That's where you're wrong buddy. The Ravens have been pulling this not showing up for games routine for a few years now under Harbaugh. There were the seasons where they consistently showed no life in the first halves, and then turn it on in the second half, and many people observed this maddening lack of focus. They gradually made a habit of playing horrible football, and doing just enough to win games. Now, the well-rehearsed method of playing like crap the whole game, then scrambling at the end to pull out the victory is not paying dividends any more. Those ugly wins of years past have now morphed into perfect losses, and justifiably so. Given the lack of effort, it was only a matter of time. I maintain that I could embrace any outcome, win, lose or draw, as long as I see a team that plays with guts and intensity, and leaves it all on the field. What I would not accept is this persistent sleep-walking through games, regardless of the outcome too. I watch the Ravens play, then watch other games, and the glaring difference in intensity and sheer effort is mind-numbing. Even the pioneer Ravens teams under Billick that you referenced, played with great effort despite their glaring personnel deficiencies. They were as scrappy as can be. Besides, every situation is peculiar, pointing out coaches that eventually got it together has no bearing on Harbaugh's ineptitude. I could just as easily point out Coaches that never got it together or whose teams fared better after they were fired. At this point, it's plausible to say we've been hampered by injuries, but even before the injuries till this very moment, no one can honestly say this is a team that shows up and fights like heck for 60 mins. Far from it, they only play in spurts on both sides of the ball. Lastly, I never said anything about Flacco being relieved of his job, not sure where you manufactured that one from. He certainly needs a coach that would challenge him more and light a fire under him. Harbaugh has nothing else to offer the Ravens, never did. He was a figure head-coach under a Ravens team led by Ray Lewis, and whose timely arrival coincided with the arrival of Flacco and Rice to give the Ravens some stability on offense to go with an already stout defense. His primary job is to keep his team focused and determined, and he has failed to do that for a while now. Inevitably, he'll be fired....even if it takes one more horrible season.