OWINGS MILLS, Md. -- First-year offensive coordinator Declan Doyle has been giving the Baltimore Ravens a crash course with his playbook this spring.
Doyle is providing a lot of information in a short amount of time to test how much quarterback Lamar Jackson and his teammates can absorb. But there have been times when Pro Bowl wide receiver Zay Flowers has had to slow down his fast-talking playcaller.
"I'm like, 'Hey, coach, chill, chill,'" Flowers said.
When Ravens coach Jesse Minter hired Doyle in January to run Baltimore's offense, all the talk was about how Doyle became the NFL's youngest offensive coordinator at 29 years old and is only 10 months older than Jackson. A couple months into the team's offseason workout program, the players and coaches are now praising his knowledge of the game, which can elevate the Ravens to one of the league's best offenses yet again.
Flowers called Doyle "a genius." Ravens defensive coordinator Anthony Weaver referred to him as "a human computer."
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"When he starts spitting out offensive information and plays from his past, it's like, he has this Rolodex of plays in his head," Weaver said. "[It's] almost like he has a photographic memory. So, I look forward to all the things that he's going to do with our offense."
Doyle, who turned 30 on March 6, is taking over a Baltimore offense that dropped to No. 16 in total yards and No. 11 in points after years of success. The Ravens had the league's highest-scoring offense in 2019 and led the NFL in total yards in 2024.
Doyle's track record suggests he can get Baltimore back on track. Last season, as OC he helped turn around the Chicago Bears' offense, which went from last in the NFL in total yards in 2024 to No. 6 in 2025.
Doyle acknowledged it would be simpler if he installed the offense at a slower pace. But he learned from his previous stops in the NFL -- working under Sean Payton in New Orleans and Denver and under Ben Johnson in Chicago -- that it's important in the spring to challenge the players.
"Growth happens on the other side of stress, so we need to stress them," Doyle said. "We need to figure out what they can handle because you're trying to figure out how you can be the most difficult to defend. So, we're trying to give them quite a bit."