What's Behind Lamar Jackson's Leap As A Passer?
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🗓️ 18 October 2021
⏱️ 20 minutes
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Summary
The Baltimore Ravens made a statement on Sunday with their demolition of the Los Angeles Chargers. And while Lamar Jackson didn't put up spectacular numbers in that game, he's evolution as a passer is fueling this Ravens run to the top of the AFC. Today, The Athletic's Jeff Zrebiec on what Jackson and the Ravens did in the off-season to take the star quarterback's game to the next level and what, if anything, Jackson can do to finally silence his doubters.
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| 0:46.0 | Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens just keep winning. |
| 0:57.0 | Jackson gonna throw over the middle, touch down, mark Andrews. |
| 1:04.0 | After hammering the chargers on Sunday, the Ravens are now five and one, |
| 1:10.0 | and sitting at the top of the AFC standings. Today, the athletics Jeff Zribak on how Jackson has taken his game to a different level this year. |
| 1:20.0 | And what he still needs to do to silence his doubters. |
| 1:23.0 | It's just a reality fair or not. Some people will not believe in a quarterback until he leads the Super Bowl run. |
| 1:31.0 | You know, it don't necessarily have to win, but he has to have more playoff success than he has. |
| 1:36.0 | From Wondering in the Athlete, I'm Tiffany Oshinsky. It's Monday, October 18th, and this is the lead. |
| 1:46.0 | Well, Jeff, before this very comfortable 34 and 6 win over the chargers on Sunday, the Ravens have been in some really epic games with some wild finishes. |
| 1:57.0 | What's it been like to be a beat reporter trying to cover these games? |
| 2:01.0 | Yeah, it's crazy. I mean, first of all, you get the deadline aspect of it and they've played three games at night. |
| 2:07.0 | So, you know, I get home by the time I'm done writing, probably around like 230 in the morning. |
| 2:12.0 | And I can't go to bed after this dramatic game, you know, you like it. |
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