Ravens Shift to Declan Doyle’s Jackson‑Centered Offense
The young play-caller is installing a detail-heavy system intended to restore the team’s explosiveness and force opposing defenses to prepare differently.
Overview
- Following mandatory minicamp, quarterback Lamar Jackson publicly praised new offensive coordinator Declan Doyle and said the offense should be much more explosive under Doyle’s play-calling.
- Declan Doyle, 30, is one of the league’s youngest play-callers and this is his second stint as an offensive coordinator but his first season actually calling plays.
- Reports from OTAs and minicamp say Doyle used expletives when correcting Jackson for mistakes, a direct approach Jackson described as challenging but coachable and something he laughed off.
- Jackson has done extra voluntary workouts to learn Doyle’s terminology and build chemistry as the Ravens try to rebound from a 2025 drop in production and Jackson’s four missed games last season.
- The change is a clear risk-reward move for Baltimore because Doyle’s strict, detail-focused style aims to fix fundamentals and create big plays, but it depends on Jackson mastering the new scheme for the team to make a deep push.