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Peyton Manning went 0-3 in the playoffs his first 3 seasons. He had an average QB rating of 58.5 and his team scored an average of 11 points a game, including a shut out 0-41 loss his 3rd season.

But Peyton was a elite young QB who would eventually win a ring. He was the future. It could not be denied...

Joe Flacco's first 3 seasons saw the Ravens go 4-3 in the playoffs, but Flacco had an average rating of 57.4, but he had the Ray Lewis and Ed Reed defense as well as highly praised running backs, so despite only throwing 3 TD's to 7 picks in 7 games, he team scored an average of 20.6 points a game.

He was pedestrian in the regular season, but he was considered a winner and game manager in the playoffs despite the reality.

Lamar Jackson takes over his team his rookie season and leads them to a 6-1 record including a division title. He's the only QB in his class to go to the playoffs. He loses that game by 6 despite throwing 2 TD's to 1 pick. For reference thats more TD's than Manning and Flacco threw the combined in the 4 playoff games they played their rookie season.

The narrative then becomes if he is truly the answer. Can he succeed in the NFL? Is he a gimmick? Was he exposed?

Lamar puts up 508 yards (365 in the air) his sophomore season and loses. Despite going 14-2, being the 2nd QB ever to be unanimously crowned MVP, and leading the league in passing TD's, he's dismissed as nothing more than a RB. He's a bust in the playoffs.

So people can say there's not a double standard for black QB's, but the reality is that there absolutely is.