After every game, Quarterbacks Coach Tee Martin stops by Lamar Jackson’s locker and leaves the advanced scouting report for the Ravens’ next opponent.
Jackson wants the information in his locker before he drives home or boards the team’s flight. He is already thinking about the next game and wants to start studying as quickly as possible.
Jackson is reaping the rewards for his intense preparation. In his sixth season, he’s completing a career-high 68.3% of his passes and making the adjustment to Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken’s system in rapid fashion.
Asked where Jackson has made his biggest strides as a passer this season, Martin said it’s in his preparation.
“I think it’s having his pre-snap and post-snap plan,” Martin said. “I think once the play gets called, he’s already processing what he wants to do. He puts in the work early in the week to have an idea of what to expect from a coverage standpoint, from a blitz standpoint. He’s getting through his progressions quick.”
While Jackson’s physical gifts are obvious, Martin says the behind-the-scenes work that people don’t see is a large part of the success.
“He’s serious. He’s working that way. Even when we win, he’s not happy about the fashion at times,” Martin said. “I think he sees us every day as a team and knows how good we can be, and how far we can go. He’s not stopping until we get to that point.”
Martin can point to specific plays this season where Jackson turned a potentially negative play into a positive by reacting quickly, simply because he was prepared for the play to develop. Martin mentioned a completion to Mark Andrews on a naked blitz against Cleveland, a completion to Gus Edwards for a long gain against Detroit, and a checkdown to Isaiah Likely over the Chargers on “Sunday Night Football.”
Monken has given Jackson more autonomy to adjust routes and change plays at the line of scrimmage, and he’s using it to his…
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