BREAKING NEWS: Harbaugh Hired!
January 18th, 2008 by Stephen
The long national nightmare coaching search is finally over. The Ravens have just tapped former Eagles defensive backs coach John Harbaugh to lead the franchise.
I was about 45 minutes outside of St. Louis, en route to Chicago, when I got the text alert from WNST about the hire. Talk about Murphy’s Law! I immediately started to scour billboards for any sign of WiFi access to unload my laptop and post. So, here I sit at a McDonalds in Litchfield, Illinois. Posting the news. (I didn’t include anything about “loving it” — you’re welcome)
As promised in an earlier post, “Welcome to Baltimore, John Harbaugh!”
“I’m a football coach, and I am excited to be the head coach of the Ravens,” said Harbaugh in a statement to the media. “It’s a big job and an opportunity to work with great people. I cannot wait to get started.”
Harbaugh, 45, becomes the third coach in Baltimore Ravens franchise history. A news conference is scheduled for tomorrow at noon.
News Reactions:
- Baltimore Ravens (Official Site)
- Baltimore Sun
- WNST
- RavensInsider (Scout)
- Fox Sports
- CBS Sportsline
- NBC Sports
- Sports Illustrated
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More updates to follow…
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January 19th, 2008 at 6:44 am
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January 19th, 2008 at 11:49 am
Rick Maese’s article is a good read. This detail in particular makes me hopeful that this gamble will pay off
“Back when the Eagles reached the Super Bowl in 2005, it was noted that while many teams might have a half-dozen kickoff-return schemes, Harbaugh carried a thicker playbook. He had 56 schemes and formations drawn up.”
I dont think Billick’s offensive playbook was even that large.