John Harbaugh has a high opinion of his two-time NFL MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson. (Photo by Michael Owens/Getty Images)
Lamar Jackson has surpassed any reasonable expectation set on him as he entered the NFL.
Jackson was the last pick of the first round in the 2018 NFL Draft. After that, Jackson won two NFL MVP awards and the Baltimore Ravens have been one of the best teams in the league with him at quarterback. Every other NFL player with multiple MVP awards is in the Pro Football Hall of Fame or is a lock to get in once they are eligible. Jackson will join them in the Hall of Fame some day. Pretty good for the 32nd pick of the draft.
But the Ravens are thinking even bigger. In an impassioned defense of Jackson as training camp gets going, coach John Harbaugh said the Ravens want Jackson to be known as the greatest quarterback ever by the time he’s done.
“The vision that we have together is that Lamar Jackson is going to become and be known and be recognized as the greatest quarterback ever to play in the history of the National Football League,” Harbaugh told reporters, via Jamison Hensley of ESPN.
Of course, there’s a piece of Jackson’s resume that needs to be filled in before he can be in that argument.
Lamar Jackson still seeking a title
The list of greatest NFL quarterbacks has the same names, in some order: Tom Brady, Peyton Manning, Johnny Unitas, John Elway, Aaron Rodgers. Patrick Mahomes is probably on that list already too. All of those quarterbacks won a championship. Jackson hasn’t even been to a Super Bowl yet.
It’s unfair to put that all on Jackson. A team’s success or failure isn’t solely due to the quarterback. But when we’re talking about being the greatest ever, a quarterback won’t be in that conversation without at least one ring. Multiple rings are probably necessary to win the argument over Brady and his seven championships.
Jackson hasn’t played great in the playoffs yet. He and the Ravens fell short again, when as the No. 1 seed at home for…
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Publish date : 2024-07-22 17:28:21
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