This is the second article in a three-part series exploring the schematic advantage Lamar Jackson can bring to an offense with his athleticism. Specifically, I am looking at how Jackson performs against Man Cover-2, especially when scrambling, and if defensive coordinators change their use of the coverage when facing Jackson accordingly. In the first article, I leveraged the Sports Info Solutions (SIS) database to test which coverages are most susceptible to scrambles at the NFL and FBS levels, verifying that scrambles are most successful against two-man at both levels. Now that we have established that, this article will examine whether defenses played less Man Cover-2 against Jackson and how that related to his success and scramble rate against the coverage.
Lamar Jackson Part II: Deterring Man Cover-2
