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Get ready, Baltimore, you’re going to love Todd Monken

By Michael Collins

Georgia Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken at the Dawg Walk before the start of a NCAA college football game between Tennessee and Georgia in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022.Syndication Online Athens
Georgia Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken at the Dawg Walk before the start of a NCAA college football game between Tennessee and Georgia in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Nov. 5, 2022.Syndication Online Athens /
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The Baltimore Ravens announced the hire of former Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken, and here’s why you will absolutely love this hire. 

Baltimore fans, your team just made an A-list hire. Coming from someone who loves and covers the Georgia Bulldogs, I can tell you that Todd Monken is going to take the Ravens’ offense to a new level.

If you look over Monken’s career resume, you’ll see a list of quarterbacks he’s worked with and developed that should compel you to feel excited about the prospect of him whispering into Lamar Jackson’s ear.

Over the years, Monken has helped to develop some of the best quarterbacks in the NFL and in college football, including Nick Mullens, Brandon Weeden, Ryan Fitzpatrick, Jameis Winston, and of course, two-time national championship-winning and Heisman finalist quarterback, Stetson Bennett.

Think about that. Monken was a key component in taking a former walk-on quarterback, who transferred out of the program to JUCO and then back in, and turning him into one of the most lethal offensive weapons in the country.

Lamar Jackson is a former NFL MVP and a Heisman Trophy winner. Imagine what that duo will be able to do together (provided Jackson stays with the team).

Monken’s ability to rejuvenate and reimagine anemic offenses is legendary. In Tampa Bay, Moken took an offense that was ranked near the bottom of the league in points per game and brought them to 19th in his first year, 9th in his second, and then 3rd in his final year with the Bucs. During those three seasons, the Tampa Bay yards-per-game average went from 346.4 to 415.5 per game.

And Monken proved in his time at Georgia that when he’s paired with the right head coach and players, his abilities are only amplified.

Is this a “splash hire” by Baltimore? Maybe not in the eyes of fans who aren’t familiar with Todd Monken or his past work, but trust me when I tell you that Georgia fans look at it as a splash loss for the Bulldogs.

Enjoy your new offensive mind, Ravens fans, because he should help raise your team to that next level that’s needed to compete for the Lombardi Trophy.

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