Second, it's basically saying Lamar deserves a fully guaranteed contract just because Watson got one.
This. There is not a world where a QB injured two years in a row and has surpassed 3,000 passing yards once in his career was going to get a Watson-like contract that was already a complete outlier.
Jackson's aim should be to get more 'guaranteed at signing' than Russel Wilson. If he had an agent, he would likely advise him of this. The contract the Ravens offered Jackson was $133M guaranteed at signing. This would have put him at the second highest guaranteed money regardless of possible career ending injury in the NFL behind Watson. Wilson had $124M guaranteed at signing.
In one sense, he's seemingly making foolish financial decisions, on the other, he's making one hell of a bet on himself and his health. I can respect him banking on himself.
