# Lamar Jackson makes the noise disappear

> Eight months of takes about Lamar Jackson evaporate the second he escapes a collapsed pocket.
- Title: Lamar Jackson makes the noise disappear · The Banner
- Summary: Eight months of takes about Lamar Jackson evaporate the second he escapes a collapsed pocket. The arguments about Jackson's ranking and contract will fade…
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- Source: The Banner — https://thebanner.com/sports/ravens-nfl/ravens-lamar-jackson-colts-nfl-mvp-KVKO3PMBUBALBJCBIEX5AAUTWM
- Author: Kyle Goon
- Published: 2026-09-13T22:37:11.965+00:00
- Read time: 2 min
- Topics: lamar jackson, ravens, nfl, sports media, quarterbacks, news, local
## He still surprises you
You can watch hundreds of Jackson snaps and swear you'll never underestimate him again. The next highlight gets you anyway.

> It's the damndest thing.
## The escape nobody explains
Buried under Arden Key and DeForest Buckner, squeezed between his own linemen, Jackson emerged and took off. Slow motion replay doesn't reveal how.
## Third and 16, converted
He didn't just avoid the sack. He weaved past blockers for one of the least likely third-and-16 conversions the sport has produced.
## Even the veterans gawk
Calais Campbell is 40 and has seen everything football offers. From the sideline he could only ask what he had just watched.

> It was like, 'What just happened? How do you get it there?' How many people can actually do that? There's not many.
## The offseason cage
Jackson's real annual escape act starts at kickoff. Every winter he gets locked into the same loop of questions about his ability, his ceiling and his future.

> If the offseason is Lamar Jackson's hell, the season itself is a kind of heaven.
## He erased a messy day
The line gave spotty protection and drew a pile of flags. The receiver room was gutted by injuries. He still hit practice squad receiver Chris Moore for 53 yards.
## Derrick Henry defers
Henry ran for 144 yards and three scores in the 41-23 win over the Colts, then pointed at his quarterback as the best player in football.

> I know what Lamar's about. You all have seen it. He just keeps showing you.
## The columnist confesses
Goon admits he helps run the take machine he resents, chewing on rankings, Super Bowl odds, and his own white whale: whether Jackson ever signs an extension in Baltimore.
## Awe beats analysis
Watch him hold the pocket with Jaylon Carlies bearing down, then fire past the blitz to Zay Flowers for 54 yards and a score. The urge to argue just stops.

> all that's left is awe
## Only the plays survive
When Jackson's career is over, the debates will vanish from memory. The Sunday afternoons are the part we'll actually miss.

> These moments we get to see now, every Sunday, will be the only ones we'll remember well enough to miss.
## Key takeaway

The arguments about Jackson's ranking and contract will fade from memory. The plays won't.