re: Monken to Baltimore

I do laugh when people claim "modern" offense this and that.

There are 32 teams in the NFL.
The definition of "modern" in today's NFL is so broad that it is a joke. Really.

The issue with Todd Monken was the complexity of the offensive system. The offense starts and stops with the wide receivers being smart enough to understand the concepts and how to execute against all of the different backends that they will face.

It is not easy to get new QBs and WRs on the same page with that playbook. It took 2+ years for the playbook to really open up (particularly the full implementation of the motions).

And it appears that the playbook is big enough to adapt to personnel (running so much in 12 personnel is not considered being a part of the modern nfl offenses). 13 personnel. 22 personnel.
What we saw was 1/4 of the playbook tailored to pass catching RBs and elite tight end play.
The playbook is prepared for elite X and Z receivers. We will see a lot of differences in 2023. Not because Monken is gone. But because playing to our strengths will look different.

My only question is if we will see the playcall layering like we had with Monken (and our TE/RB heavy offense). Every play had 2 more actions that could be built off it for when opponents make changes. Will a novice (like me) still be able to see the layers in play designs built off of X and Z targets?