{"id":424557,"date":"2023-05-08T20:28:40","date_gmt":"2023-05-08T20:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/?p=424557"},"modified":"2023-05-08T20:28:40","modified_gmt":"2023-05-08T20:28:40","slug":"ravens-qb-lamar-jackson-aims-at-throwing-6000-yards-this-season","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/ravens-qb-lamar-jackson-aims-at-throwing-6000-yards-this-season\/","title":{"rendered":"Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Aims At Throwing 6000 Yards This Season"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Lamar Jackson&#8217;s objective, offense, and contract have all changed. The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoreravens.com\">Ravens<\/a> and Jackson, who didn&#8217;t have an agent and represented himself, concluded the difficult discussions after 27 months and signed a $260 million contract. Jackson declined to comment on the trade request he made to Baltimore in early March, saying he wanted to concentrate on keeping his draft-day commitment to bring the Ravens a championship.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I didn&#8217;t really care for other teams, I wanted to be here. I desire to become a raven.<\/p>\n<h2>Ravens QB Lamar Jackson Aims At Throwing 6000 Yards<\/h2>\n<p>In a single season, he aims to throw for more yards than any quarterback in history, he claimed during the news conference on Thursday.<\/p>\n<p>Peyton Manning established the record for the most yards in a single season in 2013 with 5,477.<\/p>\n<p>Jackson indicated that in this redesigned Ravens offense, he has a more ambitious figure in mind.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Do think Lamar Jackson will have a career-best in passing this year?<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/mlombardiNFL?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@mlombardiNFL<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/FemiAbebefe?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@FemiAbebefe<\/a> break down the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Ravens?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Ravens<\/a> strengths and if it&#39;s plausible for Lamar to be able to pass for 6000 yards on <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LombardiLine?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#LombardiLine<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Conversation on Lamar&#39;s Contract: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/WlXLX3ywN7\">https:\/\/t.co\/WlXLX3ywN7<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/IfQuttFlN4\">pic.twitter.com\/IfQuttFlN4<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; VSiN (@VSiNLive) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/VSiNLive\/status\/1654566632503537667?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I want to throw for like 6,000 yards with the weapons we have,&#8221; Jackson said with a laugh. &#8220;I&#8217;m not an individual award-type guy or a stat watcher. I just want to do that because no one has ever done it and I feel like we have the weapons to do it.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Todd Monken, the offensive coordinator, has joined the Ravens. Receiver Zay Flowers and receiver Odell Beckham Jr. have been acquired. Additionally, they have a talented group of running backs, tight ends Mark Andrews and Isaiah Likely, and former first-round receiver Rashod Bateman. Although Jackson has never thrown for more than 3,200 yards in a season, he is obviously enthused about Baltimore creating the best wide receiver corps of his career.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Lamar Jackson Wants To \u2018Throw For Like 6000 Yards\u2019 Surrounded By New Weapons <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/s1Q8UQtmNT\">https:\/\/t.co\/s1Q8UQtmNT<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/NfmngZth7D\">pic.twitter.com\/NfmngZth7D<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kyle Beagle (@kylebeagle) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/kylebeagle\/status\/1654783951922397184?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 6, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>In Jackson&#8217;s defense, two of the top four best passing yardage seasons\u2014Patrick Mahomes&#8217; 5,250 yards in 2017 and Tom Brady&#8217;s 5,316 yards in 2021\u2014came in the last two seasons since a 17th game was introduced to the regular season.<\/p>\n<h2>Most passing yards<br \/>\nsingle season, NFL history<\/h2>\n<table class=\"TableBase\" data-title=\"5x3 Table\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th class=\"header--cell\">SEASON<\/th>\n<th class=\"header--cell\">PLAYER\/TEAM<\/th>\n<th class=\"header--cell\">PASSING YARDS<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2013<\/td>\n<td>Peyton Manning\/Broncos<\/td>\n<td>5,477<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2011<\/td>\n<td>Drew Brees\/Saints<\/td>\n<td>5,476<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021<\/td>\n<td>Tom Brady\/Buccaneers<\/td>\n<td>5,316<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022<\/td>\n<td>Patrick Mahomes\/Chiefs<\/td>\n<td>5,250<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\"><a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/RavensFlock?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#RavensFlock<\/a> loaded up on receiving weapons in free agency and the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/nfldraft?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">#nfldraft<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Lamar Jackson says he wants to throw for 6000 yards<\/p>\n<p>Today on SportsCenter, <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/JFowlerESPN?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@JFowlerESPN<\/a> shared what expectations should be for Baltimore&#39;s passing attack this season <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/26YHVa3nX0\">pic.twitter.com\/26YHVa3nX0<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Phil Murphy \u00a9 (@Phil_Sports) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Phil_Sports\/status\/1654504787096870913?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">May 5, 2023<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h2>Ravens receiving yards per game by WRs<\/h2>\n<table class=\"TableBuilder\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<th>SEASON<\/th>\n<th>RECEIVING YPG<\/th>\n<th>NFL RANK<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2022<\/td>\n<td>89.2<\/td>\n<td>Last<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2021<\/td>\n<td>142.4<\/td>\n<td>19th<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2020<\/td>\n<td>108.1<\/td>\n<td>Last<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>2019<\/td>\n<td>88.7<\/td>\n<td>Last<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p>Jackson has a lot of reasons to believe that in 2023 he will have one of the best passing seasons in NFL history thanks to a new offensive coordinator, an enhanced core of playmakers, more throwing attempts, and a laser-like focus on his performance.<\/p>\n<p><iframe title=\"YouTube video player\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/DOqDV3NmP4s\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><strong>FOR MORE SPORTS COVERAGE-\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><a title=\"Fans Roast Dak Prescott On Being Seen With Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes At Miami Grand Prix 2023\" href=\"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/fans-roast-dak-prescott-on-being-seen-with-chiefs-qb-patrick-mahomes-at-miami-grand-prix-2023\/\" rel=\"bookmark\">Fans Roast Dak Prescott On Being Seen With Chiefs QB Patrick Mahomes At Miami Grand Prix 2023<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Lamar Jackson&#8217;s objective, offense, and contract have all changed. The Ravens and Jackson, who didn&#8217;t have an agent and represented himself, concluded the difficult discussions after 27 months and signed a $260 million contract. Jackson declined to comment on the trade request he made to Baltimore in early March, saying he wanted to concentrate on [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":22,"featured_media":419694,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[71,48],"tags":[755,8028,4589,5187,2211,5638,8029],"class_list":["post-424557","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-baltimore-ravens","category-nfl","tag-lamar-jackson","tag-lamar-jackson-6000-yards","tag-lamar-jackson-contract","tag-nfl-2023","tag-nfl-news","tag-ravens-lamar-jackson","tag-ravens-news"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424557","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/22"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=424557"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/424557\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/419694"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=424557"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=424557"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/yebscore.com\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=424557"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}