Lamar Jackson: Ravens QB slammed for poor play 'down the stretch' by ESPN host

Lamar Jackson’s performances in recent games have left ESPN analyst Max Kellerman questioning the Baltimore Ravens quarterback. 

Lamar Jackson has had something of an up-and-down year so far with the Baltimore Ravens. He entered the year without a long-term contract in place, which, despite his best efforts to try and get something done before the season started, could be a very risky move if he were to get seriously injured.

Then he had to focus his attention to matters on the field, and things have been far from sturdy on that front either, the Ravens as a team have been incredibly inconsistent so far, as their results so far this season have gone; win, loss, win, loss, win, loss to give them a 3-3 record. Which considering how shaky the AFC North has looked at times this season, means that they may have lost their chance to build up a comfortable lead in the division.

And that hasn’t been helped by Jackson’s play, which at times has also been something of a question mark. He has thrown for 1,277 passing yards and 13 touchdowns (3rd in the league) against just 6 interceptions, whilst also adding a further 451 rushing yards and 2 touchdowns. 

Those sorts of numbers have at times put him into the conversation to be the league’s MVP, and he might have a stronger case were it not for some of the rather poor performances that have cropped up from him this season, as one three occasions, he’s completed less than 60% of his passes and three times had quarterback ratings below 72 (for perspective, the worst average rating for quarterbacks so far this year is Carolina’s Baker Mayfield on 71.9).

One of those games was yesterday as, despite his best efforts and a rather remarkable play in the 3rd quarter, the Ravens ultimately