The Baltimore Ravens enter Week 18 of the 2021 season as an 8-8 football team after losing five-straight games dating back to Week 13. They will look to pick up an important win over the Pittsburgh Steelers in their final game of the regular season, and will be relying on multiple players to contribute in a big way, including star tight end Mark Andrews.
On Friday, Andrews was asked if he ever takes ideas to Baltimore offensive coordinator Greg Roman in terms of best utilizing his skillset. Andrews went into detail about his “special relationship” with Roman, talking about their time together from the tight end’s rookie season when Roman was working with the tight ends.
“Yes. ‘G-Ro’ [offensive coordinator Greg Roman] and I have a special relationship, because [when] it was my first year of being with the Ravens, he was the tight ends coach, and I learned a bunch from him. He’s so knowledgeable about everything. I think he’s helped kind of put me into the place where I am today, make me the player that I am today. I credit [him] a lot, I’ve learned a lot from him. But I’m able to go to him, talk about things, and I think when he’s watching games, when he’s watching plays, I think he has me in mind with a lot of different things, and that’s special. I appreciate Coach ‘G-Ro,’ he’s doing a great job and just being able to see him grow, as well – he’s grown a lot. And so, I think it’s been an awesome relationship, and again, I’ve learned a lot from him.”
Roman was the tight ends coach in Baltimore in 2017 and 2018 before being promoted to offensive coordinator before the 2019 season began. Andrews clearly values his relationship with his offensive coordinator, and the two have worked together for a long time to turn the fourth-year tight end into one of the best players at his position.