Overview
- Speaking at the NFL Scouting Combine, Monken confirmed he would have joined John Harbaugh’s New York Giants staff as offensive coordinator if the Browns had not hired him as head coach.
- Monken praised Harbaugh as an “elite” coach who confronts problems without being confrontational and who drives continual offseason improvement.
- He said he will import elements of his Ravens offense but change terminology and tweak concepts because Baltimore is a divisional opponent.
- Monken characterized Cleveland’s starting job as an open competition between Deshaun Watson and Shedeur Sanders, noting recent film does not cement a clear starter.
- The former Ravens coordinator arrives in Cleveland after overseeing a record-setting 4,000-yard passing and 3,000-yard rushing season with Lamar Jackson, taking over a Browns team that went 8-26 over the past two years and fired Kevin Stefanski.