Mark Andrews: If you’re not passing well, you’re going to fall behind

Posted by Josh Alper on February 7, 2023, 2:14 PM EST
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The Ravens are still looking for a new offensive coordinator and one key member of the unit knows what he wants to see from the eventual hire.

Ravens tight end Mark Andrews was a guest on PFT Live in Arizona on Tuesday and said that a key for the incoming coordinator will be to build an offense that changes the narrative that Baltimore is a bad place for receivers to play.

“This is such a pass happy league. If you’re not doing it, you’re gonna fall behind,” Andrews said.

Andrews has led the team in catches for the last four seasons and the only player who challenged him for the lead was Hollywood Brown, who was traded to the Cardinals before last season. Whether it is Lamar Jackson or someone else playing quarterback, breaking that tradition will be crucial for the team’s next coordinator.

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19 responses to “Mark Andrews: If you’re not passing well, you’re going to fall behind”

  2. Maybe they should sign actual receivers who can get separation and catch the ball . The top wideouts on that team would be lucky to be the third or fourth option elsewhere. They’ve blown the chances they had with a cheap great quarterback and it’ll be a good long while before the ravens get to the afc championship again let alone Superbowl . Jackson will be elsewhere at the beginning of the next nfl season and the Ravens will be rebuilding again through the draft . ( How many times now under the current regimes era)

    They may be better off without Jackson though , you see guys like Mahomes and Hurts elevate their team in high stakes playoff games – Jackson does the opposite – he deters from the team in the playoffs and brings everyone down around him . You can see it in his teammates faces during those moments , lack of belief ..

  4. Lamar Jackson is very limited, if you look at his playoff record & performances against good teams, it is not up to the standard needed. They will never win a super bowl with this. This is not college wide open.

  5. Gilgameshvshumbaba says:
    February 7, 2023 at 2:28 pm
    Maybe they should sign actual receivers who can get separation and catch the ball . The top wideouts on that team would be lucky to be the third or fourth option elsewhere. They’ve blown the chances they had with a cheap great quarterback and it’ll be a good long while before the ravens get to the afc championship again let alone Superbowl . Jackson will be elsewhere at the beginning of the next nfl season and the Ravens will be rebuilding again through the draft . ( How many times now under the current regimes era)

    They may be better off without Jackson though , you see guys like Mahomes and Hurts elevate their team in high stakes playoff games – Jackson does the opposite – he deters from the team in the playoffs and brings everyone down around him . You can see it in his teammates faces during those moments , lack of belief ..

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    Separation isn’t just physical movement and speed, it can also be aided by good playcalling, good playaction and having versatile receivers who can line up anywhere and be effective, as well as the QB himself being good and accurate with the ball.

    Route running consistency is more important than “separation”. It’s an overrated term people just throw around.

    Most of the players are elite football players and many can cover very well so there are times a QB needs to anticipate properly to help achieve that “separation”.

    Jackson is clearly the problem in Baltimore. He can only perform when a WR is wide open off the gimmick NCAA offense they run. That’s why this has happened.

    Jerry Rice would look bad in Baltimore.

  6. “Andrews has led the team in catches for the last four seasons and the only player who challenged him for the lead was Hollywood Brown, who was traded to the Cardinals before last season.”

    And this is why the Ravens have been non-factors in the title chase for the past four years.
    Say whatever you will about Jackson’s abilities as a passer, but Baltimore hasn’t really made things easier for him by having such a weak WR corps, unlike what the Eagles have done for Jalen Hurts.

  8. You definitely fall behind if you can’t pass in this league. The Ravens held a 4th quarter lead in all 12 games Lamar Jackson played despite spending least amount at WR in the NFL. Lamar Jackson is elite. Pay him.

  9. Gilgameshvshumbaba says:
    February 7, 2023 at 2:28 pm
    Maybe they should sign actual receivers who can get separation and catch the ball . The top wideouts on that team would be lucky to be the third or fourth option elsewhere. They’ve blown the chances they had with a cheap great quarterback and it’ll be a good long while before the ravens get to the afc championship again let alone Superbowl . Jackson will be elsewhere at the beginning of the next nfl season and the Ravens will be rebuilding again through the draft . ( How many times now under the current regimes era)

    They may be better off without Jackson though , you see guys like Mahomes and Hurts elevate their team in high stakes playoff games – Jackson does the opposite – he deters from the team in the playoffs and brings everyone down around him . You can see it in his teammates faces during those moments , lack of belief

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    That is simply not true. First both Hurts and Mahomes were terrible in their teams playoff losses last season. Every QB has had bad games in the playoffs before. Also if actually look at Jackson’s playoff career you see a road playoff win, a great comeback that fell short with a terrible team built for Joe Flacco, a game where Jackson had 500 years and the defense got trampled by Derrick Henry. The only concern for Jackson is health but even then he never had an injury that required surgery. The man is elite. Pay him.

  10. Whether it is Lamar Jackson or someone else playing quarterback, breaking that tradition will be crucial for the team’s next coordinator.

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    It was widely reported that when the Ravens made Jackson their starting QB they had to revamp their entire offense around the running game. Roman was hailed as a genius for getting so much production out of a QB with such limited passing ability.

    Now 5 years later they blame the OC and not the QB who required that limited type of offense? Does anyone even know if Lamar has learned to read a defense yet or is it still run around until Andrew gets open or a running lane opens up?

  12. Ravens haven’t had any WR, because free agent WRs don’t want to sign with a team that has a running QB, who is a mediocre passer/thrower.

  14. People act like the Ravens weren`t trying to upgrade WR, Bateman was a good draft pick but hasn`t stayed healthy. The elite WR that got traded or were FA had a say in where they went and no elite WR what`s to go block for Lamar! He doesn`t throw with anticipation so WR come out of their breaks and he hesitates and starts running. They can`t get paid for blocking. Lamar is the problem! He`s a great athlete but he`s not a good QB

  15. No receiver that is worth a damn is going to go to Baltimore the waste their career playing with Jackson.

    Bottom line.

    Not only would such a receiver waste prime years of their career, but they would heavily jeopardize their next contract with a lack of production caused by Jackson’s passing liabilities.

    The Ravens need to stop engaging in sunken cost fallacy and let Jackson move on. Both parties are currently hamstrung by this ridiculous facade they have built and it would be in their common interest to find an amenable solution.

    The Ravens get picks to continue to build and grow and Jackson could find a team that believes he is the right fit.

  16. eagleswin says:
    February 7, 2023 at 3:17 pm
    Whether it is Lamar Jackson or someone else playing quarterback, breaking that tradition will be crucial for the team’s next coordinator.

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    It was widely reported that when the Ravens made Jackson their starting QB they had to revamp their entire offense around the running game. Roman was hailed as a genius for getting so much production out of a QB with such limited passing ability.

    Now 5 years later they blame the OC and not the QB who required that limited type of offense? Does anyone even know if Lamar has learned to read a defense yet or is it still run around until Andrew gets open or a running lane opens up?

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    You are beyond ridiculous. It’s has also been widely reported that Jackson is a good pocket passer and you or anyone else have yet to provide 1 statistics or name one respected football mind who disagrees. What the limits the offense is all the running backs are injured and all the Wide Receivers are easily covered one on one. As an eagles fan you should see how Jalen Hurts was trash until he got a number 1 Receiver. You can not play offense without threats on the outside. There is a reason that elite Receivers make 30 mil a year and the Ravens make 3 mil combined.

  17. That is simply not true. First both Hurts and Mahomes were terrible in their teams playoff losses last season. Every QB has had bad games in the playoffs before. Also if actually look at Jackson’s playoff career you see a road playoff win, a great comeback that fell short with a terrible team built for Joe Flacco, a game where Jackson had 500 years and the defense got trampled by Derrick Henry. The only concern for Jackson is health but even then he never had an injury that required surgery. The man is elite. Pay him.
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    You are aware of Patricks playoff record right ? His playoff quarterback rating is roughly 106.0. He has won a super bowl . What is Lamar’s playoff record ? What is his rating ?

    You accuse people on here of cherry picking when talking about Lamar , guess what ? You’re doing the same thing with that statement about Mahomes and Hurts and trying to equate them with Jackson . Try as you might , Jackson isn’t elite

  18. Mahomes 10-3 playoff – rating 106
    Jackson 1-3 playoff – rating 68.3

    That should settle that unless you’re going to blame everyone else but Jackson Mr. MikeCrabtreeschain –

  19. Gilgameshvshumbaba says:
    February 7, 2023 at 8:49 pm
    That is simply not true. First both Hurts and Mahomes were terrible in their teams playoff losses last season. Every QB has had bad games in the playoffs before. Also if actually look at Jackson’s playoff career you see a road playoff win, a great comeback that fell short with a terrible team built for Joe Flacco, a game where Jackson had 500 years and the defense got trampled by Derrick Henry. The only concern for Jackson is health but even then he never had an injury that required surgery. The man is elite. Pay him.
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    You are aware of Patricks playoff record right ? His playoff quarterback rating is roughly 106.0. He has won a super bowl . What is Lamar’s playoff record ? What is his rating ?

    You accuse people on here of cherry picking when talking about Lamar , guess what ? You’re doing the same thing with that statement about Mahomes and Hurts and trying to equate them with Jackson . Try as you might , Jackson isn’t elite.

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    You are quick to move the goalposts. I didn’t say anything about playoff careers. I said specifically “last years playoff losses” Mahomes had a 1.4 QBR in the second half and Hurts had a 24. You said their “presence elevates their teams” but it sure didn’t look like it just last season. They had bad games like all QB occasionally do. I’m not seeing how they elevate their offenses when we have seen their backups move the ball just fine without them while the Ravens go from 12th in ppg with Jackson to worst since 2009 without him. Jackson seems to elevate his team just fine. Mahomes and Hurts are great but Jackson is elite as well. Putting stock into playoff record right now is ridiculous. I don’t think Mark Sanchez is better than Peyton Manning like you guys apparently do because of playoff record.

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