'Put the Brakes On!' ESPN Analyst Not Confident in Lamar Jackson's Playoff Ability

ESPN's Chris "Mad Dog" Russo is not sold on Baltimore Ravens QB Lamar Jackson being successful in the postseason.

Lamar Jackson appears to be well on his way to winning the NFL's MVP award this season, but could his momentum fizzle out in the playoffs?

One ESPN analyst in particular, Chris “Mad Dog” Russo, is not sold on Jackson's playoff ability this year, especially considering the quarterback's career mark of 1-3 in the postseason.

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"Until Lamar does it in the postseason, can we put the brakes on just a bit?" Russo said on ESPN's "First Take." "He's going to win the MVP. [He] deserves it. And I'll give him a little break as far as a couple of those games in postseason play. He's 1-3 in the postseason. His quarterback rating is not great in the postseason.

"He's walking into a big situation. All the pressure in the world is on him. Can I see him win a couple of games in the postseason before I can possibly say that I have no qualms whatsoever when he's never done it before?"

Not all analysts agreed with Russo's opinion, however, including Marcus Spears who gave a rather emphatic reply to the contrary.

"No! No! You don't need to see them," Spears said. "Because the team around Lamar Jackson is better than they were when you're talking about this damn 1-3 record in the playoffs. He has the best defense in the league. He has way better weapons than he's had in those playoff runs."

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