Commanders' Charles Omenihu has clear pick for Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen debates

Washington Commanders defensive end Charles Omenihu has plenty of experience going up against Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson and Josh Allen of the Buffalo Bills stemming from Omenihu's time as a member of the Kansas City Chiefs. 

During a recent appearance on the "Speakeasy" program, Omenihu gave Jackson some bulletin-board material as it pertains to the signal-caller being compared to Allen. 

Why Charles Omenihu would go with Josh Allen over Lamar Jackson

"This is the thing about Josh Allen. I don't think the league has truly figured him out," Omenihu explained, per Kevin Patra of the NFL's website. "With Lamar, honestly, you bring a five-man rush on him and collapse that pocket, he's drifting backwards and, unfortunately, he might make a play that isn't going to be the best play for the Ravens. With Josh, he's going to drift backwards, run around, and he's so hard to tackle. He's a large human being. Hard to get down. He can make every throw. Every throw from no matter where he's at. His arm strength is unbelievable. I don't think Lamar has that big amount of arm strength like Josh does."

Jackson-versus-Allen debates have made for interesting conversations since at least during the 2024 campaign. At the time, some felt that Jackson deserved to emerge as a three-time regular-season Most Valuable Player. Instead, Allen earned the first MVP Award of his pro career. 

More recently, a majority of unnamed coaches and high-ranking team executives made it known this past January that they felt the Bills' head-coach opening was a better job than Baltimore's, largely because Buffalo has Allen. 

Would Ravens be better off with Josh Allen over Lamar Jackson? 

Neither Allen nor Jackson has appeared in a Super Bowl since entering the league via the 2018 NFL Draft. Omenihu suggested that Allen may already possess a championship ring had he ended up with Baltimore all those years ago.  

"He can make every throw," Omenihu added about Allen. "He's huge. I just think Josh is a hell of a player. I don't think he has much weakness other than he turns over the ball a little bit too much. But if you put him on the Ravens, you have (running back) Derrick Henry, you've got (receiver) Zay Flowers, you've got (tight end) Mark Andrews. You have a defense. ...For the Bills, they're saying, 'Oh, he doesn't have enough guys, he doesn't have enough pieces.' With the Ravens, he ain't gonna have that problem."

One wonders if people within the Ravens possibly agreeing with such assessments could result in the club parting ways with Jackson in 2027.