Talking Ravens with Baltimore Sun beat writer Jonas Shaffer
With the Baltimore Ravens playing like the best team in the NFL and quarterback Lamar Jackson emerging as a frontrunner for MVP, Jonas Shaffer, who covers the team for The Baltimore Sun, joins sports editor Josh Smith and host Greg Swatek on this week’s episode of Just Another Sports Podcast. Shaffer helps to explain the unique style of offense the Ravens are running and why so few teams are equipped to duplicate or stop it. He also talks about the emergence of Jackson as one of the league’s must-see players and how he has overcome the questions that surrounded his status as a late first-round draft choice. Shaffer also explains why the Ravens’ defense has improved so much, and, on a personal note, how he became interested in journalism as a 2012 graduate of the University of Maryland. Then, Greg and Josh touch on the Myles Garrett incident, the Colin Kaepernick workout and the incredible rise of 20-year-old Luka Doncic of the Dallas Mavericks. Plus, overzealous youth baseball parents and the commissioner of an incredibly popular sports league join the crew on the Boat to Nowhere.