Re: New Story: Heisman Trophy? Watson blows Jackson away with championship November

Jameis Winston and Johnny Manziel say hello

Sure, that mission statement sounds great and all. But it really doesn't mean anything. The Heisman Trophy has turned into the media darling award, and the winner has basically been determined before the month of November.

The thing is, Watson deserved it last year and should have won it last year. However, due to the media's push of "the year of the running back," they were determined to give the award to Leonard fournette halfway through the season, and quickly changed to Derek Henry Once it became clear that LSU was overrated. It didn't matter that he averaged a pedestrian 4. whatever yards per carry and just carried the ball 30 or more times a game. The media spin was that he "broke the SEC rushing record" and they completely ignored the fact that DeShaun became the first player ever to throw for 4000 yards and rushed for 1000 yards in the same season.

Unfortunately, Lamar Jackson had the Heisman wrapped up as soon as they ran through FSU. Sad but true

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Nov 28, 2016, 9:44 AM

Some more considerations...

1. Lamar Jackson has trended downward as we hit Championship November. He peaked against FSU, was strong through mid-October, and has been trending downward ever since nose diving the last two weeks. A Heisman quality QB does not trend down during the grind season - they trend up like DW4.

2. Lamar Jackson (and Louisville) has beaten 1 team with a winning record... Let that sink in for a moment. Other than FSU, Louisville has feasted on lessor competition (3 teams with even records, 5 teams with losing records) so it is no wonder Jackson put up crazy highlight reel runs against these teams. Other than FSU, Louisville lost every time they played a team with a winning record. Heisman quality QB's find ways to win - Lamar Jackson can't seem to beat teams with a pulse - definitely not the sign of a Heisman quality QB.

3. Jackson is a 57% passer.... Essentially you can flip a coin and almost have as much accuracy as to whether Lamar Jackson will complete a pass or not. I don't know if there has ever been a Heisman QB with this low of a pass completion percentage.

4. DW4 is a winner and exhibits the qualities of a Heisman QB. DW4 has led his team to 11 victories against stiffer competition. He has beaten 5 teams with a winning record (3 of which ranked), 4 teams with even records, and 2 teams with losing records. DW4 knows how to lead a team to victory and is playing his best football during the grind season - exactly what a Heisman quality QB does.

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New Story: Heisman Trophy? Watson blows Jackson away with championship November