EmailPrintOpen Extended ReactionsOWINGS MILLS, Md. -- Five days before the start of his ninth NFL season, Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson provided a quick response Tuesday when asked what would make a meaningful year for him."Us winning it all," Jackson said with a smile.Jackson, 29, is currently the only multiple NFL Most Valuable Player award winner to not win a Super Bowl. Since entering the NFL in 2018, Jackson has the second-best regular season record in the league at 76-31 (.710) but he is 3-5 in the playoffs. He has totaled 13 touchdowns and 11 turnovers in the postseason.Despite the high expectations for Baltimore, Jackson said the players don't talk amongst themselves about winning a Super Bowl."We talk about how to get there," Jackson said. "That's all it's been. Each and every year, we never got there. It's about getting there. But it starts Week 1. We can't worry about February until we are actually there."As a result of the lack of deep playoff runs, the Ravens made a change at head coach this offseason, firing John Harbaugh after 18 seasons and hiring Jesse Minter. Baltimore also added a new offensive coordinator in Declan Doyle, who is the league's youngest playcaller at the age of 30.The last two times the Ravens have made a change at offensive coordinator -- 2019 and 2023 -- Jackson has won NFL MVP.Asked if he doesn't get enough credit for his ability to adapt to new schemes, Jackson replied, ""I'm not going to lie. I really don't get concerned about the credit. I just want to win, win a championship -- win a few championships. That's all I'm about."Jackson is coming off one of his most frustrating seasons. After missing four games due to hamstring and back injuries, Jackson recorded his first losing season as a starter at 6-7.Now, Jackson said he's fully healthy but doesn't feel any motivation to show last season was an anomaly."It was just an up and down season for us all," Jackson said. "I don't feel like I have anything to prove to anyone but myself."In the Super Bowl era, Jackson is one of nine players to win MVP more than once, joining Joe Montana, Steve Young, Brett Favre, Kurt Warner, Peyton Manning, Tom Brady, Aaron Rodgers and Patrick Mahomes. But all the others have hoisted up the Vince Lombardi Trophy.Ravens safety Kyle Hamilton admires the way that Jackson has been able to block the outside criticism."For him, all the talk does not matter," Hamilton said. "He's really special with that honestly. As much notoriety and as many people are talking about him on a daily basis, he really does not care."Hamilton added, "He's really a guy who deserves to win. I think he wants to win just as much as anybody on the team."
