Overview
- Declan Doyle has been installed as Baltimore’s offensive coordinator and will call plays while working with Lamar Jackson in training camp, and Jackson says Doyle is challenging him every day.
- Doyle helped design a top-10 Chicago offense in 2025 but did not serve as the primary play-caller there, so his exact in-game role in Baltimore is newly expanded.
- ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky and others warn expectations should be tempered because Doyle’s schemes have required an adjustment period before producing late-season gains.
- The Ravens’ biggest near-term obstacle is their rebuilt interior line after center Tyler Linderbaum left; Ethan Pocic, John Simpson, and rookie Vega Ioane project to be new starters and will shape pass protection and Jackson’s workload.
- Baltimore finished 16th in total offense and 27th in passing in 2025 while ranking second in rushing, and the front office’s push to compete under new coach Jesse Minter raises pressure for Doyle to show improvement quickly.