OWINGS MILLS — Los Baltimore Ravens they have minimized the absence of the quarterback Lamar Jackson the start of organized team activities.
The head coach of the Ravens, John Harbaughsaid Jackson is not the first high-profile player to miss voluntary sessions, and the team president, Sashi Brownstated that the Ravens “They won’t make a big fuss about this.”
“Volunteer does mean volunteer,” he said. Brown to WBAL Radio on Baltimore. “Lamar has been training this offseason [fuera del complejo] …so no, I don’t think there’s cause for alarm.”
Los Ravens did not give a reason for the absence Jacksonsaying that it depended on the ex NFL Most Valuable Player explain it. Jackson He hasn’t spoken to reporters since Jan. 10, but he did post on social media Tuesday that “I can’t wait to get back.”
The absence of Jackson can’t help the Ravenswho take their first steps to try to recover from their first season in last place in the North AFC since 2007. Jackson He is coming off a season in which he threw a career-high 13 interceptions and missed a career-high 17 practices during the regular season due to injury and illness.
Here’s what’s missing Jackson Failure to show up for organized team activities:
Helping one of the youngest wide receiver groups in the NFL
Los Ravens don’t have a wide receiver with 10-plus career starts after trading to Marquise “Hollywood” Brown and not renew with Sammy Watkins. Rashod Bateman is considered No. 1 in the squad order for his second campaign, and Devin Duvernay, James Close y Tylan Wallace They battle for the rest of the positions. Though Jackson has held private screening sessions with Bateman y Close, his last full practice with the team was on December 10. improve the chemistry of Jackson with these relatively green targets is one of the highest priorities. Jackson he ranked 19th last season with a Total QBR of 74.5 throwing to wide receivers.
Get in sync with your new center
The exchange of the ball between center and quarterback is more important for Ravens than for any other team in the NFL why Baltimore he was under center on only 5.1 percent of snaps last season, the fewest in the NFL. Coaches and players have talked about how timing and ball placement on snaps from the pistol formation are critical to offensive rhythm, especially on run-pass option plays. It’s going to take some time to gain accuracy with the rookie center Tyler Linderbaumthe 25th overall pick in this year’s draft. Linderbaum He said he was comfortable with the centers from the shotgun formation, but admitted that they were not routine in Iowa. It will be a point of emphasis because Baltimore he had 13 snaps over the past five years, fourth-most in the league.
Lay a foundation for an offense that made too many mistakes last season
Baltimore he was his worst enemy at times because of pre-snap penalties. The Ravens were penalized for delay of game eight times, which was the most in the 14 seasons of Harbaugh in front of the club. This is in addition to the 18 false start penalties, and the multiple times players didn’t line up correctly. The Ravens they won’t run full-team replays and game situations until mandatory minicamp and training camp, but it’s this point in the year when coaches and players lay down the foundation of the offense.
Strengthen ties with the team
When Jackson spoke for the last time, he touched on how one of his goals was to increase team chemistry. He said in January that Ravens “We had everything else, but we didn’t have that bond leaving the building…he feels like we needed to come together more, and that took its toll throughout the campaign.” So it was surprising that Jackson was not present when Ravens they met as a team for the first time in the offseason. Jackson He wrote that he couldn’t wait to return with purple heart and rocket emojis, but it’s unclear when that will happen.