Where Lamar Jackson Sees Offense After Joint Practice With Colts

Tuesday’s joint practice against the Indianapolis Colts was a chance for Lamar Jackson to lead the first-team offense against another opponent.

Jackson was in excellent sync with his tight ends, connecting with Mark Andrews twice in the red zone for touchdowns, and making several completions to Charlie Kolar. However, Jackson was also intercepted late in practice, as was backup quarterback Cooper Rush.

While Jackson is happy with what he’s seeing from Baltimore’s offense, he believes there’s still work to do.

“It was great work against a good defense,” Jackson said. “I think overall it was a good day. We get great work out of these type of practices.

“There’s always room for improvement. [In] camp, we have good days, we have bad days, we have OK days, we have great days. We’re right where we need to be right now.”

Head Coach John Harbaugh said that Baltimore’s starters were able to get significant practice reps against quality starters from another team. The Ravens are not planning to play their starters during Thursday night’s preseason game against the Colts at M&T Bank Stadium.

Tuesday’s joint practice, and another against the Commanders on Aug. 21, may be the closest some starters may get to live action against another team before Week 1 in Buffalo.

“I felt really good about the work, they got a lot of reps,” Harbaugh said. “They got seven out of every 12 reps. That was good to see them get all those reps against another defense, and that’s a really good defense.”

With tight end Isaiah Likely (ankle) sidelined, Kolar is taking full advantage of getting more reps with Jackson.

“Charlie is getting a great feel for the game,” Jackson said. “He’s looking like a little Mark and a little Isaiah out there, in his own way. He’s coming along great.”