In college, Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson won a Heisman trophy by orchestrating an offense that speed and spacing to perfection. In Baltimore, the Ravens are hoping a similar plan leads to Jackson hoisting more trophies.
In Jackson, the Ravens have one of the most unique talents at quarterback in the league, so they knew they needed to put playmakers around him in a hurry. Adding speed to an offense that can be charitably described as plodding was a priority.
By using first and third-rounders on wideouts Marquise Brown and Miles Boykin, and a fourth on running back Justice Hill, the Ravens began to rebuild their offense in Jackson's image.
“We played a lot of teams, really good offenses this year [and] I had a chance to sit up in the press box and watch some of these offenses. One of the main common denominators is speed,” Ravens General Manager Eric DeCosta said, via Jamison Hensley of ESPN.com. “We got a chance to see what Lamar can do this past year, and I think our vision, collective vision, for the offense is to add more guys like that to make it really challenging on the defense.”
So far, so good there.
Brown confidently predicted he could have broken the Scouting Combine’s speed record (John Ross‘ 4.22-second 40 in 2017), if he wasn’t recovering from a broken foot. Hill was the fastest running back at this year’s Combine, while Boykin was among the 20 fastest players in Indianapolis.
That can only help fix an offense that has lacked big-play ability. Now, Jackson needs to prove he can again work his magic at the professional level.
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