There was a time when NFL scouts and analysts truly doubted Lamar Jackson.
A minimum of, they doubted him as a passer.
Some urged Jackson to change positions and play operating again or huge receiver, and he even slipped within the NFL draft.
Jackson at all times claimed that he was a quarterback at the start, and although he was at occasions a greater scrambler and runner than a passer, he repeatedly acknowledged that he appreciated to be a passer.
He’s clearly come a good distance from these days.
Jackson has put in loads of work on his passing through the years, and it’s exhibiting.
As a matter of reality, he had the best PFF grade amongst all NFL QBs final season on intermediate throws — that are throws for 10-19 yards — with 95.5.
One of the best QBs at intermediate passes in 2023 🎯 pic.twitter.com/J3IBGFar84
— PFF (@PFF) June 21, 2024
He was adopted by Jalen Hurts, Patrick Mahomes, Tua Tagovailoa, and Kirk Cousins.
In his first 12 months beneath Todd Monken, Jackson was requested to remain within the pocket longer and made massive strides as a pocket passer.
Nonetheless, it felt like Jackson ought to’ve reverted to his previous self within the AFC Championship Recreation vs. the Kansas Metropolis Chiefs, as he didn’t use his legs as early and as usually as his staff wanted that day.
On the finish of the day, Jackson is proving he’s not a one-trick pony or an elite athlete with a subpar arm.
He’s an elite quarterback, and people who nonetheless haven’t realized that merely would possibly by no means open their eyes at this level.
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