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When Baltimore Ravens star Lamar Jackson entered the NFL, there were certain parallels that were going to be drawn, and we knew that they were inevitable. Perhaps the Michael Vick comparison is the most common. Sure, that one makes sense on the surface, but in all honesty, it’s a little inaccurate.
Both guys play the quarterback position and run like they’ve found some internal cheat code, but Jackson is an evolved version of Michael Vick in his prime for one reason. He may not have the same cannon for an arm that Vick did, but Vick wasn’t as dedicated a student of the game as Lamar is either, at least he wasn’t early in his career.