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Last season, the Baltimore Ravens finished with one of the NFL’s best offenses. Lamar Jackson and Co. racked up the sixth-most yards in the NFL, as well as the fourth-most points. They ranked fourth in FTN’s DVOA and tied for eighth in Tru Media’s version of EPA per play.
The season ended with Jackson capturing the second MVP award of his career after leading the Ravens to a 13-3 record in his 16 starts, during which he completed 67.2% of his passes at an average of 8.0 yards per attempt, with 24 touchdown passes against 7 interceptions. He also rushed 148 times for 821 additional yards and 5 scores.
And now, the Ravens are going to put even more on his plate. Asked earlier this offseason what he would add to the team’s offense for next year, Jackson told the coaching staff that he wanted to take on more responsibility to audible at the line of scrimmage.
“From us watching film and getting into games, teams changing things up on us, we just want to add extra layers to all of our calls,” Jackson said, via ESPN.
Quarterbacks coach Tee Martin said that giving Jackson more autonomy within offensive coordinator Todd Monken’s system is a good next step for the team to take.
“It’s like that smart kid in the classroom, you can’t allow them to get bored, right?” Martin said. “He’s like that. You have to constantly add things, tweaks and things of that nature and responsibilities.”
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Author : Jared Dubin
Publish date : 2024-06-18 21:32:38
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