For the floundering Bears, the Ravens are the perfect mirror. They are what any self-respecting franchise should aspire to.
With rampant talk of what Justin Fields needs, of what support systems have to be in place long-term, Baltimore seems to be the ideal in one respect: the head coach-quarterback relationship. There is arguably no closer connection in the NFL between an offensive signal-caller and the head coach than John Harbaugh and Lamar Jackson. Anyone with a young quarterback like the Bears should view this dynamic with envy and diagram everything possible to replicate its excellence and charm.
The Ravens would not nearly be as successful in Jackson’s time as a starter (38-13 since 2018) if he and Harbaugh didn’t have impeccable trust in one another.