John Harbaugh isn’t worried that Lamar Jackson’s struggles will continue

There are some things that we've been fed for our entire lives, and they just aren't true. One of those statements is that all men are created equal. They are not. All men deserve equal rights, but all men certainly aren't created equal. Just examine the Baltimore Ravens' roster.

Most men can't do what Lamar Jackson does athletically, and few have his throwing arm. Many of us can't run the 40-yard dash in 4.28 seconds like Nate Wiggins. 40.5-inch verticals like Devontez Walker's just aren't common.

Talking about football for a living will allow you to meet interesting people. We've seen coaches, players, and fans who can do scientific calculations in their heads without a calculator. Ladies and gentlemen, we were lied to as youths. All men certainly aren't created equal.

That said, if men aren't created equal, we can't use the same measuring stick to grade them. That's the beauty and curse of having a quarterback who is as gifted as Lamar Jackson.

John Harbaugh isn't fearful that Lamar Jackson's recent struggles will continue.

Even in a quarterback- and offense-driven league, a four-touchdown, zero-interception passing performance must be considered special. That's what Lamar Jackson did in his return from injury vs. the Miami Dolphins.

Keep in mind the fact that he had missed three games with a hamstring injury. Yeah... Normal people don't do that, but Jackson is so brilliant that we are confused when he doesn't dominate all of the time.

Since his dominating performance vs. the Dolphins, he has appeared in three more games. He hasn't completed more than 59% of his passes in any of them.

He is averaging 174 passing yards per contest. He has only thrown one TD pass. That isn't what we expect from the two-time MVP, but Ravens head coach John Harbaugh isn't expressing any worry.

"[I have the] utmost confidence in Lamar Jackson; I always will. He's my guy. He's our guy. He's our quarterback. Lamar is doing what he needs to do. He is winning football games. It's not always pretty. I don't know how many times in the last however many years where we've had wins like this, where we've gotten up here and have said, 'It's not pretty, it's not perfect, but it's us. It's competing and fighting.' And that's what Lamar is doing. The pretty games will be there. They'll be there for Lamar Jackson; you can bet on that. But I'm proud of him right now. I'm really proud of him and the way he's fighting to win football games."

Those were Coach Harbaugh's words from his postgame press conference. The trust in Jackson isn't going anywhere, as evidenced by his head coach's description of a fourth gamble that paid off thanks to HC's trust in his QB1.

"Well, I did see [Lamar Jackson's] facial expression – I will have to admit to that – but really what it was, it was shorter than we thought. It seemed a little longer, for whatever reason, on the spot, we thought. And it was really a situation where you were probably punting everything unless it was inches, and it turned out to be about – well then it looked like about three inches, but then they spotted it right before the snap, and I'm like, 'That's like a half of a yard. I think they moved it back again.' But, we got it, and so I thought that was awesome. That was big [for us]."

Give most quarterbacks Jackson's stat line over these past three weeks, and they'll take it. Why, because all quarterbacks aren't equal, but the Ravens star has established himself as one of the NFL's elite.

He'll snap back into his expected form at some point. Be patient. This is football at its highest level. Those teams on the other sideline have their coaches, too.

Slumps and droughts sometimes happen. This is why we talk about 'adjustments'. Jackson will be fine, and he'll get to prove that with a divisional clash vs. the Cincinnati Bengals on Thanksgiving.

This article originally appeared on Ravens Wire: John Harbaugh shrugs off concern over Lamar Jackson’s struggles