{"id":21046,"date":"2021-06-26T21:26:49","date_gmt":"2021-06-27T02:26:49","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=21046"},"modified":"2021-06-26T21:26:49","modified_gmt":"2021-06-27T02:26:49","slug":"nfl-mvp-pro-bowl-q-b-lamar-jackson-update-2021-all-under-25-team-lamar-jackson-leads-nfls-rising-stars-where-is-the-money-lamar-jackson-is-the-best-athlete-on-the-field-oddly","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/myboysay.com\/blog\/?p=21046","title":{"rendered":"NFL MVP, PRO BOWL Q.B., “LAMAR JACKSON” UPDATE: 2021 All-Under-25 Team: Lamar Jackson leads NFL’s rising stars, where is the money? Lamar Jackson Is The Best Athlete On The Field \u2014 Oddly, That\u2019s Revolutionary"},"content":{"rendered":"
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LAMAR JACKSON, The franchise QB of the Baltimore Ravens, has certainly earned a TOP NFL QUARTERBACK CONTRACT EXTENSION PAYDAY, PERIOD!!!!!WE’RE TALKING, DAK PRESCOTT PLUS MONEY, NO QUESTIONS ASKED!!!!!
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In his MVP season, Jackson threw for 3,127 yards, 36 touchdowns, only six interceptions, and completed 66.1% of his throws. The dual-threat star also added 1,206 yards and seven touchdowns on the ground.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Jackson was drafted by the Ravens with the last pick in the first round in 2017. He has led them to the playoffs in each of the past three seasons. But, he still has unfinished business left in Baltimore.<\/strong><\/p>\n

\u201cI would love to be here forever,\u201d Jackson\u00a0told reporters in May<\/a>. \u201cI love Baltimore. I love the whole organization. I love everybody in the building. But hopefully we\u2019ll be making something happen pretty soon\u2014or whenever.\u201d<\/strong><\/p>\n

NFL career statistics<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
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Bold<\/b><\/td>\nCareer high<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n
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Louisville Cardinals quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) looks to pass against the Boston College Eagles during the first quarter at Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n

Regular season<\/span><\/h3>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n
General<\/th>\nPassing<\/th>\nRushing<\/th>\nSacks<\/th>\nFumbles<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Year<\/th>\nTeam<\/th>\nGP<\/th>\nGS<\/th>\nRecord<\/th>\nComp<\/th>\nAtt<\/th>\nPct<\/th>\nYds<\/th>\nAvg<\/th>\nTD<\/th>\nInt<\/th>\nRate<\/th>\nAtt<\/th>\nYds<\/th>\nAvg<\/th>\nTD<\/th>\nSck<\/th>\nSckY<\/th>\nFum<\/th>\nLost<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/a><\/th>\nBAL<\/a><\/th>\n16<\/b><\/td>\n7<\/td>\n6\u22121<\/td>\n99<\/td>\n170<\/td>\n58.2<\/td>\n1,201<\/td>\n7.1<\/td>\n6<\/td>\n3<\/td>\n84.5<\/td>\n147<\/td>\n695<\/td>\n4.7<\/td>\n5<\/td>\n16<\/td>\n71<\/td>\n12<\/b><\/td>\n4<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/a><\/th>\nBAL<\/a><\/th>\n15<\/td>\n15<\/b><\/td>\n13\u20132<\/b><\/td>\n265<\/b><\/td>\n401<\/b><\/td>\n66.1<\/b><\/td>\n3,127<\/b><\/td>\n7.8<\/b><\/td>\n36<\/b><\/td>\n6<\/td>\n113.3<\/b><\/td>\n176<\/b><\/td>\n1,206<\/b><\/td>\n6.9<\/b><\/td>\n7<\/b><\/td>\n23<\/td>\n106<\/td>\n9<\/td>\n2<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/a><\/th>\nBAL<\/a><\/th>\n15<\/td>\n15<\/b><\/td>\n11\u20134<\/td>\n242<\/td>\n376<\/td>\n64.4<\/td>\n2,757<\/td>\n7.3<\/td>\n26<\/td>\n9<\/b><\/td>\n99.3<\/td>\n159<\/td>\n1,005<\/td>\n6.3<\/td>\n7<\/b><\/td>\n29<\/b><\/td>\n160<\/b><\/td>\n10<\/td>\n4<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Career<\/th>\n46<\/th>\n37<\/th>\n30\u20137<\/th>\n606<\/th>\n947<\/th>\n64.0<\/th>\n7,085<\/th>\n7.5<\/th>\n68<\/th>\n18<\/th>\n102.6<\/th>\n482<\/th>\n2,906<\/th>\n6.0<\/th>\n19<\/th>\n68<\/th>\n337<\/th>\n31<\/th>\n10<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Year<\/th>\nTeam<\/th>\nGP<\/th>\nGS<\/th>\nRecord<\/th>\nComp<\/th>\nAtt<\/th>\nPct<\/th>\nYds<\/th>\nAvg<\/th>\nTD<\/th>\nInt<\/th>\nRate<\/th>\nAtt<\/th>\nYds<\/th>\nAvg<\/th>\nTD<\/th>\nSck<\/th>\nSckY<\/th>\nFum<\/th>\nLost<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
2018<\/a><\/th>\nBAL<\/a><\/th>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0\u22121<\/td>\n14<\/td>\n29<\/td>\n48.3<\/td>\n194<\/td>\n6.7<\/td>\n2<\/b><\/td>\n1<\/td>\n78.8<\/b><\/td>\n9<\/td>\n54<\/td>\n6.0<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n7<\/td>\n55<\/b><\/td>\n3<\/b><\/td>\n1<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2019<\/a><\/th>\nBAL<\/a><\/th>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0\u22121<\/td>\n31<\/b><\/td>\n59<\/b><\/td>\n52.5<\/td>\n365<\/b><\/td>\n6.2<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n2<\/b><\/td>\n63.2<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n143<\/td>\n7.2<\/b><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n4<\/td>\n20<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n1<\/b><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
2020<\/a><\/th>\nBAL<\/a><\/th>\n2<\/b><\/td>\n2<\/b><\/td>\n1\u22121<\/b><\/td>\n31<\/b><\/td>\n48<\/td>\n64.6<\/b><\/td>\n341<\/td>\n7.1<\/b><\/td>\n0<\/td>\n2<\/b><\/td>\n68.1<\/td>\n25<\/b><\/td>\n170<\/b><\/td>\n6.8<\/td>\n1<\/b><\/td>\n8<\/b><\/td>\n38<\/td>\n1<\/td>\n0<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Career<\/th>\n4<\/th>\n4<\/th>\n1\u22123<\/th>\n76<\/th>\n136<\/th>\n55.9<\/th>\n900<\/th>\n6.6<\/th>\n3<\/th>\n5<\/th>\n68.3<\/th>\n54<\/th>\n367<\/th>\n6.8<\/th>\n1<\/th>\n16<\/th>\n89<\/th>\n5<\/th>\n2<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n

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Lamar Jackson says ‘it’s fun’ having a guy like Sammy Watkins<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n
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The Baltimore Ravens signed wide receiver Sammy Watkins to a one-year deal during 2021 free agency. He will be asked to be a reliable pass catching target for quarterback Lamar Jackson while also providing a veteran presence in the receiver room.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When asked about if it was fun to have a guy like Watkins as they try to build chemistry, Jackson had nothing but good things to say about the former Clemson University star.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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\u201cYes, I\u2019m not going to lie to you; it is fun. A big receiver, nice target, fast guy. I don\u2019t know who\u2019s faster out of him and \u2018Quise\u2019 [Marquise Brown]. I\u2019m going to say \u2018Quise\u2019 is faster. Yes, \u2018Quise\u2019 is faster, because \u2018Quise\u2019 is blazing. But [Sammy Watkins is] a bigger receiver [and] will help us out a lot. We\u2019ve got Mark [Andrews], we\u2019ve got \u2018Quise,\u2019 we\u2019ve got other guys. We\u2019ve got Miles [Boykin] \u2013 stuff like that. But Sammy is going to make our job a lot easier. [He\u2019ll] open one side of the field up more, with his deep-ball ability and his shifty route running. He\u2019s a great receiver. I just can\u2019t wait until we start going for real.\u201d<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/blockquote>\n
The things that Watkins can do on the football field will help Baltimore\u2019s offense tremendously in 2021. Jackson and Watkins have already seemed to establish very good chemistry, which will help open up the rest of the field for the Ravens if opponents have to focus extra attention on the eighth-year receiver. If Watkins can stay healthy for the majority or even all of this upcoming year, his presence will make Baltimore\u2019s offense even more of a nightmare to stop.<\/strong><\/div>\n
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Lamar Jackson Is The Best Athlete On The Field \u2014 Oddly, That\u2019s Revolutionary<\/h1>\n

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There is an undeniable exhilaration in watching Lamar Jackson play quarterback.<\/p>\n

Part of it is the human response to observing someone expressing themselves so completely in their work: his amazing speed and elusiveness; his unconventional but increasingly deadly throwing ability; his irrepressable competitiveness and joy.<\/p>\n

But it\u2019s also more than that. Maybe watching Jackson and the juggernaut Ravens power through their 10-game winning streak and lead the NFL in scoring is seeing a once unsolveable riddle answered with dumbfounding simplicity.<\/p>\n

What kind of player is the ideal quarterback?<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s the best athlete on the field.\u201d<\/p>\n

It\u2019s that phrasing analysts have used to explain how the likely 2019 NFL MVP overcomes the defense\u2019s ability to set the edge or pressure up the middle. They say it knowing even casual fans understand how unusual it is that the team\u2019s best athete is also the one commanding the huddle and calling out the signals.<\/p>\n

Usually, the honor is reserved for the wide receiver Jackson would be throwing to, the cornerback who is covering, or the running back who sold the fake handoff to set up the playaction pass.<\/p>\n

But why shouldn\u2019t the quarterback be that gifted? Doesn\u2019t that make sense? Is it really so revolutionary that the Ravens have taken the most important position on their roster and filled it with a player who possesses the most all-around athletic talent? Isn\u2019t that how it goes in pretty much all other sports?<\/p>\n

In a word: Duh!<\/em><\/p>\n

Jackson and the Ravens may be giving football fans, coaches and talent evaluators that feeling of sudden, earth-shattering clarity when a seemingly obvious truth reveals itself. It\u2019s like when your friend who always struggled at dating comes out of the closet, or when your mom reveals your misfit brother is adopted.<\/p>\n

As mentioned already, football is pretty much alone in pushing its superior athletes away from the game\u2019s seminal position, beginning in Pop Warner and continuing all the way through the pros.<\/p>\n

You\u2019d be hard pressed to find any player in MLB who didn\u2019t spend a considerable stretch of his youth career pitching or playing catcher, shortstop or center field. Those who can catch, play short or center at a big league level stay there. Those who can\u2019t but can still hit big league pitching get moved to the corner infield or outfield spots.<\/p>\n

In soccer and hockey, those capable of combining technical and athletic talent get to touch the ball or puck most often. Those who have a deficit in one or the other are more often asked to defend.<\/p>\n

And in the NBA, the combo guard\/forward is most coveted \u2014 the player with enough elusiveness to create and convert his own shot, and enough vision to set up someone else\u2019s. Think MVPs of the last decade: LeBron James, Kevin Durant, Steph Curry, Russell Westbrook, James Harden and Giannis Antetokounmpo.<\/p>\n

Essentially, Jackson is football\u2019s answer to the combo guard, a runner and passer of equal aplomb who sees what the defense defends and then attacks the opposite. And it\u2019s impossible to believe he\u2019s the only person who has ever possessed that skillset who wanted to play quarterback. Michael Vick already did so at the NFL level, but wasn\u2019t fortunate enough to have a team construct its offense around his stengths.<\/p>\n

But most players of that profile haven\u2019t been afforded the opportunity, for any number of reasons. There\u2019s the evolution of quarterback as an increasingly important position over time, conscious and subconscious racist beliefs about the intelligence of black players, rational and irrational fears over a mobile quarterback\u2019s health, and the lack of margin for error in a season with so few games.<\/p>\n

With Jackson\u2019s arrival, we may be seeing the destruction of all of those arguments, and in their place the construction of a new paradigm, that football\u2019s best athletes should be groomed for the sport\u2019s most important position. It all sounds so simple. Exhilaratingly so.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

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What separates “Lamar Jackson” from other mobile quarterbacks is his “GREAT AWARENESS”.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson (8) works in the pocket.<\/strong><\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

How many times are you watching a game and you can see a pass rusher barreling down on a quarterback from behind and you are just salivating at what\u2019s about to happen? Now, how many times have you seen that happen to Jackson, and he slips away at the last second? Or he\u2019s running in traffic and makes an immediate cut to open space? Or he\u2019s scrambling out of the pocket and flips a pass downfield that makes you feel certain parts of your body pucker up, right until the point it lands softly in a receiver\u2019s hands?<\/strong><\/p>\n

That is all awareness.<\/strong><\/p>\n

When things get particularly chaotic, Jackson seems to be the one who always has an escape plan. That\u2019s not from having a third eye or some magic \u201cSpace Jam\u201d potion. It comes from his innate ability to understand where all 22 players on the field are at a given time. It\u2019s understanding that his receiver has leverage to the inside or outside based on the position of the man covering him, or another player shading one direction or another.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Now that unworldly athleticism is where I believe a good bit of the Jackson controversy begins. Critics point to it as the only reason Jackson is any good, and that he will eventually lose that edge and his productivity will fall off a cliff. They also suggest that he is more open to injury with his style of play, and that his will be a short career.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Here\u2019s the thing: His athleticism absolutely helps him as a player. It helps him run. It helps open up passing lanes. And it changes how defenses have to play in order to defend him. Patrick Mahomes<\/a> benefits by having a cannon attached to his shoulder, and remarkable core strength and agility to throw from any number of angles. Tom Brady<\/a> is gifted with cerebral processing skills and accuracy abilities that provide him a natural edge over all comers. Aaron Rodgers<\/a> has a good bit of all these things.<\/strong><\/p>\n

NFL Network\u2019s<\/em> Daniel Jeremiah and Bucky Brooks<\/a> often discuss on their \u201cMove the Sticks\u201d podcast how quarterbacks are either \u201ctrucks or trailers.\u201d They either pull the team, or get pulled by the team. Those who are trucks, in my opinion, are the ones with those unique gifts that allow them to steal a couple games a year for their team when something else isn\u2019t working. Others, the trailers, can win games when everything else goes right, but often falter when the load falls on them.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jackson is a truck. He often escapes poor line play with his gifts, and has had success throwing to what many consider to have been a sub-par receiving crew. He also rallies the team behind him \u2014 think of the 4-5 team he took over in 2018, only to finish the season 10-6, or the exciting \u201cPoopgate\u201d game against Cleveland last year. He is a difference-maker.<\/strong><\/p>\n

And, yeah, he can throw.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Sometime over the next two seasons, Jackson will have compiled enough pass attempts to qualify for the all-time rankings. According to Pro Football Reference<\/em>, Jackson\u2019s current 102.6 passer rating would place him fourth all time, sandwiched between Rodgers and Russell Wilson<\/a>. That threshold to qualify, by the way, is 1,500 attempts. You can say that Jackson does not throw as much as others, or that he benefits from his aforementioned skills, or what have you. Throwing 1,500 passes is throwing 1,500 passes, and his first 947 have been very good.<\/strong><\/p>\n

He has thrown for 68 touchdowns and only 18 interceptions in his career.<\/strong><\/p>\n

2021 All-Under-25 Team: Lamar Jackson leads NFL’s rising stars<\/strong><\/h1>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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It became clear during this exercise that a good portion of the NFL’s top young talent is made up of 25-year-olds. So, we don’t have Patrick Mahomes<\/a>, who turned 25 in September, available to us. Of those who did<\/em> qualify, Jackson was the clear choice. He’s the only player in NFL history to post 7,000-plus passing yards and 2,500-plus rushing yards in his first three seasons. It’s tough to argue with the candidacy of this former MVP.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Lamar Jackson<\/strong><\/h1>\n
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Lamar Jackson<\/strong><\/caption>\n
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Jackson with the Baltimore Ravens<\/a> in 2020<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
No. 8 \u2013 Baltimore Ravens<\/span><\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Position:<\/strong><\/th>\nQuarterback<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Personal information<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
Born:<\/strong><\/th>\nJanuary 7, 1997 (age\u00a024)<\/span><\/strong>
\nPompano Beach, Florida<\/a><\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Height:<\/strong><\/th>\n6\u00a0ft 2\u00a0in (1.88\u00a0m)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Weight:<\/strong><\/th>\n212\u00a0lb (96\u00a0kg)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Career information<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
High school:<\/strong><\/th>\nBoynton Beach Community<\/a> (Boynton Beach, Florida<\/a>)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
College:<\/strong><\/th>\nLouisville<\/a> (2015\u20132017)<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
NFL Draft:<\/strong><\/th>\n2018<\/a>\u00a0\/ Round:\u00a01\u00a0\/ Pick:\u00a032<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Career history<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
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Roster status:<\/strong><\/th>\nActive<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Career highlights and awards<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
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Career NFL statistics as of 2020<\/strong><\/th>\n<\/tr>\n
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TD<\/a>\u2013INT<\/a>:<\/strong><\/th>\n68\u201318<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Passing yards:<\/strong><\/th>\n7,085<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Completion percentage:<\/strong><\/th>\n64.0<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Passer rating:<\/strong><\/th>\n102.6<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rushing yards:<\/strong><\/th>\n2,906<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rushing touchdowns:<\/strong><\/th>\n19<\/strong><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
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Lamar Demeatrice Jackson Jr. (born January 7, 1997) is an American football<\/a> quarterback<\/a> for the Baltimore Ravens<\/a> of the National Football League<\/a> (NFL). While playing college football at Louisville<\/a>, he won the Heisman Trophy<\/a>, Maxwell Award<\/a>, Walter Camp Award<\/a>, and was unanimously selected as an All-American<\/a> during his sophomore year in 2016.<\/strong><\/p>\n

Jackson was selected by the Ravens with the final pick (32nd) in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft<\/a>. He began his rookie season as a backup, but became the team’s starting quarterback following an injury to starter Joe Flacco<\/a>. During the season, Jackson helped the team clinch the AFC North<\/a> division title and became the youngest quarterback to start a playoff game<\/a>. In 2019, his first full season as starter, Jackson set a record for the most rushing yards<\/a> in a season by a quarterback, led the league with 36 touchdown passes, and became the second unanimous NFL Most Valuable Player<\/a> winner in league history.\u00a0 <\/sup> He was also the fourth African-American quarterback to win the award.\u00a0 In 2020, he became the first quarterback to rush for 1,000 yards in a season more than once.<\/strong><\/p>\n

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