The Baltimore Ravens have started their likely run of awards for the 2019 season. Offensive coordinator Greg Roman won the Associated Press’ Assistant Coach of the Year award.
It’s a well-deserved honor for Roman who set the entire league on fire with his unique run-first offense. Roman went to work this offseason, after replacing Marty Mornhinweg, to create a completely new playbook that included entirely new language to take advantage of quarterback Lamar Jackson.
Along with Jackson’s help, the Ravens’ offense led the league in points scored and ranked second in total yards, while breaking what had been a 41-year old record for the most single-season rushing yards by a team. Roman’s offense helped propel Jackson into the spotlight, taking advantage of his athleticism and stable of running backs to create confusion in opposing defenses. In turn, Jackson is expected to win the NFL’s MVP award as well.
Roman was in the running for the head coaching vacancy with the Cleveland Browns but ultimately wasn’t selected. Instead, Baltimore will get a chance to further tweak their offense with Roman and Jackson at the helm in an effort to improve over what was a historically great 2019 season.
