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Thread: Rumor: Harbs wanted Reed gone
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04-03-2013, 08:47 AM #73Pro Bowl Poster
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Re: Rumor: Harbs wanted Reed gone
Maybe I've just got PTSD from seeing the likes of Dusty Baker, Fredi Gonzalez, and Mike Scioscia praised because they win a lot of games, so ipso facto they must be good managers (though I didn't actually say Harbs wasn't good, just not irreplaceable. There's a pretty big gap between those two states of being).
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Re: Rumor: Harbs wanted Reed gone
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Re: Rumor: Harbs wanted Reed gone
I said a few weeks back that the departures of Boldin and Pollard (and now Reed) had Harbaugh's fingerprints all over them. It looks like that is true. Apparently, the SB win gave him the freedom to get rid of all those he thought questioned his authority. Some may think that's the sign of a strong take-charge coach but it can also be a sign of insecurity. I'm not sure we'll miss Reed all that much but it would be nice to still have Boldin and Pollard in purple. Oh, and this has zero to do with "hating" Harbaugh. Such emotions over a football coach are for children.
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Re: Rumor: Harbs wanted Reed gone
By the same token, did anyone ever question Lombardi, or Parcells, or any of the other tough coaches who clearly put their stamp on their respective teams? Only time will tell what kind of coach John Harbaugh really is, but just because he puts his stamp (or fingerprints) on his team, it doesn't necessarily mean he's insecure. What I think is that, by definition, since he'd never been a head coach before (or even a coordinator), he was clearly an inexperienced head coach in 2008, and that's why I feel it's fair to say he's evolved over the past 5 years. 2013 is definitely going to be an important year in John Harbaugh's head coaching career. And based on the past 5 years, I expect to see a similarly successful outing. And if I'm wrong, I'll be the first to admit it.
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Re: Rumor: Harbs wanted Reed gone
That's crap. The Ravens haven't been head-and-shoulders above the rest of the league in talent, only held back by their coaches. As much as I've joined in the criticism of Cam- and think much of it is deserved- he's not The Reason the Ravens didn't win in their first two AFCC games in the Harbaugh era.
McKinnie is the reason McKinnie didn't take the field until he did last year, not Harbaugh. Had McKinnie taken the field starting in Week 1, we wouldn't have had the same blocking as we saw in the playoffs. We would have had a fat, unmotivated slug at LT getting Flacco and the RB's killed every play.
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