So is Flacco on the hot seat now, or is it Harbaugh?
Ok, Cam is gone. Now, what does Bisciotti do now if the offense doesn't improve? The Ravens have three more regular season games, and as long as they win at least one of those games, they are likely to win the division. So, that would mean at least one playoff game. Is 4 games enough to evaluate Flacco sans Cam Cameron?
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BigPlayReceiver
Both are safe.
Agree, with the caveat being that Joe won't get the 'elite' money he expects if he does not improve his consistency!
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I think it may be a message that Steve don't play, and Pees better be on notice too, IMO.
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Silly question, IMO.
Both are 100% safe
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BigPlayReceiver
Both are safe.
I am not sure about that. Bisciotti has a big decision to make about Flacco's contract. If the offense doesn't improve, and Flacco will not accept a reasonable contract offer (~6 years, $72 million), I am not so sure that the Ravens won't franchise Flacco, and then trade him.
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Flacco and Harbaugh are safe. Any speculation otherwise is completely unfounded. The next few weeks will be interesting to watch but let's not expect miracles here. Rome was not built in a day.
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I bet pees is shittin the bed right now, he has to be having nightmares.
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Harbaugh is safe.
I think a Flacco Franchise tag becomes more likely. People still believe in Joe and wand him to succeed, but he has not played himself into the contract that he wants.
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HoustonRaven
Silly question, IMO.
Both are 100% safe
This year.
Next year...with a new OC, and a new (or vastly different) offensive scheme, I think the spotlight falls squarely on Flacco.
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JohnBKistler
This year.
Next year...with a new OC, and a new (or vastly different) offensive scheme, I think the spotlight falls squarely on Flacco.
Yep. The Ravens are expecting NE type of offensive output and ranking. Now Flacco an his agent can't say it was Cam holding him back. It'll be interesting to see Joe's comments on this. Remember he was vocally unhappy about Zorn getting fired.
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If anyone's on the hot seat in his position, it's Caldwell. If he can get the offense (& specifically #5) rolling, there's probably a multi-year contract in his future. If not, they'll bring in someone like Norv & he'll either be offered his old job back or let go.
To me the biggest question is what can be done to shore up the OL. Yanda's injury gives Caldwell an opening to bring McKinnie in from the cold, particularly given that as QB coach, he wasn't responsible for keeping him benched. The big guy's still got money problems & whatever he might think of Harbaugh, he might respond to a 3-4 game window of opportunity to show he can still play at a high level, even though it almost surely won't be here. Meanwhile I think Oher would be OK with moving back to RT for the good of the team knowing that he'll have the inside track on LT next year, which either pushes KO inside or flips him with Jah.