Can't Stop Lamar Jackson? Hire an Impersonator.

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🗓️ 8 January 2020

⏱️ 22 minutes

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Lamar Jackson has stymied NFL defenses with his speed and creativity. To prepare to take down this year's MVP frontrunner, teams are practicing against Jackson impersonators. How do you find a Lamar Jackson imitator who has his speed, accuracy, and athleticism? ESPN Ravens reporter Jamison Hensley went around the league to find out. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	It feels like those that are playing in for the first time.
0:02.7	Pretty much the reaction is the same every single time.
0:05.9	You hear these guys sort of shower praise on Lamar Jackson,
0:08.9	explosive guy on film, dynamic runner.
0:11.5	And then after the game, they're like, dude, I had no idea.
0:14.0	We completely miscalculated just how dynamic of a player he is.
0:20.6	There are some things that just can't be duplicated.
0:24.2	Fingerprints, snowflakes,
0:27.0	Marvin Gay's rendition of the national anthem
0:29.0	at the 1983 NBA All-Star Game.
0:32.2	Now, there's another thing on the list.
0:35.8	The freakish combination of skill, smarts, and athleticism
0:39.4	possessed by Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson.
0:43.2	Today, ESPN's Ravens reporter, Jameson Hensley,
0:47.4	breaks down the ways in which Lamar's opponents have tried
0:50.0	to find players who can replicate his talents
0:52.7	as they prepare to face the NFL's deadliest weapon.
0:57.6	I'm Mina Kimes. It's Wednesday, January 8th. This is ESPN Daily, presented by Dell Small Business.
1:06.9	Hi, Jameson. How are you doing, Mina? I'm doing better than Dean Pease, the Titans defensive coordinator,
1:13.8	because I do not have to game plan for Lamar Jackson.
1:16.9	All season long, Jameson, we've been talking about how difficult it is to stop this Ravens offense,
1:22.9	how teams are efforting to seem against him.
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