Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger, at least for the back nine of his playing days, was “in the best shape of his career” annually by the time he reached training camp, according to various reporters. Sometimes it was closer to being true than others.
The refrain for Lamar Jackson of the Baltimore Ravens certainly appears to be shaping up nicely, and that is the notion of him throwing the ball better than so-and-so has ever seen him throw. Typically, the biggest deficiency seen in a player will suddenly be seen to be on the way up. For Jackson, these kudos came yesterday from his own offensive coordinator, Greg Roman.