Harbaugh: Jackson is our QB, Flacco should have market

John Harbaugh made it abundantly clear after Sunday's playoff game who'll be under center for the Baltimore Ravens going into next season.

"Lamar Jackson is our quarterback going forward. There's no question about that," Harbaugh said after the Ravens' wild-card round loss to the Los Angeles Chargers, according to Luke Jones of WNST.net.

Joe Flacco had been the team's starting quarterback since 2008. His hip injury in Week 11 opened the door for Jackson to take over the team. The No. 32 draft pick in 2018 helped the Ravens win six of their last seven regular-season games to capture the AFC North crown.

Harbaugh was appreciative of the past 11 years he's shared with Flacco in Baltimore and believes the veteran quarterback won't be long for work.

"Joe is going to have a market," he said, according to ESPN's Jamison Hensley. "I'm going to be in Joe's corner unless we play him. He's the best quarterback in Ravens history. He's going to be fine."

Even after Jackson's poor performance in Sunday's 23-17 loss to the Chargers, the Ravens remain confident in the dual-threat quarterback's ability to lead the team going forward.

"He's the future," veteran safety Eric Weddle said after the game, according to Hensley. "As you can tell, he's devastated (with the loss). But that's going to drive him next year. He's going to be a great one."

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