https://theathletic.com/3539313/2022/08/29/nfl-agent-survey-watson-flores-jackson/

The most interesting part for us:

• “He’s trying to negotiate a contract in riddles. He’s not just being direct and saying what he wants to say. He has no one driving the ship for him right now.”

• “The whole Lamar deal started when people said, ‘We want to see you run a 40 at the combine. Go play receiver.’ That happens to (Black quarterbacks). … He needs representation. You’re getting surgery, you need to be represented by the proper doctors and physical therapists. If it’s a legal case, you need the best f—— lawyers, agents and representatives around you. He has none of that.”

• “By representing himself and not negotiating, it allowed the process to play itself out, and his value has gone way up. … Often, an agent is worried about keeping the client and thus is eager to negotiate an extension. Now, certainly, he or she battles for a good extension, but there’s an eagerness to get it done because they don’t want to get fired. With Lamar waiting, we’ve seen extensions for Aaron Rodgers and (Watson) that have raised the cost of quarterbacks. … I believe a good, reputable agent would do better than Lamar will do when it’s all said and done. But again, I give him a lot of credit for his patience. He has made himself millions of dollars being patient.”

• “Every other player in his draft class that needs to get paid got paid. Do you see Kyler Murray get paid before him? … When he won MVP, think about the lack of marketing. Baker Mayfield is on every freaking commercial, and our MVP is nowhere. That is because he has no representation.”

• “He’s far better than Kyler Murray and deserves a better contract.”

• “I commend Lamar for betting on himself. He is clearly the most dynamic player at his position.”

• “The one thing people are missing is that Lamar has a plan. The problem is no one in the media knows what his plan is because no one can get to him and he won’t talk about it.”

• “The majority of your Super Bowl-winning quarterbacks tend to be dropback passers more than scrambling quarterbacks. When you’re gonna pay a guy elite, elite money and guarantee elite, elite dollars, you need to trust that that quarterback will win a Super Bowl, not just get you to the game. I wonder if that’s the discrepancy or the challenge right now.”

• “I mean, he’s statistically been one of the best quarterbacks in the National Football League. He’s won games. He’s led his team. He stayed out of trouble. What else does he have to do? Not every team can win a Super Bowl. … I really just don’t understand the negativity surrounding Lamar other than he doesn’t fit in the little square box people have over quarterbacks.”