[News] Ravens Hire Marc Trestman As Offensive Coordinator

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The former Bears coach will become the fourth Ravens offensive coordinator in as many years.

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[Nick04263]

I honestly know nothing about him other than he wasn't a good HC. Granted he had a QB quit on him.

[bioLarzen]

Cool. Welcome.

[ravnole58]

Good pickup will run basically the same offense we already have. If you look at his history wherever he has been as an OC he was successful. It will be a good transition for our offense.

[JimmyS#22]

we will live to regret this... one of the dumbest moves ever made from the FO... a CFL COACH at best.... WHAT A HORRRIBLE HORRRRIBLE SIGNING.. he had the best offence in the league in chicago .. 5-11 is what they ended up with... what a PATHETIC signing... we will live to regret this day... click on the negative button i can careless... you all will see what i mean come september... woooooow never thought baltimore would be this dumb

[ravens4life86]

I like this move...just hope they keep west coast concepts..such as boots,waggles, etc.. That Joe is so good with, with his mobility and athleticism he doesnt get credit for besides his rocket arm...

Keep continuity in the offensive scheme... So were not changing scheme again for 5th time in like 5 years

[H8R]

ehhh... not who i think we need.... but I could be wrong. The guys face alone is annoying. lol

I really hope i'm wrong, but my goodness.... I dont like what I've seen of him

[bioLarzen]

I honestly know nothing about him other than he wasn't a good HC. Granted he had a QB quit on him.

 

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Trestman

 

Whoever looks past his Bears-stint can see that he's not at all a bad offensive coach. I have the feeling Flacco will be happier with him than he would have been with Gase.

[bioLarzen]

we will live to regret this... one of the dumbest moves ever made from the FO... a CFL COACH at best.... WHAT A HORRRIBLE HORRRRIBLE SIGNING.. he had the best offence in the league in chicago .. 5-11 is what they ended up with... what a PATHETIC signing... we will live to regret this day... click on the negative button i can careless... you all will see what i mean come september... woooooow never thought baltimore would be this dumb

 

... aaaaand here's the first couch-HC who knows better than our front office...

[johnmike72]

we will live to regret this... one of the dumbest moves ever made from the FO... a CFL COACH at best.... WHAT A HORRRIBLE HORRRRIBLE SIGNING.. he had the best offence in the league in chicago .. 5-11 is what they ended up with... what a PATHETIC signing... we will live to regret this day... click on the negative button i can careless... you all will see what i mean come september... woooooow never thought baltimore would be this dumb

You seem a lil upset.

[Rants N Ravens]

Guy's a great OC, not a good HC, so he should do fine. Sure he looks very odd, but he knows how to build a good passing game. He should do fine handling Joe too.

[The Greek]

welcome aboard marc. utilize the talent that you have and you will be ok

[J.O.14]

I like this hire. Last year, the Bears offense was ranked in the top 10 across the board and that was with Josh McCown at QB. Has a good reputation as a offensive mind. Welcome to Raven Nation.

[reed20fence]

From the LFW this morning

Scheme will only get you so far. At some point the players still have to execute at a high level. I'd stay away from Marrone because the testimony of his former staff and the highly suspect way in which his departure from the Bills occurred should send up red flags everywhere about his personality.

Between Gase and Trestman I'd lean towards Trestman for two reasons.

1) Gase is young and will be in high demand in the coming years for a HC vacancy putting us right back into this predicament. Trestman on the other hand, if we succeed, will have GMs thinking twice as to whether he's really "HC material" given his issues with the Bears and Cutler. Some guys are just better suited to play calling.

2) Trestman's personality should be attractive to our front office. He's soft-spoken, cerebral, and looks like a guy who defers to consensus decisions instead of butting heads with GMs and other coaches. Plus, he's got head coaching experience, which Harbs loves to be surrounded by.

Either guy would be a good fit for 2015. It's beyond that that may play into the final call.

 

Here are the records for each of our last 3 coordinators the year before we hired them to be playoff caliber playcallers:

Cam Cameron, Dolphins, 1-15

Jim Caldwell, Colts, 2-14

Gary Kubiak, Texans 2-14

Something tells me we should disregard Trestman's last year with 5 wins and a quitter for a QB.

[bioLarzen]

I'm glad we didn't wait until after the Pro Bowl.

[bioLarzen]

You seem a lil upset.

 

[bioLarzen]

I like this hire. Last year, the Bears offense was ranked in the top 10 across the board and that was with Josh McCown at QB. Has a good reputation as a offensive mind. Welcome to Raven Nation.

 

Yeah, because McCown wasn't trying to coup him like Cutler did.

[Bleedpurple&black52]

Not sure what to think given the season the bears had despite having plenty of offensive weapons buttt on the bright side Flacco is better than Cutler so maybe we'll have a great year offensively for the 2nd straight year.

[dabish17]

I will say this, if he is the quarterback whisperer, then it should come out next year. I can't say that I wasn't pulling for Gase, but I can tell you that this man has a decent pedigree and was placed in a bad predicament this past year. I welcome him to the family and with his west-coast style mind, it will only enhance what we already have. Just remember, the blocking scheme for the running back should stay the same, since we still have the same offensive line coaches and running back coaches. I think we should draft a corner first, running back second and another tight end third and whatever else we can do in the secondary should be paramount.

[bioLarzen]

Not sure what to think given the season the bears had despite having plenty of offensive weapons

 

It's rather hard to do anything when you have a QB who totally doesn't want to work with you.

 

And I mean Cutler of course, not Flacco

[ravenz12]

nice pick up and i know flacco will do well it was all cutler who made bears offense look bad because he is known to throw picks. Marc Trestman made Mccown a really good QB and his offense is similar to Gary Kubiak

[cursona pirate]

I dont know much of him so yeah. I guess good hire.

[Bohica5]

Great choice!

[riseNConquer81]

Welcome.

Dont mind the fans, whining is like oxygen to a lot of them. they'll do it even if you win 5 straight superbowls. deep down they appreciate you though.

[raven_ace]

Great -

Another retread- Can we please get away from anyone who has bounced around the leagueover and over  because the couldn't get it done. This guy has more wear than a Mr.Tire trade in. Where is Earl Weaver when you need him.

[Darkraven23]

Its a good hire ozzie has familarity also just like norv turner bad hc brillant offensive mind plus he and joe share that same low key personality which sounds like a winner in the long run so i think it will pan out

[bioLarzen]

id rather bring back CALDWELL than this guuy...

 

Aha. Sign a HC who they love at their current place, to an OC position...

 

If you can pull it off, any organization will gladly take you as their GM.

[SemiHolsen]

He runs a west coast off, so that's a good thing... I think that was the priority, not changing again...

[The Negotiator]

Love the hire, and he should be around for multiple years

[ibleedpurpleandblack]

Not sure why Gase didn't work out but hope this Trestman does better than he did in Chicago.