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Lamar Jackson Is an NFL Quarterback, but He's Nowhere Near a Great One Yet

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Lamar Jackson's pass clangs off a support girder, and the echo resonates through the Ravens' indoor practice facility.

It's a routine red-zone drill post-pattern toss to a fourth-string tight end, with no defenders involved. It's Pop Warner pitch-and-catch stuff. Yet the pass wobbles off target, and the gong ensures no one can politely ignore it.

Coaches correct Jackson and direct him to throw another rep to the same tight end. This time, the pass is crisp and accurate.

It wasn't Jackson's worst throw of that rainy-day practice session last week—not by a long shot.