 Today when it was announced officially that the Ravens hired Todd Monk and to be their new offensive coordinator it got a lot of people excited but then it led to a lot of people saying absolute statements following that and two of those absolute statements were alright now that the Ravens hired Todd Monk and to be their offensive coordinator Lamar for short is staying he ain't going anywhere and then there was someone the exact opposite side that said alright now that the Ravens have announced that Todd Monk is going to be the new offensive coordinator by Lamar he's leaving he's getting traded and what's interesting and then of course there were a lot of comments that were right in the middle but what the truth is we just don't know we really do not know and anytime you enter into a situation with somebody and you all have a certain goal in mind there are going to be some different factors to consider that can either help you or obstruct you from reaching that goal now with everybody who interviewed for the Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator job I'm sure the number one question hey is Lamar Jackson going to be here for the foreseeable future are you staying are you guys going to keep them are you going to be able to retain them because I need to know what I'm working with and according to Jordan Schultz the answer was we don't know the report from Jordan Schultz he said sources OC candidates who interviewed with the Ravens were not given full assurances that Lamar Jackson will be the quarterback next season so that didn't say from outside people that didn't say from an NFL execs that didn't say from a reporter that didn't say from other two no this said the same hey I'm 200% confident Lamar Jackson going to be our quarterback and again like I said after the presser there were some people that got upset with me when I said it after the presser I said they said all the right things but now it's about that action but anyway so sources all OC candidates who interview with the Ravens not with somebody else with the Ravens were not given full assurances that Lamar Jackson will be the quarterback next season that mean the Ravens let them know anybody who interviewed like look dog we might not have it we want it but we might not have it but anyway Baltimore was clear it wants Lamar back but truly doesn't know what the offseason holds and that's real right there that's real they don't know we don't know we all just waiting to see what goes down but for an offensive coordinator to be told that like about Lamar Jackson the Ravens like that's why we all continue to say like I know John Hopo said oh yeah this the most attractive job this the one that everybody wants but this is the job with the most uncertainty at the most important position because nobody knows nobody knows people hope people wish people even pray for one way or another for something to happen but the point is that nobody knows my god mr. M he made a really good point on Twitter he said that he felt like this was a safe hire for the Baltimore Ravens Todd Monk in because he said with Todd Monk in if Lamar is there great but he also felt like it's an option that the Ravens could do all right if Lamar is not there and I was like oh well and in the coming days we're gonna get some more insight on Todd Monk and we got a special guest coming on the channel soon but anyway we'll talk about that when we do let's look at this report from Jordan Schultz and again he says sources Ravens didn't assure OC candidates that Lamar Jackson will return the Baltimore Ravens didn't provide full assurances that Lamar Jackson will return as the team's quarterback in 2023 while conducting offensive coordinator interviews sources told Jordan Schultz Jackson is expected to receive the franchise tag this offseason keeping him off the free agent market after he played out the final year of his rookie contract the two sides continued lack of progress towards a long-term deal could potentially open the door for teams around the league to tempt the Ravens with trade offers and yes that is the truth we know that we've talked about it y'all know that already the longest thing takes the more chances it is that this could be the end well actually last year could have been the end but what we'll see we'll see anyway Baltimore wants Jackson to return but the organization is currently unsure how the situation with his star quarterback will unfold in the coming week sources said Ravens head coach John Harbaugh said during his end of season press conference I'm glad they included this part in here that he was 200% confident Jackson is the team's quarterback of the future so yeah he told the fans what they want to hear well what a lot of the fans when he is some fans that are 200% sure that they want Lamar Jackson out it when I'm gone but most fans want Lamar Jackson to stay anyway there's no question about it Lamar Jackson is our quarterback Harbaugh said everything we've done in terms of building our offense and building our team is based on this incredible young man and his talent oh that was another lie right there by John Harbaugh because the way that they built the offense was not for Lamar Jackson was for Greg Rowan but now Greg Roman is no longer here but that's another point that I saw somebody make too that with Todd Monkin with the personnel that the Ravens have because obviously you want somebody who goes in a completely different direction than Greg Roman was headed or was going in but with Todd Monkin they feel like he's somebody that can work with the current personnel that the Ravens have now hopefully the Ravens get even better personnel as far as players and stuff but if like Todd Monkin is somebody that can come in and work with the guys that they got but anyway continuing it says Jackson has been one of the league's most electrifying playmaker since the Ravens drafted him in 2018 winning MVP honors in the second season and leading Baltimore to a 45-16 record and 61 starts every time I see that that's crazy that's crazy 45 and 16 that's like that's that's insane anyway injuries forced him to miss the final four games in 2021 and the last five games in 2022 Ravens part of ways with longtime offensive coordinator Greg Roman following the 2022 campaign Todd Monkin has since been hired as his replacement after winning back to back national titles in the same role at Georgia so Todd Monkin a lot of pressure on him but he decided hey apparently he turned down a buck so no thanks I'm not going backwards I'm not coming back there I want to move forward so with Todd Monkin he got a big opportunity in front of him because he has the opportunity whether with or without Lamar Jackson to really turn this Ravens offense around and if he can do that then he'll have out all eyes on him he'll have a lot more eyes on him now if he does it with Lamar Jackson oh yeah it'll be a lot of eyes on him but if he does it without then it'll be even more because it would be even more impressive whoever they get a quarterback whatever happens at quarterback hopefully it is with Lamar but obviously based on this and I and y'all already knew this even before this report came out that it's not a guarantee that Lamar Jackson is back with the Baltimore Ravens whoo it's offseason man this offseason it's we like only officially like it's Wednesday we like for officially three days in to the entire offseason for everybody no Ravens offseason started like a month ago when it wasn't a playoff shout out to the QB sneak but anyway we are so early in the offseason and as we said we said this during a season that this was going to be the craziest Ravens offseason ever no matter what happens but it's going to be the craziest Ravens offseason ever so much change so much potential on this and that and so much that we just don't know and we just sit here waiting but like Lamar could possibly be and like the Ravens told offensive coordinator candidates in the interviews that Lamar could possibly be this season when it comes to be in the quarterback for the Baltimore Ravens we out