Jason Whitlock Gives His Prediction Ahead Of Patriots-Ravens Matchup

Will Jason Whitlock turn a new leaf and stop criticizing the New England Patriots? Of course not. Whitlock is one of the biggest critics of New England. He promised not to bet against the Patriots. The “Speak For Yourself” host broke his promise, and said the Ravens will give New England the first loss of the season.

“The Patriots’ offense is not great, in my opinion. It’s not great,” Whitlock said Tuesday on FOX Sports 1. “So, I don’t see this as a high-scoring game regardless of what happens. On the other side, I’m telling you, (Devin) McCourty and Stephon Gilmore make that defense go. They shut down wide receivers. They make that defense go. I’m not knocking the rest of them. Jamie Collins, (Kyle) Van Noy, good players. But they can be run on particularly by this team with this quarterback and Mark Ingram and just their commitment and will. They’ve (Ravens) had a week off a bye.

“Greg Roman, the offensive coordinator for Baltimore, took Colin Kaepernick to Foxboro and beat Bill Belichick and the Patriots, off a bye week as well. I think Lamar Jackson is better than Colin Kaepernick. I know at one point Colin Kaepernick — I was all in. As a runner and I think as a more consistent player, Lamar Jackson’s better. I think Baltimore’s defense is certainly good enough to limit this Patriots offense. If they weren’t coming off a bye I’d be less sure about my conviction here, but I really do believe they’re going to get the Patriots this weekend. It’s tough to prepare for this offense, that kind of physicality. People just don’t play this way.”

Jason Whitlock goes with the Ravens

He predicted a win for the Ravens, and he also believes that Lamar Jackson and his team will win the game with ease.

“This running game, the plus-one running game, the plus-one offense with Lamar Jackson, I think they’re going to run roughshod over the New England Patriots,” Whitlock said Friday on FOX Sports 1. “I feel very good about this. I expect Lamar Jackson to outplay the GOAT (Tom Brady) this weekend.”

Well, Patriots head coach Bill Belichick praised the Ravens, calling the team one of the best teams in the NFL. Belichick also said that Lamar may be a problem because of his speed.

“He’s fast and that’s really a big problem,” he said. “A lot of times he just outruns people. I mean, he’s got good moves, too. I’m not saying that, but a lot of times he just outruns people with his speed. Catching him is an issue, especially when he keeps the ball. A lot of times he’s running against a defensive end and the ends just aren’t fast enough. They have him but they don’t have him. He’s a problem. He’s definitely a problem. He leads the team in rushing, or he did. Maybe he doesn’t anymore, but he and [Mark] Ingram are right kind of there together, so it’s definitely a challenge.”