Lamar Jackson elevated his game to new heights after offensive coordinator Todd Monken of the Baltimore Ravens gave him the keys to the offense over the offseason. Todd Monken, the coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens, gave Lamar Jackson more responsibilities, which was one of the major offensive changes.
The Ravens, led by Monken, have opened up the playbook and Jackson’s flexibility to make adjustments as needed. Monken took over for Greg Roman, a coordinator who prioritized running the football more than passing the ball.
And it paid off, as Jackson leads the Ravens to a 13-3 record as the starter, throwing for 3,678 yards, 24 touchdowns, and just seven interceptions, while also running for 821 yards and five scores. Jackson is currently the front-runner for MVP.
Monken speaks about Lamar Jackson accepting responsibility
Monken has been pleased with Lamar’s acceptance of greater responsibility in the offensive system. He said,
“He’s highly intelligent, so he understands what you’re asking him to do and what you’re allowing him to do and when the situation presents that,” “That’s probably as much as anything and he’s embraced wanting to do that, not every quarterback wants that on their plate and be empowered to change and play at the line of scrimmage or to put themselves out there where okay now they made the decision to change something the line or a protection. “But it starts with him, he’s diligent, he’s intelligent, he’s certainly more than capable of seeing things, what the defense is presenting to him, and how he can get us into a better play, get us into a premium play.”
By many measures, Jackson’s season has been outstanding, and the Ravens are starting the postseason with a first-round bye.
This week, as Jackson stated, is about making sure every detail is correct. The team should be laser-focused since they will soon learn who their opponents are in the Divisional Round, especially since the 2019 fiasco is probably still fresh in their memories.
In Monken’s scheme, it appears that the choice to give Lamar more responsibility was the right one, as Baltimore’s offense, led once again by Jackson, is fourth in terms of scoring (28.4 points per game).
Despite all the praise Jackson has gotten this season, many want to see him maintain that level of performance in the postseason. So far, things have gone well since Monken gave Jackson the keys to his offensive strategy.
We will now have a clear idea of how much Lamar has developed as a quarterback as the postseason approaches and he attempts to lead a potent attack to Super Bowl victory with both hands firmly on the wheel.