ESPN's Harry Douglas has big request of Lamar Jackson in new Ravens era

The firing of longtime head coach John Harbaugh has led to a new era for the Baltimore Ravens, but it's also placed more pressure on star quarterback Lamar Jackson. With Jesse Minter now in the building as Baltimore's new head coach, one national analyst is calling for Jackson to take his game to another level. 

ESPN's Harry Douglas wants Jackson to be more "obsessive with his craft" moving forward and put in the necessary work to get the Ravens over the hump, which would be the only way to legitimatize the decision to move on from the greatest coach in franchise history. 

Lamar Jackson has to take accountability and step up his game 

"If I'm Lamar Jackson, I'm taking it on myself and thinking, 'I'm going into year nine. I've been in the league for eight years. I've been an MVP twice, could have won it a third time, but clearly that wasn't enough to hoist a Lombardi Trophy,'" said Douglas when asked for his message to Jackson during the Friday edition of ESPN's "Get Up" show. 

Douglas then added that Jackson needs to become more "dedicated" and take care of his body a lot better so he can lead the Ravens to a Super Bowl, the one accomplishment that's alluded the likely future Hall of Famer.  

New Ravens HC Jesse Minter knows his success will be predicated on his relationship with Lamar Jackson 

But Minter himself didn't sound worried about working with Jackson during his introductory press conference. 

"When this job opened, this became the one for me and this was the one that I wanted," Minter said. "Lamar [Jackson] and I have had multiple conversations. And it's been great. It's been great to get to know. I think relationships take time. I just look forward to connecting with him, helping be the best version of himself."

And with the relationship between a head coach and his quarterback being the most important for any team, making sue they stay on the same page is essential to achieving success, especially with the kind of pressure that will be on Minter as a first time head coach. 

For Douglas, it's all about Minter and Jackson "connecting" together so they can bring a third Super Bowl title to the Ravens.