Steelers QB Ben Roethlisberger Has Brutally Honest Thoughts on Lamar Jackson
PITTSBURGH -- The NFL continues to revolve around Lamar Jackson and his contract saga with the Baltimore Ravens. And as the Pittsburgh Steelers wait to see who their rival's QB is this season, their former quarterback is chiming in on the matter.
After the signing of Odell Beckham Jr., the biggest question around the league is whether or not Jackson is returning. The next question is how much better does OBJ make the Ravens' offense?
During his most recent episode of the Footbahlin' Podcast, Ben Roethlisberger gave his take on the impact of Beckham Jr. - which he believes will help the Ravens' QB - and some interesting thoughts on Jackson.
"You don’t really fear Lamar’s accuracy all the time. He’s got a huge arm, he can make things happen when he scrambles, but you don’t fear him just sitting in the pocket and picking you apart," Roethlisberger said. "You can bring safeties down because you do fear him running because he’s a different level runner. So you fear that, so you bring safeties down
"But now, if you’ve got [Beckham] on the outside, you better put a safety back or it’s one on one, you could just throw it to him. It definitely creates some potential opportunities for that offense and for Lamar to run if he has to or to take those big shots down the field if he needs to if they bring the safeties down."
Jackson's current war with the NFL for a near fully-guaranteed deal isn't going to go well if more people around the league view him as Roethlisberger does. That being said, Jackson is just 2-3 against the Steelers, so he hasn't impressed much during his battles with Big Ben.
The former MVP hasn't made it clear if he'll play under the non-exclusive franchise tag this season, but has made it public that he's looking for a trade. However, he then hinted at a potential return, seeming overly excited about the Beckham Jr. signing.
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