QB Lamar Jackson, BAL (3 Viewers)

The Frankman said:

Normally I'd start Lamar but he's sat for over 10 days* and Monday will be his 1st practice since then... sitting him because I have Kirk Cousins facing Jacksonville.

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Twenty-Four Eighty-Four said:

Per Adam Shefter:

Ravens' QB Lamar Jackson is expected to come off Reserve/COVID19 list and start Tuesday vs. the Dallas Cowboys, per sources.

9:09 AM · Dec 6, 2020·Twitter Web App

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skinsrule05 said:

I’m taking the risk of starting Lamar over Cousins.
I need a win to make the playoffs and am playing the top team in the league. So I am going for upside. 

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Ravens activated Lamar Jackson from the reserve/COVID list.

Jackson is also expected to start in Tuesday's juicy matchup against a Cowboys defense allowing the 10th-most fantasy points to enemy quarterbacks. Jackson tested positive for COVID-19 prior to Baltimore's Week 12 matchup but is 10 days removed from that event. Mark Andrews and Willie Snead notably remain on the team's COVID list ahead of Tuesday night.

SOURCE: Baltimore Ravens on Twitter

Dec 7, 2020, 3:49 PM ET

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Lamar Jackson completed 12-of-17 passes for 107 yards, two touchdowns, and one interception in the Ravens' Week 13 win over the Cowboys.

Jackson also added an impressive 94 rushing yards and a score on 13 carries. After months of inconsistent play and a week on the COVID-19 list, Jackson looked more confident despite missing Mark Andrews, Willie Snead, starting offensive linemen, and others. Jackson's highlight play was a QB keeper that went for a 37-yard rushing touchdown. His two passing touchdowns both came from 20-plus yards out thanks to non-stop blown assignments by the Cowboys defense. Jackson could've had a bigger day as a passer if he was simply more accurate. His mechanics seem to be an issue. With that said, Jackson has a cupcake schedule ahead of the fantasy playoffs and tonight's game was a positive overall. Jackson will be a QB1 against the Browns.

Dec 8, 2020, 11:04 PM ET

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LAMAR JACKSON, QB, BALTIMORE RAVENS

When all seems lost, when all seems hopeless and when you've been counted out, playing against the Dallas Cowboys' defense is quite the cure. The Ravens and Jackson sat at 6-5, just out of the playoffs, entering Week 13, and the Cowboys came to town to get them back on track.

Baltimore now sits at 7-5 with improved playoff odds, but it's still going to be a climb to reach the postseason. The Ravens are worse in a lot of areas compared to their 2019 team, with the biggest decline coming in passing efficiency. Specifically, the Ravens and Jackson haven't been great against man coverage this season. Against any type of zone defense, the quarterback's grades have stayed roughly similar — 81.4 in 2019 and 79.7 this year. But against man coverage, his grade has plummeted from 90.2 to 70.5.

One issue is that he's using his legs much less in those situations. He has scrambled only eight times for 57 yards against man coverage, while he had 17 scrambles for an impressive 220 yards last season. Jackson can likely afford to hold on to the ball a little longer before seeing if there are more plays to be made on the ground against man coverage.

He would also benefit from the playcalling giving him deeper concepts. His average depth of target is down 1.4 yards from 2019. The Ravens should provide Jackson with deeper routes to create more explosive passes, and if nothing is open, let him use his legs. He will probably bounce back from all of this eventually, but is it already too late for 2020?

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Lamar Jackson completed 11-of-17 passes for 163 yards and one touchdown and rushed nine times for 124 yards and two touchdowns in the Ravens' 47-42, Week 14 win over the Browns Monday night.

Jackson hadn't been living up to his 2019 MVP ways for the vast majority of the season, but he turned things on under the bright Monday night lights. It marked his second 100-yard rushing game of the year and first multi-score ground effort with a pair of first-half rushing touchdowns, scoring from five yards out in the first quarter and 17 yards away in the second frame. His passing night could have been much better, too, if not for multiple drops by Marquise Brown. But Brown did make his biggest target count. Jackson missed two drives in the locker room with fourth-quarter cramps, only to return for a 4th-and-5 with 1:51 to play after Trace McSorley injured his knee on a third-down sack. Jackson hit a streaking Brown for a 440yard touchdown to put the Ravens up 42-35 following a two-point conversion. The Browns then tied it, but Jackson made several critical throws on the final possession to set up Justin Tucker's game-winning 55-yard field goal with two seconds left. Jackson looks to be heating up in time for Week 15 against the soft Jaguars.

Dec 14, 2020, 11:43 PM ET

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Helaire-ious said:

I might start Cousins or even Tua over him this week. Crazy?

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Helaire-ious said:

I might start Cousins or even Tua over him this week. Crazy?

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turkishkamel said:

I mean, kinda. Lamar has a great match up. Tua has to deal with Belicheck and Cousins gets a solid Bears D that held Watson in check last week. I also have Cousins and I'm starting Lamar with zero hesitation. 

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Helaire-ious said:

I still wanna trade him, though. Problem is, seems like no one wants him

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Lamar Jackson completed 17-of-22 for 243 yards, two touchdowns, and an interception in the Ravens' 40-14 Week 15 win over the Jaguars, adding ten rushes for 35 yards and a touchdown. 

The Ravens did anything they wanted against a depleted Jacksonville defense. Jackson's statistical day could have been even better if he hadn't been removed from the game a few minutes into the fourth quarter with the Ravens leading 40-7. He also had a rushing score taken off the board at the end of the first quarter. Jackson was aggressive from the start, attacking the Jags downfield with shots to Mark Andrews and Marquise Brown. Jackson's strong season-closing run should continue next week against the Giants. 

Dec 20, 2020, 3:58 PM ET

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Lamar Jackson completed 17-of-26 passes for 186 yards and two touchdowns in the Ravens' 27-13 Week 16 win against the Giants, adding 12 rushes for 81 yards. 

It was yet another double-digit rushing attempt performance from Jackson, who had a few potentially long runs stopped by shoestring tackles. Jackson again found Marquise Brown and Dez Bryant for touchdowns against a vulnerable Giants secondary. The Ravens moved the ball at will against the zone-heavy Giants, who refused to switch to man defense even as Baltimore had chunk play after chunk play. Jackson gets another favorable matchup in Week 17 against the Bengals.

- Rotoworld

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Lamar Jackson completed 10-of-18 passes for 113 yards and three touchdowns in the Ravens 38-3 Week 17 win over the Bengals, adding 11 rushes for 97 yards. 

Jackson's passing day would've been better if not for a breathtaking dropped pass from Marquise Brown on a first quarter deep ball. Jackson did anything he wanted against the toothless Cincy defense, taking most read-options himself and piling up rushing yardage throughout his three quarters of action. He was rested in the fourth quarter. He finishes the regular season with over 1,000 rushing yards despite missing a game. Jackson and the Baltimore offense have progressed dramatically over the past month. Jackson will enter the NFL playoffs looking to avenge stunning defeats in his past two postseason appearances. 

- Rotoworld

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Lamar Jackson completed 17-of-24 pass attempts for 179 yards and an interception in the Ravens' Wild Card win over the Titans, adding 16 carries for 136 yards and a touchdown.

Jackson opened the game with a duck on a deep attempt that was intercepted and things began to look like a repeat of his previous two meetings with the Titans, both of which Baltimore lost. He tightened up his passing but it was his rushing output that won the Ravens this game. Jackson got the Ravens their first score of the day with a 48-yard rushing touchdown. He also added carries for 23 and 33 yards in the second half. It may not have been his best performance through the air but it didn't have to be with the way he was blowing by defenders on the ground. The Ravens will move on to face either the Bills or the Chiefs in the Divisional Round. Jackson remains an elite DFS option for next week.

- Rotoworld

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NFL Network's Ian Rapoport reports the Ravens are expected to explore a contract extension for Lamar Jackson this offseason.

Jackson has one year left on his rookie deal but the Ravens will make the easy decision to pick up his fifth-year option. Baltimore has a history of extending players early and a deal could get done sometime before next year's training camp. Currently without an agent, it's not clear if Jackson plans to represent himself in contract talks. Jackson had a down 2020 but is going to command top-five quarterback money. 

SOURCE: NFL Network

Jan 16, 2021, 12:18 PM ET

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Lamar Jackson (concussion) has been ruled out for the remainder of the Ravens' Divisional Round game against the Bills.

Jackson followed an NFL-leading 36-touchdown season in 2019 with 26 in 2020 across 15 games. The Ravens offense was very inconsistent, partially because of Jackson's iffy accuracy and partially because of Baltimore's bottom-five receiver depth chart. Jackson's 7.3 yards per attempt average is enough for this offense to be potent through the air if Baltimore can bring in another pass-catcher this offseason. As a rusher, Jackson remains in a tier of his own. He had 1,005 rushing yards and seven scores on 159 carries (6.3 YPC). Jackson needs more around him for the Ravens to reach the Super Bowl, but he's a locked-in top-five fantasy quarterback regardless. The Ravens will be picking up his fifth-year option this offseason. Hopefully they give Allen Robinson a phone call, too.

- Rotoworld

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Leroy Hoard said:

Yes, someone like ARob would help.

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need2know said:

Then he probably shouldnt sign with Baltimore then

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Ravens coach John Harbaugh said he's "totally certain" the Ravens will sign Lamar Jackson to a long-term extension.

“Eric [DeCosta] and I have talked about that and other contracts, so I’m very confident that Eric and those guys will do a great job,” Harbaugh said. “Absolutely, we want Lamar to sign a long-term deal and be with us. I’m totally certain that’s going to happen. When it happens, that’s the details. That’s what we’ve got to figure out.” Harbaugh was commenting on a report that the Ravens plan to explore an extension for Jackson this offseason. Baltimore is a lock to pick up Jackson's fifth-year option in May.  There's optimism the sides can reach a long-term deal before next year's training camp.

SOURCE: NFL Network

Jan 20, 2021, 11:40 AM ET

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Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said the team could sign Lamar Jackson to a contract extension this offseason. 

This should (temporarily) quiet the L-Jax skeptics who have been critical of his passing acumen in recent months after his completion rate dipped and his otherworldly 2019 adjusted yards per attempt of 8.9 fell to 7.6 in 2020. The team is 34-12 in Jackson's starts over the past three seasons on the strength of an efficient offense predicated on dominating opponents on the ground. It's crystal clear that the Ravens are committed to Jackson, who, at 24, might already be the best dual threat quarterback in league history. He has 2,906 rushing yards over his 46 NFL games, or 63.17 yards per contest. The team will need to improve their wide receiver group and make the offense far less predictable in 2021 if Jackson is going to make the leap as a passer. He would become an unrestricted free agent in 2023 if the Ravens can't come to terms on a long-term deal. 

SOURCE: Jamison Hensley on Twitter 

Jan 25, 2021, 10:12 AM ET

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Ravens general manager Eric DeCosta said he was happy with how the team's wideouts played in 2020. 

In a wide-ranging interview with reporters Monday morning, DeCosta said he's not singularly focused on bolstering the receiver position this offseason. “We have a running attack that’s the best in football and probably the best in the history of football," DeCosta said when asked about adding pieces to a Baltimore passing offense that struggled throughout 2020. DeCosta said he was "very happy" with rookie wideouts Devin Duvernay and James Proche, and called Marquise Brown a "legitimate playmaker." "Everybody is going to talk about WRs a lot this offseason, but it doesn't sound like [DeCosta] envisions some silver bullet 'fix' there," Ryan Mink, the team's editorial director, said on Twitter. The Ravens would figure to be in the running to sign free agent wideouts like Kenny Golladay, Chris Godwin, and Allen Robinson, but it sounds like DeCosta isn't committed to pouring resources into the team's passing attack. Any free agent receiver addition would be an iffy bet for fantasy purposes in the Ravens' low-volume passing offense. 

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Devin Duvernay

, James Proche

, Allen Robinson

, Kenny Golladay

, Chris Godwin

SOURCE: Ryan Mink on Twitter 

Jan 25, 2021, 10:37 AM ET

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Ravens HC Jim Harbaugh guaranteed that the Ravens will exercise the fifth-year option on Lamar Jackson's contract.

This should come as no surprise. Despite his passing numbers regressing in 2020, Jackson was still wildly effective at scoring through the air. He found the end zone on 6.9-percent of his attempts last year after scoring at a nine-percent rate in 2019. Jackson is also one of the best running quarterbacks in the history of the league after just two seasons as a starter. He broke the quarterback rushing record with 1,206 yards in 2019 and posted his second 1,000-yard season last year. Jackson will have his fifth-year option picked up soon and then it's on to extension negotiations for the former MVP. Jackson's contract will likely be the second-largest in the league, only failing to surpass the mega-deal Kansas City gave Patrick Mahomes.

SOURCE: The Rich Eisen Show

Apr 27, 2021, 6:00 PM ET

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Ravens exercised Lamar Jackson's fifth-year option for the 2022 season.

He's guaranteed $23.1 million on the final year of his deal, a drastic increase from the $1.77 million he'll earn in 2021, while the front office inevitably negotiates a long-term contract behind the scenes. The 24-year-old failed to sustain his 9% touchdown rate from his MVP campaign last year but returned from Baltimore's COVID list to average a 66% completion rate and 11.5 carries per game to finish the year from Week 13 on. With another playmaker in Rashod Bateman injected into the team's passing offense, Jackson remains a confident bounce-back candidate to 'buy-low' on for Best-Ball leagues throughout the summer.

SOURCE: Baltimore Ravens on Twitter

Apr 30, 2021, 3:35 PM ET

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LAMAR JACKSON QB, BALTIMORE RAVENS

Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman said the team would expand its passing offense in 2021. 

The Ravens took Minnesota WR Rashod Bateman in the first round of the 2021 draft and Oklahoma State WR Tylan Wallace -- who reportedly could have been a first rounder if not for persistent knee issues -- in the fourth round. "There's more passing plays per year than running plays," Roman said. "We want to be great at both. There's times when people from a numerical standpoint are just going to dare you to throw it and just commit more to defend the run than you can possibly hope to have sustained success against. That's where we really want to take a big step this year. I think that's really going to be key to us taking a big step offensively." Roman's comments are the strongest to date suggesting Baltimore might stray from the predictable, run-heavy attack they've deployed over the past two seasons with Lamar Jackson under center. A frustrated Jackson last year bemoaned the team's offensive predictability, saying defenses were calling out the Ravens' plays before the snap. The message seems to have been received. Roman said there are "definitely some things that people are going to see from us that they haven't seen before." While fantasy managers shouldn't expect the 2021 Ravens to take the leap we saw from the 2020 Bills, a commitment to the passing game could make Bateman, Wallace, and Marquise Brown undervalued players this summer. 

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Tylan Wallace

, Rashod Bateman

, Marquise Brown

SOURCE: BaltimoreRavens.com 

May 4, 2021, 9:38 AM ET

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LAMAR JACKSON QB, BALTIMORE RAVENS

Ravens offensive coordinator Greg Roman said he wants more downfield passing in 2021.

Roman, scrutinized last year for running a stale and predictable offense, said he would consider using Lamar Jackson under center more often in 2021. Jackson has operated almost exclusively out of shotgun formation since taking over as Baltimore's starter in 2018. The Athletic's Jeff Zrebiec said having Jackson under center could allow the Ravens to use more play action, which might facilitate more downfield attempts this season. In 2020, Jackson was 19th in attempts of over 20 yards; his rate of downfield passing (13.8 percent) was fifth among all QBs. “I think that we’ll have a lot of favorable looks, and we have to be ready to take advantage of them," Roman said. "Our goal is to win, and if teams are giving us opportunities to throw the ball deep, it’s upon us to work hard and figure that out and really take advantage of that. Those are game-changing plays.” The Ravens have no shortage of downfield threats: The lightning fast Marquise Brown and rookie Rashod Bateman -- who had a 73rd percentile 40 speed at his pro day -- should be able to get behind secondaries this year. It will be a matter of whether Jackson, the 28th most accurate downfield passer in 2020, can deliver a catchable ball. 

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Marquise Brown

, Rashod Bateman

SOURCE: The Athletic 

Jun 4, 2021, 9:30 AM ET

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Jonas Shaffer @Jonas_Shaffer

Lamar Jackson ended mandatory minicamp with an impressive bounce-back performance.

Unofficially, he went 21-for-27 in 11-on-11 action, with one pick on a fluttering deep ball. Maybe most impressively, he was really accurate outside the numbers. Sammy Watkins stood out again.

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barackdhouse said:

I don't know how I don't have a star on this thread. 

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