Lamar Jackson attempting to do an excessive amount of to repair Ravens’ late-game woes? – Baltimore Ravens Weblog

OWINGS MILLS, Md. — The struggles of Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson within the fourth quarter this season may be summed up by his expensive interception in Sunday’s 24-20 loss to the New York Giants.

With three minutes remaining and the Ravens holding a three-point lead, Jackson picked up an errant shotgun snap and ran to his proper to elude strain. If he had thrown the ball away on third down, Baltimore would’ve punted the ball away and compelled New York to go the size of the sector. As a substitute, Jackson tossed an off-balanced, soar ball cross to 300-pound fullback Patrick Ricard that was picked off by the Giants and shortly transformed into the successful landing.

“Many occasions you see Lamar come out of that and he’ll go make a play,” Ravens coach John Harbaugh stated Monday. “I’ve to stability that a little bit bit due to the distinctive quarterback that we now have. However that is undoubtedly one he’ll need again, there is no doubt about it.”

Within the first three quarters this season, Jackson’s QBR (72) is the fourth-best within the league. Within the fourth quarter, Jackson’s QBR (28) is twenty ninth within the league.

However Jackson has been coping with a supporting solid that is been in flux due to accidents. He hasn’t performed one sport this yr along with his No. 1 large receiver (Rashod Bateman) , No. 1 operating again (J.Ok. Dobbins) and All-Professional left sort out (Ronnie Stanley)within the lineup collectively.

Requested if Jackson is attempting to do an excessive amount of, Harbaugh stated: “You may describe it that manner most likely, and that state of affairs [the interception] might be a very apt description.”

After the sport, Jackson shook the arms of about 20 gamers within the locker room.

“It was like, ‘Look, we all know the whole lot goes to be alright,” Ravens guard Kevin Zeitler stated.

The Ravens know they might be one of many high groups within the NFL. There have been two groups who’ve held double-digit leads of their first six video games: the Philadelphia Eagles and the Ravens. The Eagles (6-0) are the league’s solely undefeated workforce, and the Ravens are 3-3 due to their incapability to complete.

Of Jackson’s 13 landing passes, 12 have come within the first three quarters. However 4 of Jackson’s six interceptions have occurred within the fourth quarter.

“We’re going to wish [Jackson] in any and each side that he supplies for this workforce; management, his physicality, his game-breaking means,” Ravens operating again Kenyan Drake stated. “So, he’s going to clearly put lots on his shoulders, however on the identical time, we’re a workforce. He can’t do it by himself, I can’t do it on my own.

“You simply should proceed to maneuver ahead with the issues that we will management, which is shifting ahead with [our next opponent] Cleveland and ensuring clearly [Jackson] will get on the bus, as a result of we will’t do it with out him.”

The Ravens have loads of points, which have led Baltimore to blowing three double-digit leads within the first six video games of the season. There have been premature penalties (an unlawful formation on third-and-1 within the fourth quarter), busted coverages within the secondary and questionable playcalling on offense (Kenyan Drake solely ran the ball 10 occasions regardless of averaging 11.9 yards per carry).

However Jackson can offset quite a lot of errors when he’s on high of his sport. The Ravens simply don’t normally overcome errors when he isn’t sharp.

Baltimore is 22-1 when Jackson has a QBR over 70. The Ravens are 18-14 when his QBR is beneath 70.

“Lamar is the person. It simply isn’t on him, it’s on quite a lot of us,” Zeitler stated. “He by no means will get too excessive or too low. I assure you he’s already targeted on subsequent week.”

Jackson simply has to get again to enjoying like himself. He’s already thrown two interceptions exterior the pocket this season — together with Sunday’s haphazard one — after solely getting picked off as soon as exterior the pocket in his first 4 seasons. His fumble on Baltimore’s ultimate drive was the primary time he misplaced the ball with beneath two minutes in a sport by which the Ravens had been trailing.

“You may’t put it on him when he’s the rationale why we win so many video games,” Ricard stated. “You may’t put extra strain on him.”