Despite Jackson’s absence, head coach John Harbaugh continued to defend the two-time MVP against the many critiques the quarterback has faced since the Ravens’ AFC title game loss to the Kansas City Chiefs last season. Jackson will be “regarded as the best quarterback ever to play in the history of the National Football League,” according to Harbaugh, who went so far as to state that.
“For some reason, while many positive things have been written about Lamar, there have also been many comments that leave you wondering, ‘What the heck is that person thinking?'” stated Harbaugh in a passionate two-minute statement. But we regard it as personal.
In addition to having a 2-4 postseason record, FOX NFL commentator Mark Schlereth caused a stir over the Fourth of July weekend by asserting that Jackson had not developed wide receivers throughout his six-year career.
Harbaugh and Ravens brass seemed to be taken aback by the remarks.
“I perused the material. I just skip past the excellent ones because they seem like sweets and aren’t real, even if I watch the guys saying what they say on the shows,” Harbaugh remarked. However, it’s the awful ones; I read it straight away. I hold onto it.
Harbaugh feels that Jackson has been under the same kind of scrutiny since he was a junior in high school, and it is unfair.
Harbaugh remarked, “The success he’s had in the National Football League, and it still comes up.” “He has a growth attitude and is still evolving. There is no question that he will continue to improve. However, what should he do to convince some people of his worth?”
According to Harbaugh, Baltimore had enough faith in Jackson to design an offensive for him in 2019, the year he won his first MVP award. Under offensive coordinator Todd Monken, they devised a new system for him in 2023 when that one failed. Once more, Jackson took home the MVP award, and the Ravens held the top AFC seed.
However, Jackson failed to win the Lombardi Trophy, his ultimate ambition, for yet another season. The skeptics and doubters will find screen time on Harbaugh’s phone until he hoists it.
Regarding winning a Super Bowl, Harbaugh stated, “That’s the vision.” “Lamar’s strong work ethic and exceptional talent, along with our collective teamwork, will make it happen.
That is the course that events will take. And I think we’ve already witnessed it.”
Originally published on USA TODAY, this article John Harbaugh believes Lamar Jackson will be the best quarterback in the NFL.
