The Baltimore Ravens are entering Year 2 with Todd Monken as offensive coordinator following a massively successful first season that saw quarterback Lamar Jackson win the second MVP award of his career.
When ranking all 32 offensive coordinators ahead of the 2024 NFL season, PFF’s Zoltán Buday had high praise for Monken, listing him at number two, only behind Detroit Lions offensive coordinator Ben Johnson.
“The Ravens hired Monken from Georgia to revitalize their passing game, and he did just that in 2023,” Buday wrote. “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. Despite getting much stronger in the passing game, Monken’s offense still dominated in the running game as the Ravens relied heavily on the same run concepts used under Greg Roman. As a result, Baltimore’s offense was one of just five teams to generate positive EPA on run plays, ranking fifth among NFL offenses in EPA per play on runs (0.004).”
The Ravens added veteran running back Derrick Henry for Monken to lean on this season after losing both Gus Edwards and J.K. Dobbins to the Los Angeles Chargers in free agency. Henry gives Monken a true workhorse to rely on to go with one of the league’s best and most dynamic quarterbacks. The offensive line is currently an unknown, though, as Baltimore looks to replace three starters from a season ago.