Ravens hire John Harbaugh

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just saw it on ESPN. clayton says Rex Ryan may leave the team after next season.

[HitMan52]

yup jim harbaugh's brother. He was the DB coach for the Eagles which produced some good DB like Troy Vincent, Bobby Taylor, Lito Shepard, Sheldon Brown, Brian Dawkins, Michael Lewis, Rod Hood, and now William James is playing pretty good now because of him.

Do not know how good he will be as Head Coach.

[Hobbes2d]

I thought he was the Eagles Special Teams coach?

Interesting hire....

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I thought he was the Eagles Special Teams coach?

Interesting hire....

he was the eagles ST coach.

[Hopper15]

They should've went after Marty.

[HitMan52]

John was actually a DB coach for this past season.

[DeadlyNiners]

Wow, I'd thought they'd get Jason Garret.

[NortyFiner]

Interesting hire. I'll be curious to see how he handles the Ravens' offense, especially the QB position.

[CaptainMurphy]

yup jim harbaugh's brother. He was the DB coach for the Eagles which produced some good DB like Troy Vincent, Bobby Taylor, Lito Shepard, Sheldon Brown, Brian Dawkins, Michael Lewis, Rod Hood, and now William James is playing pretty good now because of him.

Do not know how good he will be as Head Coach.

He just became their DB coach last year in order to begin building his resume to become a head coach. For 6 years before that, he was the special teams coordinator.

I like the hire. So many teams go with "The Hot Coach" (Ravens included), instead of going with the best man available. It's nice to see someone follow the Steelers example. If everyone followed the Steelers though, offseasons would be much more boring.

[Hobbes2d]

He just became their DB coach last year in order to begin building his resume to become a head coach. For 6 years before that, he was the special teams coordinator.

I like the hire. So many teams go with "The Hot Coach" (Ravens included), instead of going with the best man available. It's nice to see someone follow the Steelers example. If everyone followed the Steelers though, offseasons would be much more boring.

Actually if everyone followed the Steelers model no HC's would get fired. They'd all have like 15-20 year tenures.

[Montana_Magic]

does this put Rex Ryan on the fast track for the Falcons job?

[SoSublime]

Saw the entire press conference, I'm definitely sold. Reminds me of Bill Cowher.

[SoSublime]

I think Rex Ryan might be gone, and they didn't hire Garrett beacuse he turned the job down.

Well, according to the baltimore-sun, the ravens are actively trying to keep ryan as their DC, if he doesn't get the atlanta job of course. Atlanta would be dumb not to hire him though, his defensive schemes are brilliant and versatile(he knows just about every defensive scheme). Top 5 defensive mind, imo, up there with Jim Johnson, Kiffen, belicheck, etc. He doesn't fall under the stereotypical ravens DC, imo, where the talent can make a coach look better than he is(I don't buy in to that but that seems to be the stereotype).
If he doesn't get the atlanta job, I think he should go somewhere else so he can prove himself beyond the stereotype.

[Finer9rFan]

as head coach?

Why did I think he was Stanford's head coach

That is JIM Harbaugh, the ex-Bear, ex-Colt QB...

[ninerfan1533]

i dont think that was a good choice for hc, maybe a good d-cord, but not the head coach, he better hire a good oc or the ravens will not have a offense again and he will get fired. i thought rex ryan got fired, espn said that the ravens cleaned house and fired everybody on the staff. why wouldnt they of just promoted ryan to hc instead of hiring a unproven d-back coach.

[BrentJones84]

Odd they went with someone who's never been a coordinator at any level, or any previous HC experience.

But maybe they know some thing we don't.

[LOrd DRen]

Odd they went with someone who's never been a coordinator at any level, or any previous HC experience.

But maybe they know some thing we don't.

Wasn't And Reid just a Qb coach also?He panned out ok.

[BrentJones84]

Wasn't And Reid just a Qb coach also?He panned out ok.

Good point. :up: