New Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Todd Monken has high hopes for the team’s offense in 2023, and told reporters about his vision for the team’s attack plan in his introductory press conference. Asked about what he might be able to do to establish more consistency through the air next season, Monken made it clear that all efforts in that regard will only be successful with a full team effort.
“Well, it starts with working together. An elite passing game is timing; it’s working together, and I think the less you have of that, based on offseason or rotating your skill players, I think the harder that becomes. And I think the more consistent … The other thing is we have to do a great job of building concepts that fit together, so it fits in a quarterback’s brain – that, ‘OK, this is X, Y, Z, whatever, but it’s very similar [or] the same [as] how we start.’ And I think the more you go down that road, the easier it becomes. Obviously, the better you run the football, the better you throw it, so it starts with an excellent run game and then go from there.”
Monken’s success in his first year as the Ravens’ offensive coordinator will be determined by the performance of Baltimore’s quarterback next season, whomever that may prove to be. Certainly, he would have a leg up if the team can retain Lamar Jackson in the offseason, but should the worst come to pass, Monken will have his work cut out for him to scheme up an effective air attack in 2023.