How To Stop Lamar Jackson in 2020 (Hint: Pray)

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🗓️ 26 August 2020

⏱️ 27 minutes

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Summary

Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson seemed like he'd finally put the doubters to rest, after a jaw-dropping season where he became just the second unanimous MVP in NFL history. But following a shocking early exit from the playoffs at the hands of the Tennessee Titans, Jackson has once again faced questions about whether he can ever be a championship quarterback. Now entering his third season under center for Baltimore, Jackson will be drawing maximum attention from opposing defenses, who have had an entire off-season to scheme for him. The question is: will any of it work? Or is Jackson simply too transcendent a talent to be contained? ESPN's Domonique Foxworth discusses whether Jackson and the Ravens can live up to the hype, and what defenses can try to do to prepare. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	Jackson will keep it on the read option. He's got it for 40, 35, spins at the 30.
0:05.0	He's got room 20. Lamar Jackson, 10, 5. Touchdown Ravens!
0:10.0	Lamar Jackson with the spin, the sprint, and the score.
0:18.0	Raining MVP and Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson had a, to put it simply,
0:24.4	mind-blowing season last year.
0:27.7	Whichever tool he chose, his legs, his arm, his brain, defenses just couldn't stop Lamar's
0:33.9	Ravens.
0:35.0	But after two early postseason exits, Jackson still has a lot to prove to his
0:40.4	doubters in 2020. Today, Dominique Foxworth explains what he'll need to do to silence his critics
0:47.4	and finally go the distance. I'm Pablo Torre. It's Wednesday, August 26th. This is ESPN Dale.
1:00.6	Are you ready? Are you ready to record this episode, Dominique? I thought that's what we were doing.
1:06.7	We are. We are. I just wanted to make sure that you were also... So me having a microphone up to my face and logging into this website was not enough to signal to you that I was ready to record this podcast.
1:17.0	I was just about to tell you how I think you're a better host than Mina Kimes.
1:20.9	But the pre-show, your pre-show is not as good as Meena Kops.
1:26.2	Dominique Foxworth is a writer and commentator for ESPN, and he clearly was not shy about commenting on how I'm running this podcast.
1:35.1	He also played seven years in the NFL as a defensive back with the Broncos and Falcons and the Baltimore Ravens, which is why we invited him on today's show.
1:46.0	So, Dominique, I truly hate to butter up your already greasy ego, but I summoned you here, really, to discuss Lamar Jackson.
1:55.0	And so I did two things.
1:56.4	The first thing I did was look up his 40 time, which was a self-reported 434. And then I looked up your 40 time.
2:09.4	The internet dot me tells me that you ran a 434. All right. Well, unlike Lamar Jackson, I do not have an MVP trophy to show for it.
2:20.0	I'm going to say it's because the Times hadn't caught up.
2:23.0	I was a high school quarterback.
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