ESPN analyst Ryan Clark, the former Pittsburgh Steelers standout, is in our experience a rational and fair contributor to that network – an all-too-rare commodity among the screamers and the schemers.
And in our opinion, his comparison of Lamary Jackson to NBA celebrity Russell Westbrook is rational and fair.
Clark, speaking on Friday morning’s edition of “Get Up,” said Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is, essentially, “the Russell Westbrook of the NFL.” And why?
“Lamar Jackson right now is like Russell Westbrook,” Clark said. “We watch Russell Westbrook throughout the regular season and even in the playoffs have these great statistical games. When he and Dame Lillard went head-to-head, and it got emotional, he couldn’t make a shot.
“That’s the difference right now between Lamar Jackson and Patrick Mahomes.”
Given Jackson’s overall accomplishments, to those who watch the NBA and the erratic work of Westbrook? This comparison is actually a compliment to Westbrook.
But Westbrook’s wife, Nina, who has a habit of … well, getting involved … has another view. And she wants in. And now we have a beef.