The numbers support it, too.
Jackson’s 24-3 record against the NFC includes a 66.3 completion percentage, 50 touchdown passes, nine interceptions, 1,931 yards rushing for a whopping 71.5 per game, and nine rushing touchdowns.
He’s faced the Vikings only one time, in 2021, Mike Zimmer’s last year as Vikings coach. Zim coaxed two picks out of Jackson, but Lamar also stunned the run defense with 120 yards on 21 carries in a 34-31 Ravens win in Baltimore.
“It’s really kind of along the lines, albeit totally different, of how teams that can be phenomenal in college football and then they play against a triple-option team,” O’Connell said of watching vs. playing Jackson. “You just don’t see this a whole lot.”
O’Connell indicated that he wasn’t ready on Monday to say who he’ll use in practice to replicate Jackson.
“It might be a bunch of different players,” he said.