Lamar Jackson's accuracy has taken the Ravens QB to another level - ESPN - Baltimore Ravens Blog- ESPN
OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Early in training camp, Baltimore Ravens quarterbacks coach Tee Martin spoke to Lamar Jackson about improving his deep passes. Martin talked about trusting that the wide receiver will be at the right spot and putting the ball on target.
“When Lamar is getting motivated about something, he kind of looks into the sky, like, ‘All right, we’re going to see about that,'” Martin said last month.
In Sunday’s 27-24 win in Cincinnati, Jackson delivered one of the best passes of his six-year career, hitting rookie wide receiver Zay Flowers for a spectacular 52-yard completion. With only 0.7 yards of separation between Flowers and two Bengals defensive backs, Jackson placed the ball on Flowers’ hands on a pass that had a 33.8% completion probability, according to NFL Next Gen Stats.
This is the latest throw that shows how on point Jackson has been in leading the Ravens to a 2-0 start. His 74.5% completion rate ranks second in the NFL to Josh Allen (76.9%) and is far above his career completion percentage of 63.7%.