The Baltimore Ravens officially hired offensive coordinator Todd Monken after parting ways with now-former offensive coordinator Greg Roman. Many are excited for what Monken can bring to the team’s offensive unit, especially if quarterback Lamar Jackson remains in the fold.
During his introductory press conference, Monken had plenty to say about what he envisions for the team’s offensive unit moving forward and how he can help it achieve new heights. When asked about the pressure of fixing an offense, Monken went into detail about how pressure is part of the profession, and it’s what’s signed up for when taking a job in football.
“Well, I think, first off, as we all know in this profession … Let’s start with this: this is week to week, month to month, year to year, because I don’t think that fanbase would have said that in 2019, right? I would have doubted that would have been the way that they thought of it, and things go year to year, and then you re-assess. Does that make sense? Who doesn’t like offense, for God sakes? The league revolves around fantasy football. They want to see scoring. It’s interesting; you could win, 41-40, or you can win, 7-6, and you’d think the 41-40 team is just killing it. That’s the way it is; it’s what we’re built around, right? I only control what I can control. You say, ‘Is there pressure on it?’ There’s pressure everywhere. There was pressure at Georgia. You can say, ‘Well, you had the best players.’ Yes, but they expect us to go 10-2 at a minimum – that’s pressure; you can’t lose many games. So, there’s pressure. It’s what we do; that’s what we sign up for; that’s our job. Anybody that says that doesn’t come with the territory, they’re lying. That’s a big part of what we do, and yet that’s some of what drives us – that challenge of doing it better than they do it, because that’s what it comes down to in the NFL. You’ve got good players, you’ve got good coaches, you’ve got good scheme. ‘How do we do it better than they do it? How do we gain percentages? [Wherever] there’s a one percent here’ … Whether it’s analytics, whether it’s special teams, whether it’s protection, whether it’s a player, you’re just trying to gain percentages to give you the best chance to move the football. So, I’m excited. I’m excited to get started. But again, like I always say, we’re paid to score, and if you don’t score, that’s no fun. I mean, I don’t know what else to say. Obviously, I get it.”