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12-13-2012, 12:07 PM #62
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Re: Good stuff from Greg Cosell on Cam after his dismissal
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12-13-2012, 12:15 PM #65
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Re: Good stuff from Greg Cosell on Cam after his dismissal
I am not sure Bisciotti thinks that way. Didn't Bisciotti make his money through a staffing company (Aerotek)? When you get into staffing (HR), how you get things done (organizational behaviors) are often seen as being just as important if not more important than the final outcome. That is because the final outcome could be attributed to a number of factors ouside of the HC's individual performance.
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Re: Good stuff from Greg Cosell on Cam after his dismissal
I'm not sure how you can stat that with certainty when the OC was just fired on a winning team with only one more game needing to be won for a second straight AFCN title.
It's well known Steve B wants to win a Super Bowl, as does every owner, but I think he feels (As do most of us) that this team has had the pieces to go to or win a Super Bowl. If Steve and OZ feel the pieces are in place andwe're not getting there (to or winning a SB) he's not going to keep Harbaugh because he is stocking the trophy case with AFCN titles.
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12-13-2012, 12:18 PM #67Veteran Poster
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12-13-2012, 12:20 PM #68
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Re: Good stuff from Greg Cosell on Cam after his dismissal
Dirt I think you may be right, I think Steve B forced this move and harbs is taking a lot of heat for it and now. I think Harbs may have screwed Joe's career in the process by sticking with cam when it was way over due, now its flacco's contract year and there are still questions marks, Flacco should be having the kind of season Matt Ryan is having, granted Ryan has legit weapons, but there is still good talent on this offense we don't have slouches at skill positions anymore. FO is not short of blame either we keep drafting tackles to play gaurds and paying for cheap Oline men all the time, that has been a big part to play in Flacco's development as well. They mis-handled this whole thing from Flacco's 2nd season up to this date.
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Re: Good stuff from Greg Cosell on Cam after his dismissal
Saw the post game presser with Harbs, Caldwells introduction as OC, and the comments from Flacco. The small items that kept coming up?
Tweaking the offense incrementally and "listening to everyone." Based on those two main points this wasn't a knee jerk firing of Cam.
This was a cumination of a few years worth of Cam "knowing better than everyone."
It wasn't that Cam was a BAD offensive coordinator, He wasn't. He was decent enough and helped the ravens improve. But each year there was no new scheme, and the "explosion" everyone expected never happened. Despite the added offensive weapons and extra years working together. You still had Cam "outthinking everyone" by running on obvious passing downs and vice versa. Ray Rice gashes the Skins for 10+ yard runs? "Lets put the ball into Flacco's hands to win it!"
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Cam didn't seem to have a good feel for game flow. It often felt like he was calling whatever type of game he wanted to instead of riding the hot hand and palying to what was working. How often did we see a first half (or set of plays) work ridiculously well, only to never see those plays again? Cam did what he wanted.
In the pressers Harbs said it was all about tweaking the offense a tad. The plabook won't change. The order and how the game is called likely will. Hopefully for the better.
It seems that the team believes the talent is there, but the odd decisions to do whatever he wanted, even when it was obviously not working or SMART was wearing thin. Cam was stubborn and didnt take advice. He sure as hell wasn't going to do what legions of ravens fans wanted him to do and feed the ball to Ray Rice 10 more times a game. But that was just another example of his stubborness. Given what Harbs said, it sounds like Cam didn't even listen to his assistants. It was not listening to his assistants AND likely Harbaugh (who was likely listening to Ozzie and Steve) that ultimately got Cam fired.
Caldwell often gets criticized for his quiet demeanor and deer in the headlight appearance. But I wouldnt judge a book by its cover in this instance. No one here is priivy to what he knows, how he coaches, what happens during the week or the practice field or what the players think of him.
I'm willing to give Caldwell a chance because Cam couldn't get the job done.
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Re: Good stuff from Greg Cosell on Cam after his dismissal
Steve Bisciotti believes in Joe Flacco and recognizes that he is going to have to pay Joe Flacco a significant amount of money, one way or the other. I think that Steve recognizes that you don't pay a QB what you are about to have to pay Flacco, to not have an offense tailored more around him and to deal with the inconsistency that you have dealt with.
Think about it. If we see the picture, we can only imagine what Bisciotti's stance is on the issue.
To be honest, I don't even think the question is money with Bisciotti. That just seems to come with the territory for him. He had a number in mind for Ray Lewis and didn't back off of it. He had a number in mind for Ray Rice, but was flexible. Now, Ray Rice is the guy that we all should have figured would have the least trouble getting paid quickly, from a talent perspective. Yet, his deal came down to the wire."Please take with you this final sword, The Excellector. I am praying that your journey will be guided by the light", Leon Shore
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Re: Good stuff from Greg Cosell on Cam after his dismissal
Like you said, Stevie B knows he has to pay Joe. It's just a matter of how much.
The record and big games have shown that Joe is a good, capable NFL starter (that can play well in tough games) and deserves a new contract.
Its those inconsistent games that are trying to be figured out.
The concensus seems to be that Cam, although decent enough, had too strong a personality and role in the offense and may have been the cause for the ups and downs.
Caldwell is not a proven OC. But he's been around pro football enough and long enough to likely be good enough, possibly VERY good, if he plays to team strengths and rides the hot hand. I imagine this is a move to see what Joe can do with an OC that understands the offense, and is willing to play to the team
strengths instead of ego.
Now Steve is letting joe "prove it" to see how flexible he needs to be come contract time.
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Re: Good stuff from Greg Cosell on Cam after his dismissal
It is a what-have-you-done-for-me-lately league.
Step 1: Get to the Playoffs. Harbaugh has shown that he can at least get his team into the post-season.
Step 2: Get to the Super Bowl. He hasn't achieved this yet, but has come very VERY close.
Step 3: Win the Super Bowl.
If he can't get them over the hump, then it is time to make a change and get fresh eyes on the situation.Disclaimer: The content posted is of my own opinion.
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