Lamar Jackson picking up right where he left off last season

Lamar Jackson is showing his NFL MVP win was far from a mistake.

When we last saw Lamar Jackson and the Baltimore Ravens, they were walking off the field after a stunning playoff loss to the Tennessee Titans.

The disrespect continued to mount and it harkened back to the comments of Bill Polian, a former NFL general manager who stated that Jackson should move to wide receiver before the draft despite having won the Heisman Trophy and putting Louisville in the conversation for football instead of primarily basketball.

Safe to say, Polian has always believed that every quarterback should just be the mold of Peyton Manning, which is absolutely not the case. If you aren’t that mold, you should not play quarterback. Disrespectful and disingenuous. Jackson has proved Polian wrong once again as have other quarterbacks, and so far this season, he has played like his MVP self but with extra intensity.

Jackson even said it himself in an interview with NBC Sports columnist Peter King when asked about how he felt about his playoff performances in his first two seasons.

"I’m tired of going home. I just can’t wait to get back in that same spot and perform at a whole ‘nother level."

It’s safe to say that he’s well on his way to accomplishing his goal.

Lamar Jackson is back and better than ever early in the 2020 season.

Last season, Jackson tossed for 3,127 yards and 36 touchdowns with six interceptions. He also ran for 1,207 yards and seven touchdowns. This season he has 479 yards and four touchdowns and zero interceptions with 99 yards rushing.

This season, his offensive arsenal got stronger with the addition of running back J.K. Dobbins in the draft plus the development of wide receivers Marquise Brown and Miles Boykin. Plus, the improvement in the game of tight end Mark Andrews has elevated Jackson’s pedigree. Though Marshall Yanda is gone to retirement, the offensive line has yet to make life uncomfortable for their franchise quarterback.

The defense has improved as well. With the release of a locker room distraction, Earl Thomas, combined with the drafting of the next great Ravens linebacker in Patrick Queen, it’s only going to get better. Justin Tucker is still leading the special teams with ease, and the entire roster is back to a good culture.

Jackson can feed off of that and, as he gets better as a young passer, the Lombardi Trophy will be in his hands. One quarterback has already won a Super Bowl in Tampa for the Ravens wearing the No. 8. What’s to say it cannot happen again?