Lamar Jackson Is Main Reason Ravens’ Super Bowl Window Remains Open

The Ravens got here up brief of their quest for the franchise’s third Lombardi Trophy, which has raised the query of whether or not their Super Bowl window has closed.

Sports Illustrated’s Gilberto Manzano addressed the subject in his “Fact or Fiction” column. While acknowledging that it is a truthful query, he categorized the suggestion that the Ravens missed their window as “fiction.”

“The brief response is not any, the Ravens did not miss their Super Bowl window as a result of they’ve Lamar Jackson, who continues to get higher and simply turned 28,” Manzano wrote. “It’s wild to suppose a two-time MVP can get higher, however he is in rivalry to win the glory for a 3rd time due to his profession season as a passer, turning into the primary participant in NFL historical past to report not less than 4,000 passing yards and 900 speeding yards.

“As lengthy as Jackson is in his prime, the Ravens will at all times have the Super Bowl window cracked not less than barely open.”

Manzano’s level about Jackson is well-founded, however the All-Pro quarterback is just not the one cause the Ravens determine to stay legit Super Bowl contenders.

The Ravens have a roster full of veteran gamers of their prime and ascending younger gamers. They even have an excellent teaching employees led by John Harbaugh and a entrance workplace headed by General Manager Eric DeCosta that’s considered one of many absolute best in professional sports activities.

One of the large takeaways from the Ravens’ season-ending press convention yesterday was that the group is planning to convey again the core of the workforce to make one other run at a Super Bowl.