[News] Ravens Make Two Additions To Coaching Staff

[Crusader]

ravens don't like to spend money, that's why they don't do more in free agency. penny wise and dollar foolish. 3 for a nickel type of a team. al cheapo.

What are you talking about? RAVENS spend a lot of money ...on bad players.

[Ravens Raver]

How long do you want to wait for a turnaround? SInce the 2012 Championship we have been on a downhill slide. In 2013 we were 8-8, 3rd in division. In 2014, sure, we were 10-6 and went to the playoffs, yes, but still finished 3rd in division. (I have a quibble with the NFL that a team can be the best in the divisional playoffs and still end up ranked 3rd.) In 2015 we are 5-11 and third in AFCN for the third time.

3rd place for three years is not one bad year, but a trend. Spoiled is not the word you want to describe Ravens fans, let alone sad and pathetic. "Demanding the best," maybe? Something has got to change, and in this game that means personnel changes.

[rmcjacket23]

Would a player rather listen to someone who played the position and a first round HOF or someone who they never heard of?

Probably the coach. I know I'd rather get coaching from somebody who I know can actually coach.

[Ravenous_Ravens]

Players trying to coach are still just players. No matter how good they are. Yes that 'player' may know everything there is to know, but the task of coaching is not just knowing but being able to connect with the players you coach to bring out the best in them, which is another skill altogether. You need to concern yourselves with many more issues that are always in flux and adjust on the fly often with little time to make decisions. That being said it can be taught, but there is not any guarantees a player turned coach will have the save level of success as when they were a player. Any argument to the contrary is like saying a well regarded coach could go and play at the same level, just give them some pads and a helmet. Think Bill Belichik could work his magic on the field and not the sideline. Pffft what a joke. Mike Singletary is a great example. Great player, one to be respected for his on-field play. As a coach he never figured out how to connect with his players well enough and as a result he lost them and eventually his job. It had less to do with him knowing the X's and O's, which is a foundational piece for any football coach. He was missing the other elements or characteristics a coach needs, which players often undervalue when making such a switch. If you walk into any new position thinking you know everything, you are only settign yourself up for failure. Props to my man Ed Reed for being wise and choosing a good situation to test the waters of coaching. I wish him the best and know that when the time is right, if things are working well as a coach he'll find his way home to Baltimore.

[Ravensfansince03]

At least with Frazier, you can't deny that this is a step in the right direction. When he was the Eagles' DB coach, he took their secondary from a middle-of-the-road group to a secondary that ranked in the top 10 each year he was the DB coach. Given how bad the secondary has been each of the last two years, the Ravens need all the help they can get.

 

I actually had to re think the situation, and I believe it is a good move in the end. That's my bad for making the quick criticism.

[The Mom Gene]

All fans are not Football Guru's.  They like the game, like to see their team win.  All fans cannot spew stats...  However, they can still be a fan.  And even some casual fans don't know who the "Assistant Coaches" are.  They know who the Head Coach and Coordinators are, but not necessarily the minutia of the team.

[The Mom Gene]

I would prefer using the terminology "lack of knowledge" rather than the use of the term "ignorant".  Most often it isn't because of a lack of desire to know, as much as it is a desire to hold "someone" accountable.  It's far less offensive to others as well.  I never liked the use of that word myself.