Bowl.

Or even go get to a Super Bowl or how about this just beat my

Holmes in a playoff game. Do you think that any of that any of the above would help. I know it would. But I'll tell you what won't help. I will tell you what will not help. I will say you what will not change anything. A two minute and 43 second diatribe from the head coach to the media.

Now again, not that I've got a problem with it per se. Of course John Harbaw is going to defend his guy if he thinks his

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