While the Baltimore Ravens have one of the best 53-man rosters in the NFL, much of their success is not possible without their loaded coaching staff. Year after year, Baltimore gets poached by other teams looking for rising coordinators to take their unit to the next level moving forward. Still, the Ravens continuously pack their staff with intelligent minds, and it is one of the biggest reasons why they are always near the top of the league.
Offensive Coordinator Todd Monken and Defensive Coordinator Zach Orr are two of Head Coach John Harbaugh’s greatest hires in recent history. Both take their groups to new levels with each passing week, and they should become head coaching candidates sometime down the line. However, Harbaugh’s best hire might be the one he made when he first joined the staff all the way back in 2008: Randy Brown.
Brown joined the Ravens as the Kicking Consultant in 2008, reuniting with Harbaugh after their time together with the Philadelphia Eagles. He has since transitioned to the role of Senior Special Teams Coach, and while he is one of the most respected coaches by other staffers in the league, he often fails to find that praise in the eyes of the media. Super Bowl-winning head coach Jon Gruden made sure to change that.
In his AFC North preview, Gruden commended Brown’s ability to consistently get the most out of his special teamers, specifically kickers. With Tyler Loop replacing Justin Tucker in 2025, many are wondering what Baltimore’s kicking game could look like. However, with Brown, Gruden knows success is likely on the horizon.
“Fortunately for Baltimore, they have Randy Brown,” Gruden said. “This guy does the best job in football at coaching and finding kickers. Randy Brown loves Tyler Loop.”
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Brown has coached up six Pro Bowlers throughout his 17 years with the Ravens. The list includes kickers Matt Stover, Billy Cundiff, and Tucker, punter Sam Koch, long snapper Morgan Cox, and kick returner Devin Duvernay. As he enters his 18th season with the team, his next project is the sixth-round rookie Loop, and with Brown’s resume, there should be a ton of confidence that he can mold Loop into a great kicker.
Loop had an incredible preseason, overcoming early offseason struggles, as he went 9-for-11 on field goal attempts with a long of 61. He was also perfect on eight extra point attempts. He has everything you could want in a kicker, and Brown is quickly developing him into an NFL-ready kicker. If Brown can help build another successful kicker, it would solidify him as one of the best special teams coaches of all time.