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Baltimore Ravens announce Mornhinweg, Pees, and Rosburg to stay

By Ben Palmer

Jan 1, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh on the sideline against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 27-10. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports
Jan 1, 2017; Cincinnati, OH, USA; Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh on the sideline against the Cincinnati Bengals in the second half at Paul Brown Stadium. The Bengals won 27-10. Mandatory Credit: Aaron Doster-USA TODAY Sports /
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The Baltimore Ravens have announced that Marty Mornginweg, Dean Pees, and Jerry Rosburg will remain the offensive, defensive, and special teams coaches next season.

In what is seen as a somewhat surprising move, the Baltimore Ravens have announced that offensive coordinator Marty Mornhinweg, defensive coordinator Dean Pees, and special teams coach Jerry Rosburg will all remain with the team next season.

The announcement that Marty Mornhinweg will be staying with the team as offensive coordinator comes at somewhat of a surprise, considering there were reports that he was likely to be fired.

The Baltimore Ravens offense struggled to say the least this season, finishing  21st in the league in scoring (21.4 points per game), 17th in yards per game (347.7) and 28th in touchdowns (32).

During Mornhinweg’s time as OC, however, the team was 18th in scoring (22.6 points per game) and 17th in total yards (352).

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In Mornhinweg’s defense, he inherited the offensive coordinator job after Marc Trestman was fired, and only had limited time to work with the team over the course of the season. Perhaps after a full offseason with the team, the offense will be able to get into gear.

Also in Mornhinweg’s defense is the fact that, during his time as OC this season, he faced five top-ten defenses.

Consistency is good for the team, and the Baltimore Ravens have gone through five offensive coordinators in five years, perhaps keeping someone for more than a season will help the offense improve.

As we’ve written before, the team desperately needs to balance its offense more. They finished the year with the most passing attempts in the NFL (679) and the third-fewest rushing attempts (367), the latter of which was good for a franchise low.

When the Ravens run the ball, they succeed. In the eight seasons that John Harbaugh has been the head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, the team has made the playoffs each time it’s been in the top-half of the NFL in rushing.

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While the move to keep Mornhinweg may come as a surprise, hopefully it will be one that will benefit the team. With a good draft, and some work on the offensive playcalling, the Ravens could easily get right back into playoff contending form.

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