John Harbaugh states Ravens ‘just beginning’ with new-look offense

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh made a strong relocation after the 2022 season when, in the middle of a remaining agreement standoff inbetween the group and star quarterback Lamar Jackson, Harbaugh fired offensive organizer Greg Roman and employed Todd Monken from the college ranks to change him, as Monken had simply assisted Georgia to back-to-back nationwide titles as the Bulldogs’ offensive organizer.

Though lotsof Ravens fans and experts were on board with Harbaugh’s choice to dismiss Roman, thinking the group had grown too averse to calling passes in his plan, it was still a gamble consideringthat Jackson had won an MVP with Roman and had yet to indication a brand-new agreement with Baltimore. But Jackson eventually did simply that — and then won his 2nd NFL MVP in his veryfirst year in Monken’s offense. (Roman was likewise justrecently employed by Harbaugh’s sibling Jim as the Los Angeles Chargers offensive organizer.)

The Ravens completed with the finest regular-season record in the NFL, ranking 6th in overall offense and 4th in scoring offense in their veryfirst year with Monken running the system. Though Baltimore fell agonizingly short to the ultimate Super Bowl-champion Kansas City Chiefs in the AFC title videogame, remarks John Harbaugh made this week at the 2024 NFL Scouting Combine might put some worry into the rest of the NFL.

“We’re simply beginning,” Harbaugh informed pressreporters, through ProFootballTalk. “We’re one year into this thing. There are so lotsof things that I feel like, looking back on it now, they really were child actions. They were difficult actions for us to take, since it was a sea modification in terms of offensive approach, however they were infant actions looking back on them. We have so, so far to go.

“I satisfied with Todd. I satisfied with all the coaches separately. I fulfilled with Lamar a couple of days after that. I fulfilled with various gamers, and we have a instructions right now on where we desire to go. We desire to be tight. We desire to be locked in. We desire to comprehend how this offense uses to Lamar and our gamers, and we desire to do right by our gamers, and we desire to do right by Lamar and develop the finest operation that we can for him so his skills can truly shine. I believe we’re simply beginning with that.”

Even more motivating to Ravens fans, Jackson is now locked in on a long-lasting agreement for the next numerous years, and leading 2023 large receiver Zay Flowers is coming off his novice year. Plus, the group stands to get a increase from returns to complete health by top tight end Mark Andrews and first-string running back J.K. Dobbins. Andrews suffered an ankle injury in Week 11 last season and did not return till the abovementioned AFC title videogame, while Dobbins missedouton essentially the whole 2023 season after tearing his Achilles in Week 1.

But Andrews is now entirely recuperated from his injury, while Dobbins appears well on his method per a current video he launched on his social media.

However, the Ravens likewise face huge concern marks on the defensive side of the ball. Defensive planner Mike Macdonald left to endedupbeing the next Seattle Seahawks head coach, and numerous essential members of what was the NFL’s No. 1 scoring defense in 2023 are set to hit totallyfree firm, consistingof linebacker Patrick Queen and defensive takeon Justin Madubuike, significance that hard choices are in the offing for Harbaugh, basic supervisor Eric DaCosta and brand-new protective planner Zach Orr.

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