The Baltimore Ravens hired offensive coordinator Todd Monken a few weeks ago, and the buzz from the move still hasn’t gone away throughout Baltimore. The offensive staff around Monken was made more clear over the course of the last few days, with multiple moves being made.
Ravens head coach John Harbaugh spoke at the NFL Scouting Combine about Monken and what he brings to the offense, calling him unique for the organization. Harbaugh mentioned how Monken wasn’t locked into any one system, and has coached at every level effectively.
"Todd was unique for us."
Coach Harbaugh on what set new OC Todd Monken apart: pic.twitter.com/XKx8pJCsTO
— Baltimore Ravens (@Ravens) March 1, 2023
“Everybody brings something to the table, and so many of these guys … What I found out is there are so many great coaches in football right now. That’s [something] that gets you fired up. I’m a career professional football coach, so that got me fired up, but Todd [Monken] was unique for us. I think he’s unique for Lamar, and he’s unique for our offense, and where we want to go and kind of our style. He wasn’t kind of locked into a system quite as much. He’s been in every kind of system, he’s coached at every level, he’s run the ball, he’s thrown the ball, he’s protected different ways, he’s played with four and five wide receivers, he’s had running backs, he’s played with tight ends. He’s kind of done everything. He’s played fast, he’s played out of the huddle, all those things, I thought, were things that we’re going to want to do going forward. So, I’m excited about him. We’ve already started building the offense, and I can’t wait to get back to work after we get back from the Combine on that.”
Hiring a coach like Todd Monken hopefully is going to make the Ravens offense one of the tops in the league. Let’s all hope that the wide receiver group can make more of an impact for now on. Teams were never scared of the outside weapons for Baltimore, but hopefully things will start to change under the offense of Todd Monken.
