Chad Johnson doesn’t seem pleased with how the Baltimore Ravens are treating Lamar Jackson. The team’s new offensive coordinator, Declan Doyle, apparently targeted the two-time NFL MVP while making his stance on players’ participation in voluntary offseason workouts clear.
“We would expect them to be here and certainly it is voluntary,” Doyle said during his introductory press conference. “But also, if you want to say that you’re going to win a championship, you want to say that you have championship standards.”
Johnson lashed out at Doyle during Thursday’s episode of the “Nightcap” show. He was furious at the Ravens OC for making a show out of it.
“You don’t do that coming in as a new coach! It’s dumb and it’s stupid! Why would you piss off your QB with a message like that! It’s stupid!” Johnson said. “If you want Lamar to show up, you text him [privately]. How is coming at your franchise QB publicly supposed to help anything?”
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According to ESPN’s Jamison Hensley, Doyle has spoken and met with Jackson a few times. He also had an hour-long video call during his interview for the job in Baltimore. They have exchanged some texts as well. Johnson probably believes the former Chicago Bears offensive coordinator could have asked the four-time Pro Bowler to attend the voluntary OTAs then.
The Ravens hired Declan Doyle on Feb. 2 after Todd Monken left to become coach of the Cleveland Browns on Jan. 28.
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Ravens OC reveals his plan for Lamar Jackson
The Baltimore Ravens‘ newly hired head coach, Jesse Minter, brought Declan Doyle aboard to get the best out of the team’s franchise quarterback. The offensive coordinator shared his strategy for working with Lamar Jackson.
“You try to shape the offense around the player,” Doyles said on Saturday on Ari Meirov’s podcast. “We try to really give him a lot initially to see what he can handle, and from there it’s our job to shape it so he has success.
Doyle wants to focus on what the offense and the QB are good at. He plans to adapt to Jackson’s style. He does not want to mess it up by trying something that worked well with a different QB but might not be the right fit for the Ravens’ superstar.
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