ClarenceWurley

Agreed that the responsibility is on everyone but just like the rest of us you are expected to do your job each day when you come to work and Harbaugh's job is the HC. That means during the game he is responsible for game management/flow, strategic decisions, management of tools like timeouts, challenges. And as the HC his job is also to impose his well and leadership when necessary to impact the adjustments the coaching staff makes (one thing we are very poor at over the years) and let an OC/DC/ etc know when they are being stubborn with playcalling and change it. That's not being overbearing - it's being a leader which is what he is paid to do. No way that OBJ should have single coverage with no cushion from a rookie even if the safety is rolling with support coverage and they did that time and time again. After the first long TD, Harbaugh needs to step in and say make someone else beat us. Double him. Whatever it takes. I never claimed it was easy but I don't get paid millions of dollars to coach in the NFL and he does. Everyone loses and I don't expect the Ravens to win every Sunday like some do but I hate to see them lose because of poor decisions year in and year out.

On Harbaugh as an HC - here's my thought and as a fan not an professional evaluator of talent as many seem to be. My issues with Harbaugh as an in game HC started back in 2012 when Cundiff missed the game tying FG agains the Pats in the playoff. It was always interesting to me that the local Baltimore media made excuses for Harbaugh and destroyed Cundiff for that miss. As history writes it, Harbaugh was a Special Teams coordinator for the Eagles (nine seasons I think) so you would assume that he would have a pretty good handle on that aspect of the game. So why on earth would you rush your kicker out onto the field in (a) hostile territory, (b) with :10 sec on the play clock, (c) to tie the game in the playoffs at the end of regulation and most importantly - (d) WHY would you refuse to use your remaining timeout that you had to get everyone straight and relaxed before the kick???? What was Harbaugh going to do with those timeouts? Take them home with him to have dinner or perhaps save them for the 1st game of the following season? Everyone has their opinion of course and I understand people who defend Harbaugh (SB victory, an inordinate amount of injuries and arguable drafts over the last few years) but I would challenge you (and would welcome the debate) to make a case for Harbaugh being a good in game HC with an understanding of proper use of the clock, timeouts, challenges and an overall sense for the flow of the game. Week after week we have to endure questionable use of timeouts, clock management and understanding of the game situation. Those are all things that are specifically on the HC. Finally, I'll leave with this - teams that get blown out week in and week out, year in and year out just do not have the talent to compete with the rest of the league (Browns, Jaguars, etc). Teams that consistently win or lose in close games on a consistent basis usually have the talent to compete but if you have evaluate each game, I think you will find that it ultimately comes down to deficiencies, lack of competency and and overall poor in game coaching that results in a close loss or win that is substantially closer than it would be with another HC at the helm. And that my friends is our beloved Ravens.