In a recent media session, Jerry Jeudy was asked a few questions about Todd Monken’s offense and how it feels compared to Kevin Stefanski’s over the past couple of seasons.
Jeudy’s answer was somewhat surprising, as most players usually draw comparisons rather than differences. A lot of the time, players will answer these types of questions with something along the lines of “It’s very similar, the terminology is just different.”
It’s pretty safe to say that this isn’t the case with Todd Monken at the helm:
“Everything is different about this offense, the play-calling, the concepts.”
Jeudy was also asked how operating in the new scheme could help in going forward:
“With this offense they a great job of getting to the best plays. So being able to give the quarterback the ability to change the plays to get in the best formation against certain defenses and certain looks, that’s just gonna help us.”
Pre-snap movement and shifting have been a key part of Todd Monken’s offense in Baltimore, and it appears that he’s bringing it along with him to Cleveland. Yes, Kevin Stefanski used pre-snap motion, but Monken appears to have a better idea of how to use it effectively, especially in the run game.
This is why Derrick Henry and the Ravens’ run game were so consistently effective against seven and eight-man boxes over the past couple of seasons. Being able to influence defenses before the snap allows the offense to gain a numbers advantage up front.
It’s great to see an offensive player gush about and really understand what their new offense wants to do.
