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Louisville Expert answers questions about Lamar Jackson

By Chris Schisler

LOUISVILLE, KY - SEPTEMBER 30: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Louisville Cardinals runs with the ball during the game against the Murray State Racers at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)
LOUISVILLE, KY - SEPTEMBER 30: Lamar Jackson #8 of the Louisville Cardinals runs with the ball during the game against the Murray State Racers at Papa John's Cardinal Stadium on September 30, 2017 in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images) /
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Lamar Jackson is the player from the 2018 NFL Draft that has the Ravens most excited. I got to ask the site expert at Big Red Louie some questions about Jackson. Big Red Louie is your go to place for everything Louisville Cardinals sports here on the FanSided Network.

Here is how this is going to work. First you will get my question to Jacob Lane about Jackson. Then you’ll get his answer and I’ll give my thoughts below his answer. This format will stick for all six questions in the Q&A. I want to thank Mr. Lane for his help preparing the Ravens Flock for the Jackson era.

1. We hear a lot of things about Lamar Jackson not being an accurate passer. Just going by the eye test he seems to have great arm talent and that his accuracy is underrated. Is accuracy a fair concern for Jackson? 

I think the concerns of Jackson’s struggles with accuracy are fair, but in my opinion they are all fixable. If you look at the two and half seasons Jackson spent as a starter, his completion improved each year, which means that he learned from his mistakes. During his time at Louisville he had lot of other things that affected that number as well. He was constantly having to move outside of the pocket and run as his offensive line was putrid majority of the time. Not to mention his receivers struggled with drops over the years.

But heres where the problem lies for me. Jackson has a dynamic arm, and has a rare ability to put passes in places that other quarterback’s simply can’t do, both standing tall in the pocket and on the run, which my opinion is unteachable. However, Jackson occasional leans on that, and tends to force throws to receivers that he has no business throwing to. I fully believe that Jackson can get all of this under control as he improves his pocket presence, footwork, and other quarterback skills in the NFL.

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My Thoughts: If I’m Marty Mornhinweg right now, this is exactly what I want to hear. Accuracy is an issue however it’s fixable to a degree. As maligned as Mornhinweg is, this is where he should be able to bank on his long experience working with quarterbacks.

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