When the Baltimore Ravens hired offensive coordinator Todd Monken, they added a very successful offensive mind who had success over the last few years at the University of Georgia. Head coach John Harbaugh is hoping that Monken can help rebuild Baltimore’s offense where needed, and can bring bright and innovative ideas to the unit.
Monken could be working with quarterback Lamar Jackson with the Ravens, assuming the signal caller stays with the team in 2023 and potentially beyond. During Monken’s introductory press conference, he was asked why he thought Jackson might be underrated as a passer, and explained that there was already a narrative on the quarterback when he was coming out of college.
“I think it probably started off when he [Lamar Jackson] came out. I think that was already a narrative. I think sometimes there’s a narrative that gets put out there and it just carries. It doesn’t matter what it is. There are narratives in all of our lives – of what some person can become, who they are, where they were born, ethnicity; it doesn’t matter. You put a narrative as to what they can be. I think that started from the get-go – of what he can and can’t be – and I think in a lot of ways, he’s proven that to be a falsehood, in terms of what he’s capable of. But again, some of those things are a little bit … I’ve got to be careful of how far I step out there, because I’ve never worked with him. So, you’re sitting there saying things that … What was taught, how they schemed it – all those things. But it’s impressive.”
