The Ravens enter the 2022 season firmly positioned once again as a prime playoff contender. But, in Steve Young’s opinion, the team could be so much more if it properly utilized Lamar Jackson.
The Pro Football Hall of Famer blasted the Ravens during a Thursday appearance on ESPN’s Monday Night Countdown, calling out their development of the star quarterback during his time with the club. Young also chastised Baltimore for what he considers to be a lack of investment in the passing game while the team continues to double down on being the “most sophisticated run game in football,” which he believes will only lead to regular season success and stunt Jackson’s growth long-term.
“They will never get to championship football without a sophisticated passing game, that’s not anything to do with Lamar Jackson,” Young said. “Lamar Jackson is a complete player that is not trained in being a sophisticated passer. They doubled down again back to all the great things that Lamar does. Great. But until he gets the chance to show that he is a sophisticated passer of the football in a sophisticated passing game that is properly invested in, which they never have done. They don’t invest in it, they don’t teach it.”
