The aerial game is not the strong in Baltimore not even the house brand. With a quarterback as agile on his legs as Lamar Jackson It’s hard to miss out on those advantages the Louisville alumnus provides the Ravens.
The 1,259 passing yards this season for the Maryland organization is the second-worst mark in the entire NFL. It’s not a worrying thing per se – when you have the best running game in the league, a 12-5 touchdown / interception ratio and a winning record – but it’s known in Baltimore that Jackson You have the ability to do more with your arm and the ball.
Marquise BrownA second-year wide receiver in Baltimore, he hasn’t seen much of an increase in production after being the second-most productive goal for the team in 2019 with 46 receptions for 584 yards and seven touchdowns.
In last Sunday’s divisional loss to the Steelers, Brown left with a pair of shots his way and just a three-yard catch that gave the Ravens six points, just their second touchdown of the season. “What’s the point of having soldiers if you never use them?”the Oklahoma graduate tweeted – and subsequently deleted his post.
In his first seven games of 2019, the first seven of his career, Brown was wanted 47 times and caught 28 passes for 454 yards and four touchdowns. This year, Brown has 379 yards on 27 catches over seven games. “He fought like a soldier, fighting for every play,” he noted. John Harbaugh after his second loss of the year. “I promise you that we try to use all the players,” he added.
Jackson acknowledged his responsibility in the low production of his receiver. It’s just a matter of locating him and giving him the ovoid, consider the 2019 MVP. “He is one of the key players for our attack. I want to give him the ball in the easiest and fastest way that I can. I need to do a better job passing the ball to him ”, Jackson commented to ESPN. “We need it. So we have to improve on it and we will be fine ”.
Brown, effective but little sought after in the red light district
Brown’s contribution this year has been primarily long-run plays. In cheating plays (play-action) the receiver has 164 yards on seven receptions and a touchdown, averaging 23.4 yards on each of those plays. In the red zone, however, Brown’s participation is reduced to two receptions on three attempts for five yards. Both passes caught in the final 20 yards of opponents’ territory ended in six points for Baltimore’s attack. Jackson may emphasize finding his receiver in that area of the field.
