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Why is the once high-scoring Baltimore Ravens offense struggling this season? Lamar Jackson says the Ravens are too predictable on offense.

On Wednesday's "Rich Eisen Show," the quarterback said teams know what the Ravens are going to run on offense when they line up.

"They're calling out our plays, stuff like that," Jackson said. "They know what we're doing. Sometimes stuff won't go our way if they're beating us to the punch."

Is Jackson really hearing the defense call out the Ravens' plays?

"Yeah, they definitely do," Jackson said. "Like, 'run' and stuff like that. 'Watch out for this, watch out for that.' Sometimes that's what's going on."

Defenses have commented how deliberate the Ravens have been on offense this year.

Baltimore has been a run-first offense with mixed results. The Ravens have called a run play on 64% of their first downs, the second-highest rate in the NFL behind the Browns (65.1%), according to ESPN Stats & Information. But Baltimore, the NFL's No. 1 rushing team, ranks 21st in yards per carry (3.9) on first down.

Last season, Jackson was the NFL MVP, leading an offense that ranked No. 1 in points scored (31.4 per game) and No. 2 in total yards (407.6). At the halfway point this season, Baltimore ranks 15th in offensive points (24.8) and 23rd in yards (347).