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Big Ben Roethlisberger feels Odell Beckham Jr joining the Ravens will be huge for Lamar Jackson

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Big Ben Roethlisberger feels Odell Beckham Jr joining the Ravens will be huge for Lamar Jackson

Ben Roethlisberger has had to go up against Lamar Jackson in the Ravens twice a year when he was still suiting up, and when he was asked about the addition of Odell Beckham Jr., Big Ben had some interesting comments. He said he felt it will be great for Lamar Jackson because now teams will not be able to stack the box against him.

“You don’t really fear Lamar’s accuracy all the time. He’s got a huge arm. He can make things happen when he scrambles, but you don’t fear him just sitting in the pocket and picking you apart,” Roethlisberger said, “You can bring safeties down because you do fear him running, because he’s a different-level runner. So you fear that, so you can bring safeties down.

“But now you’ve got (Beckham) on the outside, so you better put a safety back or its 1-on-1 (and) you could just throw to him. It definitely creates some potential opportunities for that offense and for Lamar to run if he has to or take those big shots down the field if he needs to if they bring the safeties down.”

I cannot wait to see what the Ravens do with Odell Beckham Jr. and how they mend this relationship with Lamar Jackson. At this point, I am not sure how this will work itself out. It could be a major issue if the Ravens are not able to get Lamar more money than they are offering him with the franchise tag.

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