Since he arrived, Todd Monken has been the target of criticism. After all, isn’t it a rite of passage for Baltimoreans to criticize their team’s offensive coordinators?
This is year 2 for Monken in Baltimore. Year 1 ended in a rather unsavory way. The aftermath of the Ravens loss to the Chiefs at M&T Bank Stadium during the AFC Championship Game left a bitter, bitter taste in the mouths of Ravens fans. The offensive game plan was a disaster and consequently, the team failed.
According to John Harbaugh (although film study analysts have said otherwise), the Chiefs loaded the box throughout the AFCCG forcing the Ravens to abandon their running game.