Ravens Report Card: Grading Lamar Jackson vs. Redskins
The Ravens preseason is now in the books. How did Lamar Jackson do in the fifth and final preseason game:
Another preseason game, another Lamar Jackson rushing touchdown. Jackson was without a passing touchdown, but he showed the Ravens more of his ability to run the football into the end zone on a one yard bootleg. It was one of Jackson’s handful of highlights against the Washington Redskins.
Jackson finished 9-15 passing for just over 100 yards. He ran for 25 yards as well. In addition to his touchdown, he also ran for a first down on a play other quarterbacks would have been sacked. Jackson orchestrated a touchdown drive to start the game and he looked very comfortable running the offense. Let’s get to the report card:
Jackson looked better as a passer last week against the Miami Dolphins and that trend continued against Washington. One of the most impressive plays of the evening was when Jackson beamed a ball into Breshad Perriman’s hand on a hitch route. It was a tight window, and if the ball wasn’t rocketed in, on time, it would have been trouble. That was impressive because Jackson hadf struggled so mightily earlier this preseason with timing and accuracy. He made a perfect pass down the middle of the field to Mark Andrews which allowed Andrews to get yards after the catch. That was one of the biggest plays of the night. Jackson had a couple misfires, but he played well. Jackson made good decisions and avoided mistakes. The most exciting thing is that Jackson has gotten better with each preseason game. He made some throws against the Redskins that he wouldn’t have made at the beginning of preseason. At this point, Jackson just needs to show that he is learning, growing and developing as a pass first quarterback. Because Jackson got the job done mostly as a passer against the Redskins, he gets his second consecutive A.. QB. Ravens. LAMAR JACKSON. A
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Robert Griffin III didn’t play in this game. By Saturday night, we’ll know what that means. Jackson got the start and he did a lot with it. This will probably be out last look at what Jackson can do until next August. One thing is sure, Jackson showed an incredible amount of progress since the Pro Football Hall of Fame Game earlier this month. In his fifth preseason performance, Jackson gave Baltimore reason to hope for the future.