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Jamison Hensley
OWINGS MILLS, Md. — Lamar Jackson solidified himself as the most effective working quarterback final season when he surpassed Michael Vick for probably the most profession speeding yards at that place.
However Baltimore Ravens coach John Harbaugh believes Jackson also needs to rank among the many all-time greats in throwing the ball, too.
“He’s a traditionally good passer,” Harbaugh mentioned Wednesday on ESPN’s Kevin Clark’s “That is Soccer” present. “And that is actually fairly a press release due to the narrative that is been surrounding him ever for the reason that starting. Lamar Jackson can throw the soccer. He can throw it each form of means, he could make each form of throw any type [of] means you need. He is nearly as good as any passer that there is ever been — and I believe now the numbers are proving that.”
Harbaugh added, “So that is the factor I am form of a bit of bit pleased with, however [I’m] additionally a bit of bit like, ‘OK, right here we go, what have we realized from that?’ You may take any huge image — from a society standpoint, from a soccer standpoint — what did we study from that? And what sorts of questions can we ask ourselves? However, Lamar Jackson as a passer is traditionally nice.”
Final season, Jackson grew to become the primary participant in NFL historical past to throw at the least 40 landing passes and fewer than 5 interceptions in a season. His passer score of 119.6 final season ranked because the fourth highest in league historical past.
Jackson’s 4 video games with an ideal passer score (158.3) are probably the most ever within the NFL. He has additionally totaled seven profession video games by which he has recorded extra landing passes than incompletions, that are probably the most in NFL historical past.
Harbaugh was requested how Jackson obtained to this elite degree.
“I would say the work that you just do — if you are going to be good at something, nice at something, you have to work at it on a regular basis,” Harbaugh mentioned. “I learn a narrative only recently a few classical piano participant, he is 95 years previous, and he is working six to eight hours a day on enjoying the piano, they usually ask him, ‘Why do you continue to work six to eight hours on the piano?’ And his remark was, ‘I really feel like I am simply beginning to make some progress.
“So, that every day, on a regular basis working at your craft form of factor, I believe, is what Lamar does.”
