Five takeaways from Ravens OC Todd Monken’s introductory news conference

There was nothing all too revelatory from Todd Monken’s first news conference on Tuesday as the Baltimore Ravens’ new offensive coordinator. Like, holy cow, that is very creative.’ And at first, I was watching it and going, ‘I have no idea why they want me there.’ Like, I don’t know what I’m going to be able to be better at — truly.” After a 3 1/2-week search, John Harbaugh made the call that Monken — the offensive coordinator at Georgia the previous three seasons, the last two ending with a national championship — was the right choice to lead an offense that became much too one-dimensional over the previous three years. So, irrespective of who was or wasn’t going to be on the roster, I felt like it was something that I really wanted to do, and that I’ve always wanted to do.” GO DEEPER Ravens name Todd Monken new offensive coordinator — and he fits the coveted profile During the wide-ranging interview process, Harbaugh told candidates that the team was planning to have Jackson as its starting quarterback in 2023 and beyond. The Ravens clearly didn’t want Monken’s introductory news conference to turn into a Q&A session on Jackson’s status, which is almost certainly why Harbaugh wasn’t sitting side by side with his new offensive coordinator. New OC Todd Monken on shaping his staff: pic.twitter.com/3JnafA6RfJ — Baltimore Ravens February 21, 2023 Ravens want to pick up the pace offensively Harbaugh cast a wide net in the offensive coordinator search, an indication that he wanted to keep his options open while also getting a number of different opinions on the state of the Ravens’ offense, offensive philosophies and ideas in general.