We’ve never seen anything like Lamar Jackson.
Yes, that includes Mike Vick.
Jackson is the best running quarterback in NFL history. Better than Fran Tarkenton. Steve Young. Bobby Douglass. Cam Newton. Randall Cunningham.
And Vick.
Vick has been the standard bearer for running quarterbacks, the athletic freak who was the fastest player on the field and had the arm to throw it 70 yards downfield. Vick’s legacy changed with the dogfighting scandal. But as a player? His highlight reel was unmatched.
Until Jackson, the Heisman Trophy winner from Louisville, came into the NFL.