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The Billick Theory
Is John Harbaugh winning with Brian Billick’s leftovers? No way. Did Billick win with Marvin Lewis’ defense? Harbaugh is a great coach and he is not given enough credit for his role in taking the Ravens to the playoffs two years in a row. Not only did he go to the postseason in each his first two years, but, in addition, his team advanced at least one round both times. When the season ended on Saturday, exactly 51% of the Ravens roster played for Billick. Exactly 32% of the roster played for him for more than one season. The 49% that did not play for Billick includes Joe Flacco, Ray Rice, Michael Oher, Matt Birk, Dannell Ellerbe, Domonique Foxworth, Lardarius Webb, Tom Zbikowski, and Fabian Washington. It is absolutely ludicrous to say that John Harbaugh is playing with Billick’s team. In case you forgot, Billick spent his last six years as head coach without winning a playoff game. Just three players remain from the team in which he got his last playoff victory. He may have won Super Bowl 35. However, he only won one playoff game after that. Meanwhile, Harbaugh puts his team in a position to get into the postseason and win games. The man has his flaws, but any criticism towards him is rather unfounded at this point. If the team goes 5-11 next year and continues their ways with terrible mistakes, then he will deserve what he gets. Right now, fans should focus on the off-season and what is realistic regarding acquisitions and departures from the Purple and Black. Here are two things that will not be happening: 1) The Firing of John Harbaugh 2) The Departure of Joe Flacco Here's how the off-season will probably go down: 1) Departure of Mark Clayton (UFA), Demetrius Williams (UFA), Fabian Washington (UFA), and Trevor Pryce (retirement) 2) The Avoidance of the Departure of Willis McGahee 3) The re-signing of Dawan Landry, Sam Koch, and other key UFA’s 4) Signing/Trading for a Wide Receiver (Vincent Jackson, Malcolm Floyd, Anquan Boldin, Miles Austin) 5) Signing/Drafting a Cornerback 6) Improvement of the Pass Rush
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