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The 2023 Offseason Thread

rossihunter2

Staff Member
Moderator
What's wrong with upgrading at backup, let alone someone who potentially knows the OC? Unless you want to stick with Huntley's noodle arm and sitting there saying we would have won with Lamar again.

stetson bennett isnt an obvious upgrade at backup lol
nor is he gonna be teaching Lamar how to run the Todd Monken offence as a rookie - he'll be spending most of his time (if he is a raven) fighting for his roster spot vs Huntley and Brown and trying to learn how to be an NFL QB
 

rossihunter2

Staff Member
Moderator
yeah I’m not feeling EB at all for these reasons, everyone in mahomes gravity ended up getting big time jumps in position except for EB, he got a lot of media hype but it’s beared no results. Something stinks there, bad, and whatever the issue is it seems like it could be harmful to the offense and we can’t blow this hire.

Johnson and Monken are my guys as well, my gut says johnson but I’ve seen Monken actually call plays so my safe side says Monken. Both are personnel/Lamar fits, I’m worried monken might be a little too similar to Roman, Brian johnson might be the type of change we need to come in and shake it up with a fresh mind to bounce ideas back and forth with guys like Lamar and andrews, and coming from phillys offense he might have that modern approach we need.

im very interested in Bieniemy for sure
not worried about the "bust-up" with mahomes - by all accounts it sounds like it was much ado about nothing (not dissimilar to MP and Harbs)

not as keen on Monken but wouldnt hate it

Brian Johnson's the guy i've had my eye on since the beginning and he's certainly the type of name that would be invigorating - but there's a bunch of good candidates and lots of guys who i think can be considered "right answers"
 

allblackraven

Hall of Famer
I don't know if I agree with this. He runs a modern offense and doesn't pigeon hole his players into a specific scheme they aren't suited for.
Just because he's an older OC candidate and may never get a chance at head coach doesn't make him a Harbaugh hire.

Sometimes I don't get you guys. Not specifically at you two, but the boards and the fanbase. You either want someone who will be around or you don't want someone who is only going to be here for a year. Make up your minds.

Oh and just because we are interviewing him doesn't mean we are hiring him. We are doing our due diligence.
I hope we find someone good and young and when the promotion time comes, he gets a HC job in Baltimore.
 

gtalk12

Ravens Ring of Honor
Wow. This seems so odd to be considering a lateral move. Definitely something going on behind the scenes that are scaring teams away from making this guy a head coach. Maybe it really is all Reid with the play calling


It doesn’t look so odd if you look at it from the perspective that Andy Reid and Pat M exist in his team. Everyone probably thinks it’s Reid calling the shots.

That COULD explain why he hasn’t been able to leave the chiefs. So taking a lateral move away from there and succeeding without them will help his case in the future
 

Sandtown

Pro Bowler
Bienemy isn't going to get credit for the offense working under Reid, so it makes sense if he ever wants a chance as a head coach. His early troubles give me pause, but if can steal Andy Reid's playbook, he'll easily be our best since Kubiak.

And if he succeeds here and moves on, we'll get two 3rds for 'developing' him and Reid will get nothing, which is satisfyingly unfair.

Rick Dennison used the same playbook Gary Kubiak had with The Bills and was terrible as their OC. I'm not really convinced that Bienemy can run a offense by himself as a play caller. I would only like him as a pass game coordinator but hope he gets his shot at being head coach this year
 

JAAM

Hall of Famer
It’s fun seeing AJ Brown bail out Hurts. Must be nice
 

JAAM

Hall of Famer
…and Smith :(
 

JAAM

Hall of Famer

gtalk12

Ravens Ring of Honor
9ers can’t catch a break. Josh is throwing the game with that fumble on the snap lol
 

UPennChem

Hall of Famer
I'd definitely sign MP on a cheap deal and take another EDGE if there's one we want. Just really think EDGE is so much more important than CB in general and for our team's roster in particular rn.

For our round 1 pick I'd be really happy if we get our guy (and he plays WR or EDGE). Will not be upset if we go CB though. There's a lot of talent there and we can supplement EDGE with Houston or JPP again if need be.
 

cdp

Ravens Ring of Honor
What did Monken do when he was with the Browns? Did he or Kitchens call the plays?
Bucs offense looked good iirc given he had Winston.
 
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