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Dan Marino, perhaps better than any player in NFL history, understands how precious championship windows are. Marino went to his first and only Super Bowl in 1984, his second season with the Miami Dolphins. Marino played well, but he and the Dolphins ultimately came up short against Joe Montana and the 49ers in Super Bowl XIX, his lone appearance in the big game.
Marino’s story is similar to the one that Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is currently living out. For all his greatness, Jackson has yet to play in a Super Bowl. He can do that, however, if he is able to beat the Kansas City Chiefs on Sunday in his first AFC Championship start. Marino feels that Jackson is more than up to the task.
“My advice is to let if flow,” Marino told CBS Sports when asked what advice he would give Jackson for Sunday’s game. “Enjoy yourself. He is an incredible athlete. He’s a great player. He’ll probably be MVP. Just let it go. Use your teammates, and understand that there’s an opportunity that you might not get again, and get there. Get to the Super Bowl. Do whatever it takes.
“He’s been very impressive this year. They have a really good chance, a really good chance to win it all.”
Based on how he’s played this season, Jackson will likely mimic Marino’s advice when it comes to doing “whatever it takes” to win Sunday’s game. One of Jackson’s biggest strengths has been his ability to give the Ravens offense what it needs to win each week. Sometimes, that means a 300-yard passing performance. Other times, it’s required Jackson to run for 100 yards.
Both were required of Jackson during Baltimore’s divisional round win over the Houston Texans. With Baltimore’s defense shutting down C.J. Stroud and the Texans offense, Jackson didn’t take many risks in the passing game. He threw for just 152 yards, but 100 of those yards came in the second half. He completed a whopping 72.3% of his…
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Author : Bryan DeArdo
Publish date : 2024-01-24 16:00:19
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