Todd Monken is the Ravens’ offensive coordinator, preparing to face the Bills in the divisional playoffs on Sunday. He is also a candidate for head coach and is interviewing with several teams this week. He acknowledges that this is not ideal.
Monken told reporters he wishes there was a different setup for the coaching interview schedule so there were no conflicts, but he said his main focus this week was the game Sunday.
“The way the system is set up is unfortunate, but it is what it is,” Monken said. “I’m excited to play against the Bills. That’s where I think.
So what should the system be? Monken said he doesn’t think there’s necessarily a better option.
“I don’t think there’s an easy way, otherwise they would already be doing it,” Monken said. “It’s like that. It’s like trying to understand things that they were trying to understand. There’s no easy way. There’s no easy solution.
Monken said he spent time during the offseason preparing for the possibility of getting interviews with the head coach and referred to that work this week, rather than starting over on this what his speech to NFL teams would be.
“All the work I had to do for the interviews I did in the offseason,” Monken said.
As long as the system is what it is, coaches in Monken’s position will have conflicts during the playoffs. And Monken is right that this is unfortunate.