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Larry Brown Jr.

Ravens QB Lamar Jackson is taking sacks and here’s why

The Baltimore Ravens allowed the Arizona Cardinals to sack quarterback Lamar Jackson four times in Week 8. Offensive coordinator Todd Monken should be concerned as the Ravens head into the latter half of the season.

 
 
 
 
 
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Monken opted for a heavy pass attack versus the Cardinals and Jackson only completed 66.7% of his 27 pass attempts.

Monken’s dominance coaching at Georgia leads him to thinking he can approach NFL teams with lesser prestige with test schemes. Well, this approach can be costly in the NFL.

The Ravens saw their unwillingness to commit to running the ball backfire on Oct. 8, when they allowed 14 fourth-quarter points in a loss to the Steelers. On Sunday, the Ravens allowed 17 fourth-quarter points to Arizona, a result of fatigue for a Ravens defense that was on the field for 71 plays. Monken needs to take a lesson from these two games.

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