What losing Pagano means

by Bill2448 on Jan 26, 2012 12:58 PM EST

Pretty much nothing. Lol.

While he was a great coach and was close to a lot of players...look at the history of defensive coordinators leaving the Ravens. Jack DelRio, Marvis Lewis, Rex Ryan, Greg Mattison..etc. Has our defense ever stunk? Not really we have historically been top 15 every year.

My point is that we still have our huge play makers/ leaders on defense. Which means were in good shape! Even if we lose Jarrett Johnson and/or McClain to free agency, we still have one the the BEST front offices in football. Do you really think they are just gonna let the Ravens have vacant holes? Nope. In Ozzie we trust. Look what he did last year with releasing Derrick Mason, Todd Heap, Kelly Gregg, Willis McGahee, and McClain. We didn't miss a beat and in fact I think we improved.

Same can be said with our next defensive coordinator, if they do bring in a new coach they will make sure he does it the Raven way. Don't fret Ravens fans, our organization doesn't have to rebuild every year, they reload.

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Wait - Nolan Ryan was our DC?????/

Where the fuck have I been?

by RavensfaninTX on Jan 26, 2012 2:08 PM EST reply actions

Don't You

Remember his famous “101 mph blitz”?

"A little learning is a dangerous thing; Drink deep, or taste not the Pierian spring."
"The difference between the right word and the almost right word is the difference between lightning and a lightning bug."
"God's whiskers! Your face is as hideous as the demon's in my storybook!"
"I never expected to see the day when girls would get sunburned in the places they do today."
"It's big for a reason."

For Pittsburgh fans, that's Pope, Twain, Rostand, Rogers and Megamind

by vlad755 on Jan 26, 2012 2:51 PM EST up reply actions

Oh yeah that's right

And we also had problems with tackling, because the defense could not grasp the concept of the No-Hitter

by RavensfaninTX on Jan 26, 2012 2:56 PM EST up reply actions

Lol.

Multitasking is bad. I didnt mean to throw Nolan Ryan in there.

by Bill2448 on Jan 26, 2012 11:05 PM EST up reply actions

Agreed. We still we be a very tough defense. I do hope however we stay more with the Rex/chuck style compared to the Mattison style.

On Ed Reed:
"I’ve told him to his face many times, ‘You’re the greatest safety ever to play the game,’"
"We all learn from each other, but we all learn most from him."
- Troy Polamalu

by AV23 on Jan 26, 2012 2:29 PM EST reply actions

You mean no prevent defense to match our prevent offense? Damn!

"Don't throw it, don't throw it, don't throw it. I know y'all going to throw it, they going to throw it anyway. I wouldn't throw it. Don't do it." - Ed Reed

You say tomato, I say tomahto. You say Six, I say Sweep.

by WestminsterRaven on Jan 26, 2012 3:53 PM EST up reply actions

Pretty much nothing. Lol

I laugh when you said that i thought you was going to say something other than that

by jazz20 on Jan 26, 2012 5:06 PM EST reply actions

He had to take the indy job but i expect he won’t like it or last

Ravens D philosophy has to originate with the HC…and i don’t have faith in him…

Harbs & Cam running the show again… Won’t.matter if Hay-seuss is DC

by Evan Skev on Jan 26, 2012 5:16 PM EST via mobile reply actions

Depends really.

If we went back to a Mattison type who was a decent coordinator but was helped a lot by top players it could be the difference between top 10 and top 5. We’ll still be good but Pagano was part of the reason we were as good as we were. That said we have the system in place and Ray Lewis will continue to do half the work so we’ll be good regardless. Top DCs like Pagano and Ryan just helped us go from good/great to exceptional.

by Roa on Jan 26, 2012 6:21 PM EST reply actions

there could be a big difference

if this means Ed Reed decides to retire. Remember Pagano recruited him out of high school. and when some one interviewed him after the Terps game last night (I got a picture of him btw! not close at all but totally made my evening) he plead the 5th. that does not sound promising to me. I know he didn’t have as many interceptions this year, but coaches still had to scheme for him. i’m sure that helped the rest of the secondary out

by GayleG on Jan 26, 2012 7:42 PM EST via Android app reply actions

Ed Reed says this at the end of every season. By the time August roles around, his body will feel better, and he’ll be ready for some football. It’s all he’s ever known.

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by El.Dude on Jan 27, 2012 7:55 AM EST up reply actions

we can't lose jameel

I don’t want Ellerbe starting I saw how many tackles he missed vs. the Patriots.

by CharmCity55 on Jan 26, 2012 8:33 PM EST via iPhone app reply actions

Ellerbe will be fine. Give the guy some more playing time and he won’t look so rusty.

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by El.Dude on Jan 27, 2012 7:56 AM EST up reply actions

Give the guy some more playing time and he won’t look so rusty.

He has to stay healthy to get PT and he was a fixture on the injury report all season. I used to be pretty high on him, but honestly at this point I’ve lost confidence he can be anything more than a role player.

"the croaking raven doth bellow for revenge."
Hamlet, William Shakespeare

by Fandemonium on Jan 29, 2012 12:06 PM EST up reply actions