Overview
- The Ravens begin the 2026 regular season under new head coach Jesse Minter with Declan Doyle as offensive coordinator after the club parted ways with John Harbaugh.
- Quarterback Lamar Jackson, who did not play in the preseason, said on SiriusXM that practices and film show a complex offense and warned NFL defenses on Wednesday that they are not prepared for what Baltimore will run.
- Baltimore kept starters out of all preseason game action to protect players and to limit exposure of the new playbook, leaving the offense untested in live regular‑season play.
- The roster returns core pieces such as Jackson, Derrick Henry, Kyle Hamilton, Zay Flowers and Mark Andrews and added veterans and draft talent including Trey Hendrickson and Vega Ioane to address last season’s weaknesses.
- Pressure is focused on Doyle after his one‑year success in Chicago because pundits have issued bullish predictions and the team needs a measurable offensive jump quickly to meet playoff expectations and influence Jackson’s longer term contract talks.