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Lamar Jackson
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Ellicottraven
Ravens Ring of Honor
Just browsing through that QBR table, I wouldn't have believed that 5 of the top 10 QBR ratings ever belonged to Ravens QBs! Who would even believe that? 3 best QBRs for Lamar, 1 for McNair and the 10th Joe Flacco against the Buccaneers (we all remember the 5 TD explosion he had in that game and that was his best game as a Raven ever).
michael campanaro playing the role of hollywood brown in that game on that last td (might have been the 4th...)
With Lamar spreading the ball around to Roberts, Boykin, Snead and Hollywood as well as the TEs I think our offense is going to be even tougher to defend as it gets more diverse.
balfan23
MVP
Both SNF and MNF games proclaimed to be Lamar's "coming out party". For some, maybe, but for those who follow closely ...
Here's that moment for me. Seattle 3rd and 10 and a delay penalty that sent Lamar into a frenzy. 3rd and 15 and the call is a QB run - like f-it boys, I'm puttin ya'll on my back. 13 yards and a 4th and 2 and the now famous "Hell yeah lets go for it, Coach". Result: a 7-yard TD run .. momentum, Ravens.
It's like a switch flipped that moment. He had been gradually getting better, but that moment he shifted into warp speed. Now we're wondering how high that meteor can go.
Here's that moment for me. Seattle 3rd and 10 and a delay penalty that sent Lamar into a frenzy. 3rd and 15 and the call is a QB run - like f-it boys, I'm puttin ya'll on my back. 13 yards and a 4th and 2 and the now famous "Hell yeah lets go for it, Coach". Result: a 7-yard TD run .. momentum, Ravens.
It's like a switch flipped that moment. He had been gradually getting better, but that moment he shifted into warp speed. Now we're wondering how high that meteor can go.
allblackraven
Hall of Famer
Yeah, clearly the moment. Harbaugh let Lamar know he has 100% support and trust. Just completely released the last bit of doubt from Lamar's mind.
balfan23
MVP
I firmly believe that Harbaugh set that moment up intentionally. I really think it was an opportunity to show that trust. It was like the manager that comes to the mound and asks his pitcher, "You good to go?". They know the answer is going to be yes, but they want to see how they say yes. Lamar gave Harbaugh that emphatic response he was hoping for.
Not sure where the analytics sat on whether that was a clear go, but I felt like that was a Harbaugh go moment anyhow. He just made it Lamar's choice.
Maybe I'm giving him credit and that's not the reality of the situation. It just feels like it to me. If it was, it was a masterful use of coach psychology.
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allblackraven
Hall of Famer
Nah, you're right - it was 100% Harbaugh. It just wasn't premeditated, he was weighing options (Lamar cut the field from 3&15 to 4&2) and saw Lamar's face going out. He said that himself and you can see it on film. It was the right moment from all points of view.
RavensPunkXVX
Pro Bowler
Agree with this. You look for a turning point throughout the season and this has to be it. Entering the tough part of the schedule after escaping a game with the winless bengals. Facing a 4th down and I think that moment flipped a switch that was laying dormant between Harbs and Lamar. you follow that up by knocking down the Texans, Patriots, and Rams.
Have to look back on that moment and believe it was the start of something.
As a big madden fan and competitve player, im happy as shit
BloodRaven
MVP
Same, its like Vick in Madden 04 all over again
ravenslord
Ravens Ring of Honor
Lamar just won his 4th Offensive Player of the Week award. Unreal.
SepticeyePoe
Hall of Famer
JoeyFlex5
Hall of Famer
And he was kinda robbed of one last week
Realistically he should’ve won OPW 4 straight weeks
He’s outrageous - think he now has more than flacco had his whole career
Most Player of the Week Awards (single season by a QB):
Cam Newton - 2015 - 5
Tom Brady - 2007 - 5
Lamar Jackson - 2019 - 4
Aaron Rodgers - 2014 - 4
Peyton Manning - 2004 - 4
Daunte Culpepper - 2004 - 4
Cam Newton - 2015 - 5
Tom Brady - 2007 - 5
Lamar Jackson - 2019 - 4
Aaron Rodgers - 2014 - 4
Peyton Manning - 2004 - 4
Daunte Culpepper - 2004 - 4
Ludy51
Hall of Famer
Grim
Ravens Ring of Honor
I completely agree. That was the moment he became Lamar Jackson for me. It’s like he elevated himself and willed himself and the team to greatness at that moment. Almost as if his belief in himself propelled.
Willbacker
Ravens Ring of Honor
Seasons not over yet but right now this should be unanimous. If not somebody need to splain themselves.