The Baltimore Ravens brought over former University of Georgia offensive coordinator Todd Monken to run their offense in the same role. After four years with Greg Roman at the helm of the unit, Monken is expected to bring bright and innovative ideas to a unit that struggled with consistency in the passing game over the last few seasons.
Monken won back-to-back National Championships at Georgia, getting there with the help of quarterback Stetson Bennett. When asked about Bennett and how he teaches players the game, Monken went into detail about his process while also sharing his thoughts on Bennett and the player that he is.
“Well, that’s way too much. Obviously, he [Stetson Bennett] was in [front] of a camera, and he had to say that – do you know what I’m saying – to say that [stuff]. So, let’s get real. Like, the reality is he was a really good player. I was already thinking about my answer before I actually heard the second part of the question. What was the second part of the question? Sorry.” _(Reporter: “How do you go about teaching players to see the game the way you want them to see it?”)”I think it’s the reverse of that. I think it’s how they see the game and then figuring out what they already know – like how they see it – and are the capable of certain things? Some players are more capable than others. Like anything, any job that you have, some people are more capable than others of certain tasks. So, some quarterbacks want control; some quarterbacks want to be in charge of changing routes and protections, and some don’t; some don’t want that – some players. There is a lot that goes with that. He [Bennett] wanted that. He’s very smart; he was older. He understood football; he just didn’t understand certain things that, if you want to play in the NFL, you’re going to have to know. So, for him to say that … I don’t know. But the reality is I think you see it through the players’ eyes first, and then you go from there, because you can’t force someone to do something they’re not capable of. You can’t take a fullback and say, ‘Hey, we want you to be a matchup guy on a linebacker’ – things like that, that you just have to work through.”
