Lamar Jackson Confesses to Make Big Change in His Playing Style After $260 Million Contract With Ravens That Brought Him Major Success in the Past

Lamar Jackson has always been a dual-threat quarterback. Whenever he has played for Baltimore Ravens, defenses have been scared of his passes as well as his rushing. This has always been Jackson’s playing style, which has also brought him his much-deserved success. However, after the recent renewal of his hefty contract, Jackson seems to be more malleable in terms of his style of play.

Jackson mentioned that he is ready to bend to the will of the team for the sake of making a run for the Super Bowl. He recently mentioned that he is ready to convert his playing style for the good of the team. Interestingly, this is a style of play that has benefited the team in the past.

Is the dual-threat Lamar Jackson gone for good?

One of Jackson’s biggest strengths has been his ability to be a quarterback with incredible rushing skills. In the past, multiple analysts have mentioned how he should try playing running back more than a quarterback. Even though Jackson has incredible slinging capabilities, his rushing speed and skill are on par with the best running backs in the league. However, it seems like he is ready to part ways with this method of playing. As per NBC Sports, Jackson has spoken about the change in style and termed it as “less running more throwing”.

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He mentioned that with the kind of receivers the Ravens have traded for, there is a higher scope in playing a receiving game rather than a rushing one. He mentioned how running can only take one so far. Interestingly, a lot of Jackson’s own career stats are rich in rushing.

Jackson’s running prowess

While he has mentioned that he wants to switch to a game with more throwing, Jackson did a lot of good with his own rushing. In his whole career, he has rushed for 4,437 yards. He has an average of rushing 63.4 yards per game. Furthermore, Jackson has even scored 24 touchdowns simply through rushing, which is huge for a quarterback.

While he has had an impressive rushing game for a QB, the quarterback seems to be ready to shift the way he plays. It only remains to be seen if Jackson will be able to put aside his rushing and play more of a throwing game.

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