Ravens OC Todd Monken Talks Relationship with Lamar Jackson and 3 Year Run in Baltimore

Baltimore Ravens OC Todd Monken talks about his relationship with Lamar Jackson and his 3 Year Run in Baltimore.



Todd Monken and Ryan Ripken have a conversation about everything from his relationship with Lamar Jackson to John Harbaugh's firing. Monken takes accountability for his part in the Baltimore Ravens' poor season.

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Derrick Henry Would Have Won Rushing Title if not Hindered by Poor Coaching Decisions

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During the 2025 NFL regular season, Derrick Henry put on yet another outstanding effort, rushing for 1,595 yards and 16 touchdowns on 307 carries. James Cook of the Buffalo Bills won the rushing title with 1,621 yards, barely 26 yards ahead of him. Henry was behind Cook by 152 yards going into Week 18. In a crucial game for Baltimore, Henry gained 112 yards in the first half against the Pittsburgh Steelers, putting the championship within grasp. But as the Ravens' strategy moved away from pounding the run in the second half, his production fell to just 14 yards on just five touches.

Head coach John Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Todd Monken were criticized by sports analysts, including Jason Whitlock, for "abusing" or mismanaging Henry by failing to feed him the ball more frequently when he was hot. This criticism echoed broader season-long criticisms of odd play-calling that occasionally sidelined the league's most physical back in favor of passing or rotations. These mistakes, along with the Ravens' devastating season-ending defeat due to a missed field goal, prevented Henry from winning his third career rushing title and demonstrated how coaching decisions in pivotal games may affect individual awards in close contests.

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Will Derrick Henry Continue to Get the Ball vs Steelers?

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On December 27, 2025, Baltimore Ravens standout Derrick Henry achieved a new career best with 36 carries in a commanding 41-24 victory over the Green Bay Packers, a performance reminiscent of classic workhorse running backs. The 31-year-old stiff arm legend averaged an outstanding 6.0 yards per attempt, including explosive rushes of 30 and 25 yards, as he stormed to 216 running yards and an incredible four touchdowns, tying his career best in scoring.

In addition to setting an NFL record with his ninth career 200-yard game, Henry's incredible performance moved him up to 10th place on the all-time rushing yards list with 12,892 yards and fourth in rushing touchdowns with 122, overtaking greats like Adrian Peterson and Tony Dorsett. Henry's unrelenting effort kept Baltimore in the AFC North battle when the Ravens' chances of making the playoffs were at stake, demonstrating why, in his tenth season, he remains one of the league's most formidable and resilient backs.

Derrick Henry has obviously proven that he is still capapable of being a workhourse. The Ravens did a great job of protecting Tyler Huntly by feeding Henry and giving him 36 carries. Will the Ravens do the same for Lamar Jackson in this winner take all game against the Pittsburgh Steelers? I hope so but John Harbaugh and Todd Monken have shown a tendency to get away from what is working.

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Ravens vs Bills: Did Ravens Have a Bad Game Plan in the Snow?

The Baltimore Ravens lost a heartbreaker to the Buffalo Bills in the divisional round of the playoffs on Sunday. Apparently the Ravens offense was affected by the cold snowy weather conditions in the game. Mark Andrews had 2 drops and a fumble. Derrick Henry had a drop. Lamar Jackson had an interception and there was a high snap that let to a fumble. All turnovers came on passing plays.

OC Todd Monken tried to pass more than Bills did in the snow. The Bills mainly ran the ball and tush pushed us to death. How do yall feel about Monken's game plan in the snow? Josh Allen ran ball 10 times and Lamar only ran 6 times. Bills RB cook ran ball 17 times and our beast RB Henry only ran 16 times. I personally think we should have ran ball like we did against Steelers. We had no Zay Flowers and the weathe conditions were bad.

Lamar Jackson did play a good 2nd half and we had chance to send game into OT but Mark Andrews dropped the 2 point point conversion pass. Final score: Ravens 25 Bills 27

They Forgot Gus!!! Ravens Offensive Game Plan Sucked!!!

Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh and offensive coordinator Todd Monken need to take a good look in the mirror. The offensive game plan in the AFC Championship game versus the Kansas City Chiefs sucked!!! They completely abandoned the running game. Gus Edwards had 1 carry for 15 yards in the first half. Why didn't they give Gus Edwards the ball?

How can you control the clock and keep a star QB like Patrick Mahomes off the field if you don't run the ball. The Ravens were completely out coached in this game. The Chiefs had a better game plan and the Chiefs players were confident and composed while the Ravens had dumb penalties and panicked. I do not know for the life of me why they didn't use Gus Edwards in this game appropriately.

Rex Ryan all-out torches Todd Monken:

"This is the stupidest game plan I've ever seen, and you know what Greg Roman? Every single person needs to apologize to you. Because you got blamed for everything about what was wrong in Baltimore, and it wasn't you."

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