Eat your heart out ESPN’s Jeremy Fowler and the ‘anonymous league sources’ who actually believed for a second that this would be the year that Lamar Jackson would be “figured out.” The former league MVP has propelled and carried the Baltimore Ravens to a 4-1 start on the strength of his ability as a passer, not runner like many would’ve assumed heading into this season.
When the Ravens lost all three of their top running backs less than two weeks before the 2021 season even started, the wide assumption was that there would be an even greater onus on Jackson in the run game.