‘Bo Nix over Lamar Jackson’: Colin Cowherd explains why he’d Broncos quarterback over two-time MVP

By admin — In News — July 14, 2026

   ​The Baltimore Ravens are coming off an extremely disappointing season that saw them miss out on winning the AFC North and making the playoffs after missing a last-second 44-yard field goal. It appears that one playoff without two-time NFL MVP Lamar Jackson is all it’s taken for the general public, and even Jackson’s peers, to forget just how dynamic he is when he’s healthy.A year after he finished second on the NFL’s Top 100 list, in which the players themselves vote on the top 100 players in the league, Jackson came in at the 69th spot for the 2026 offseason. On Tuesday, Colin Cowherd said openly that he doesn’t trust Jackson anymore.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“Now remember, this is voted on by players. Those are his peers. That’s always been his number one support group. Anytime there was criticism about him and I defended him forever. It was always his peers, his teammates,” Cowherd said of Jackson’s 67 spot fall on Tuesday’s episode of The Herd.“There’s other franchise quarterbacks I like— Drake Maye now, and Caleb Williams, and Bo Nix,” Cowherd added. “And there’s just more good young quarterbacks coming into the league. I mean, about the only quarterback who I think is like declining— and it’s hard to say Matt Stafford is declining, but he’s old— that’s about it. There’s just too many good young quarterbacks. So I mean, Lamar Jackson as a starter used to average 10 rushes a game. Last year it was 5.”Cowherd was not shy in his assessment: Jackson has already begun his physical decline.AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisement“He is a declining player, and his rush attempts have gone down since 2021. The old saying, I trust somebody until I don’t trust somebody. I no longer trust Lamar Jackson in a big spot. I’m selling my stock. That doesn’t mean he’s a bad quarterback or even average.“He’s better than average. Way better than average. But I probably held my stock for a year too long.”Cowherd even justified why he’d take Bix over Jackson in the clutch.“I take Bo Nix today in a fourth-quarter come-from-behind situation. Bo Nix over Lamar Jackson. Why? Because the analytics and data tell you he’s better. I watched Bo Nix go toe-to-toe with Josh Allen in a division-round playoff game with a broken ankle.”AdvertisementAdvertisementAdvertisementAs disappointing as last season may have been for Baltimore, this feels like everyone is forgetting just how good Jackson is. The Ravens also have one of the brightest young coaching talents in all of the NFL in Jesse Minter. Cowherd will probably end up wishing he’d held on to his Jackson stock for at least one season longer.The post ‘Bo Nix over Lamar Jackson’: Colin Cowherd explains why he’d Broncos quarterback over two-time MVP appeared first on The Comeback: Today’s Top Sports Stories & Reactions.  

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