Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson spoke to the team’s media Wednesday.
Here’s what he had to say:
On whether he expects his potential first road start to be different from college road games: "I don't know. I don't really know. Just for me going out there, getting another game, I don't really know what I'm getting myself into. I have to wait to see what Atlanta brings us."
On whether he expects communication to be a focus this week: "Yes, absolutely. I feel coach, in practice, will have some music going or something like that, try to have the crowd going to see how our offense responds to the noise, see if it distracts us or not, so we'll see."
On whether he had a favorite road performance of his while playing at Louisville: "No, that's a good question. I don't know. I haven't thought about that at all."
On whether he embraces playing on the road: "I love road games. I just to try make the crowd turn to our (side), make it be like our home environment. I like to do that, silence the crowd. Sometimes, they go against us. Sometimes, the game can be equal. I don't really know yet. I just want to make it my home, my team's home."
On whether he thinks about how both he and RB Gus Edwards have had success playing together: "Gus is a great running back. Just him, handing the ball off, our line does a great job blocking, and he hits the hole hard. I don't know. We don't have a thing going on; we just work hard in practice and just get what the defense gives us, and we just execute at that. That's all."
On RB Gus Edwards' personality being more business-focused: "He just doesn't talk, really, as much as everybody else does. (laughter) But, he talks. He talks to us. He laughs, giggles and stuff like that, just like any other human being."
On whether it means anything to him to make his first potential road start where QB Michael Vick got his start: "No. I don't really look at it like that. It's just another game, just trying to come out with a 'W.'"
On whether he has had to call an audible in his first two starts, and how comfortable he is with it: "Yes, I'm pretty comfortable with it. We do a lot of walk-throughs and stuff like that. Our defense, the scout team, they give us good looks, and I have to keep my eyes up and try to change the play or change the protection. So, yes, I'm pretty cool with it." (Reporter: Did you have to do it in either of the games?") "I did it in the game last week, yes."
On how many times he's played in a dome in his career: "I don't know. My first dome was in college. I threw an interception on my first play ever, so I remember that very vividly." (laughter)
On how he seems to mention and remember interceptions: "I hate them. Everything bad that happens, I remember." (Reporter: "So, how much this week do you spend looking at your three interceptions so far?") "I don't look at it after it's done. It happened. I just try to go into the next play and make it a positive. I don't dwell on it, but I'm mad I did it. Yes, it's in the back of my mind."
On whether an emphasis is needed on the passing game if the run game is as successful as it has been: "We just do whatever it takes to win. We are going to try to balance it out, because we have wonderful, great receivers – great hands – guys that run great routes. We're going to do whatever it takes to win. We'll see what the game plan gives us."
On his confidence level after starting two games: "I'd say I'm confident a lot, even more than I was last week, not even just the Cincinnati game. I'm just looking forward to getting to Mercedes-Benz Stadium and just have to do what I'm supposed to do: win the game."
On his long pass to WR John Brown being called back: "Aw, man!" (laughter) (Reporter: "How would you assess how you guys have linked up so far?") "We're good. There were a lot of passes I feel I should have gotten to him, put it on him so he could get more receptions involved, instead of just targets. But, we're going to work hard in practice, and we're going to try to execute in the game."
On whether there is a difference between track speed and football speed: "Yes, because I ran track in high school. I didn't really take track seriously, so I know it's different. Some people are faster on a track than they are on the field, so yes, definitely, to me."
On whether he's heard from other players during the game about his speed: "No, just if they're going to talk trash. I feel they're probably going to talk trash more than anything. Then, probably, after the game, they'll try to talk to me, but yes, I don't really know."
On whether he made it more of a priority to avoid getting hit last week: "No, I'm going to play my game at all times. But, they were giving it to me, so I'm going to take advantage of it, go out of bounds, definitely."
On how QB Joe Flacco has been helpful in the quarterback room while he has not been able to play: "Yes, absolutely. Like I always say, anytime he'll let me know on the play we're going over or something like that, he'll let me know his progression of what he would have done on this play. Even a bad play that I did in the game, he'll let me know how he's seeing it and stuff like that. So, he's helping out a lot, him and 'RG' (Robert Griffin III), too."
On veteran NFL players commenting on social media with support for him: "It's pretty cool, because there are a lot of guys in the NFL. People don't really see it, but there are a lot of 'five-stars' in the NFL. It's the best of the best. You go play high school or college, you know there's going to be someone who's good, but you know that they're not really that good. But in the NFL, everyone is good, so when they give me credit, I just take it and cherish it.
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