While the Baltimore Ravens continue to try and revamp their offense around second-year quarterback Lamar Jackson, the young player is still trying to grow his own game. According to him, he’s come quite a long way from a rookie trying to understand the offense, and is even now being heralded as one of the team’s biggest leaders.
Per Jamison Hensley of ESPN, wide receiver Chris Moore praised Jackson, not just for his quarterback abilities, but his leadership qualities as well.
“He is a complete leader right now,” Moore said. “On the field, he has got command and presence. I cannot wait to see how this thing ends up.”
Offensive coordinator Greg Roman added on to that, noting that Jackson is making fewer and fewer mistakes as the team continues its training camp.
“Whether it’s walk-throughs, meetings, practice, you’re really seeing him take the reins of the offense,” he said said. “It’s exciting.”
After turning over control of the team to Jackson, the Ravens have built their offense for the 2019 season around him, and it seems to be working out. According to multiple reports, Jackson has been on top of his game when it comes to pointing out mistakes and has been very studious when it comes to learning the playbook.
“I’m way ahead, way ahead of where I was last year,” Jackson said, referring to last year’s uncertainty of the offense. “Last year, I was asking coach, ‘What do you have right here?’ and stuff like that. This year, it’s a lot of studying, dialing in to my playbook, getting with my teammates in the offseason. They helped a lot.”
While his passing skills are still developing, Jackson clearly has command of the offense this season, and with the Ravens already boasting a fierce defensive unit, a well-oiled offense could be just what they need to make another run at a Super Bowl.
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