Current Baltimore Ravens Quarterback Lamar Jackson Announces Transfer Destination Today
Facing the media Thursday for the first time since the AFC Championship game, Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken calmly reflected on the loss that ended Baltimore’s season.
The Ravens equaled their lowest point total of the season during their 17-10 loss to the Kansas City Chiefs.
Another offensive oddity was how infrequently Baltimore gave the ball to its running backs.
Gus Edwards and Justice Hill both only had three carries during the game, as Lamar Jackson led Baltimore’s rushers with eight carries for 54 yards.
Monken knew questions about that game would be coming, and he was straightforward in answering them.
“Obviously, I try not to look back,” Monken said. “But it is what it is.
We didn’t play well enough, we didn’t coach well enough. Didn’t execute at a high level, and that starts with me.
“The only way you look back is to learn and get better.
What was the plan we went in with? Was it execution, or did we not stick with the plan? Disappointed, but on to 2024.”
Monken was asked specifically about Baltimore not having more rushing attempts.
“I’m not trying to justify, I promise you that,” Monken said.
“In general, we needed to run the ball better.
That’s a fact. You can’t control the game if you can’t run the football.
“We did give ourselves a chance in the second half. But we’ve got to attack them the way we planned to attack them, and I’ve got to a better job.
That’s what I’m paid to do – to do it against the best when it counts.”
Monken and Baltimore’s players expect the offense to operate more crisply in Monken’s second season.
The Ravens did an excellent job adjusting to Monken’s scheme in 2023, finishing fourth in the league in scoring and sixth in total offense, while Lamar Jackson won his second MVP award.
