It's sometimes tough to write a column about the Ravens in 2019 because there is sensitivity (perhaps even fairly to an extent) about the topic at hand. The search for subtext has been as prevalent as the willingness to consider the actual text.
Example? If the commentary plainly reads "Lamar Jackson is doing a phenomenal job of running the football," to a certain sect the reaction will be "stop saying Lamar can't throw the ball!" despite the fact that, obviously, the commentary never suggested as such. To be clear, that sensitivity isn't wholly unfounded. It is rooted in decades of truly unfair commentary (overwhelmingly) regarding black quarterbacks.
So I want to be particularly careful in presenting this take, because I absolutely do not want there to be any room for the presumption of subtext.
