The Baltimore Ravens have fired University of Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken to be their new OC.
The Ravens hired Todd Monken to be their offensive coordinator.
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 14, 2023
Monken has been linked to other teams for his open OC position. His former team at the Tampa Bay Buccaneers interviewed him. Monken was Georgia’s offensive coordinator and quarterbacks coach for the past three seasons. He won two national championships and helped Stetson Bennett become a Heisman Trophy finalist.
The Ravens ranked 19th in the NFL in points (20.6) in the 2022 season, primarily due to the fact that quarterback Lamar Jackson was injured on December 4 and never returned to the lineup.
The team scored 92 points in its last seven games (13.14 points per drive), including a playoff loss to the Bengals in the wild card round.
While Monken spent most of his coaching career in the collegiate ranks, he spent the 2016-2018 seasons as the Buccaneers’ offensive coordinator. He then served as the Browns’ offensive coordinator in their one season under Freddie Kitchens in 2019. Monken was also the Jaguars’ receiving coach from 2007-10.
Monken had a three-year stint as the head coach of Southern Miss from 2013 to 2015, compiling a 13-25 record, including a 9-5 finish with a 7-1 conference record in 2015.
This is the second straight year Harbaugh has risen through the college ranks for a coordinator who also had NFL experience. Harbaugh brought back Mike Macdonald to be the team’s defensive coordinator. He left the organization to become Michigan’s D coordinator under Harbaugh’s brother Jim in 2021. He had previously been with the Ravens since 2014.
The Ravens will look to challenge the Bengals for the AFC North title in 2023. It all depends on whether Jackson stays in Baltimore. With or without Lamar Jackson, the Ravens don’t appear to be the favorites to win the division next season according to Maryland sportsbooks. The Cincinnati Bengals remain the ones to beat in the AFC North.
