With frustrations around offensive coordinator Greg Roman reaching a boiling point last offseason, the Baltimore Ravens finally decided to go in a different direction, much to the delight of their fans.
Their search eventually led them to Todd Monken, who had previously been an NFL offensive coordinator with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers and Cleveland Browns.
However, his most notable accomplishment came in the college ranks, as he helped the Georgia Bulldogs win back-to-back national championships in 2021 and 2022.
The expectation was that Monken would bring a new, more-balanced perspective to the offense, and he absolutely delivered in Year 1. Baltimore’s offense was still very run-heavy, but featured a far healthier balance and allowed Lamar Jackson to have the best passing season of his career.
As Monken enters Year 2, the expectation is for his offense to take yet another step forward. The hype around Monken is palpable, so much so that Pro Football Focus ranked him as the NFL’s second-best offensive coordinator today, only behind Ben Johnson of the Detroit Lions.
“The Ravens hired Monken from Georgia to revitalize their passing game, and he did just that in 2023,” PFF’s Zoltán Buday writes.
“Baltimore’s passing attack generated 0.01 and -0.03 EPA per play in 2021 and 2022, respectively, before improving to 0.08 on pass plays in 2023 under Monken, which ranked eighth in the league and contributed to Lamar Jackson winning his second MVP award and earning a career-high 90.4 PFF overall grade.
