Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is excited about the challenge new offensive coordinator Declan Doyle brings to the offense.
Baltimore Ravens quarterback Lamar Jackson is excited about the challenge new offensive coordinator Declan Doyle brings to the offense.
In a recent interview on The Lounge podcast, Jackson praised Doyle’s approach with the Ravens offense.
"It's great," Jackson said when asked about the coaching change.
"I'm always thinking like I'm always thinking, man. [Declan Doyle] Dec can just quiz you at any time like, "Hey, what you got on this right here?" It's like, uh, uh.
"You got to be on your A-game at all times. And I love that, you know, it's like challenging in a good way."
Doyle will get his first taste of calling plays despite serving as the Chicago Bears' offensive coordinator last season. However, it was Ben Johnson calling the plays then.
In Baltimore, it will be the Doyle show. He will have the opportunity to showcase his play-calling skills with one of the best quarterbacks in the game.
Jackson expressed how he loves the new change, but also spoke for his fellow teammates.
"Different terminology, different movements with the offense is just great all around. I feel like the guys join in on the new system and we loving it," Jackson said.
Doyle’s scheme and background hail from the Sean Payton coaching tree and the Johnson offensive system.
The Ravens' offense under Doyle is expected to be a fast-paced, dense playbook that will build off physicality, detail, and explosive play designs. Doyle, alongside Jackson, will look to get the offense back to where it was in 2024.
That season, Jackson and the Ravens finished first in total offense, averaging 424.9 yards per game. The 29-year-old Jackson earned his second MVP of his career that season, throwing for 4,172 yards and 41 touchdowns compared to only four interceptions.
Jackson became the first player in NFL history to record over 4,000 passing yards and 800 rushing yards in a single season.
By all indications, Doyle could help Jackson and the Ravens' offense return to its former iteration.
Jackson is committed to getting Baltimore back to the top and isn't concerned that Doyle is only a year older than he is.
“Respect is respect,” Jackson said. “His title is coach, so I’m going to treat him like a coach. I don’t care if he’s 50, 29, 28. I don’t care if he was younger than me.” “I don’t feel like I know it all,” Jackson said. “Even if I feel like I know something, teach me. I want to see your point of view.”
The two-time MVP will be given all the tools to take the Ravens' offense back to the top, thanks to heavy play-action from under center, creative pre-snap motions, and a faster tempo.
Jackson is set to enter his ninth season in the league after the Ravens selected him 32nd overall in the first round of the 2018 NFL Draft.
After starting just seven games and appearing in 16 contests during his rookie season, Jackson has been Baltimore's franchise quarterback for what will now be eight consecutive seasons.
