Brian Billick Likes Ravens Chances
by Bruce Raffel on Jan 6, 2012 8:00 PM EST
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PrintFormer head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, Brian Billick, did a story on NFL.com, detailing the most important statistics that he feels defines a Super Bowl contender. His analysis of the 12 playoff teams led him to believe that the Baltimore Ravens will face the New Orleans Saints in Super Bowl XLVI next month.
While i loved Billick as a motivator and how he publicly defended his players, his clock management and choosing of his offensive coordinator, much less unwillingness to take a chance on close plays, made me know it was time to go when he did after the 2007 season. However, Billick has done remarkably well as a TV analyst and now is being mentioned as possibly returning to the coaching sideline for perhaps one of the many openings around the league.
His breakdown of the playoff teams and determination that the Ravens have some key stats in specific categories that lead him to believe they should make the Big Game is interesting and a recommended read by clicking on the link above.
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Been interviewed for any of the current openings? Has any intrepid reporter linked Billick to any potential openings? Jeez, fricken’ Cowher and Chucky are practically mentioned as candidates for teams that haven’t even fired their HC yet; and always mentioned for teams that did drop the ax. While I think he would do alright the second go-round, not sure he gets a second chance. Which is strange given he does have a ring… It must be a case of that people “in the know” have always counseled owners whenever Billick’s name comes up that given the Ravens defense that year, Cam Cameron Elmer Fudd could have won SuperBowl XXXV.
"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
i don’t think anyone really believes billick can coach a team. he is a stand up guy who nobody would mind having for an uncle but his way to the SB was a comedy of errors with raw talent grinding it out for him. you never heard of cavanaugh again in the big league ranks. it is what it is. we all appreciate the SB win but we needed every last ounce of our talent to squeek that out. The Tenn and Oakland games were sooo tight they squeeked. A blocked FG in Tenn and a 90 yard YAC in Oakland. The offense struggled is a huge way. But, Billick provided bravado and, for Ray at that time, was simply perfect for the job.
I think that if a team wants to build a solid .500 team with an upside, Billick is a no brainer. He would be great for Cleveland, Miami and even the Cowboys. He can build a broad base. He just doesn’t seem to get it as far a player personnel and game flow. Example- we never had a kicker under Brian who could pin a team deep on kick-offs which, with our D would have been equal to offense. Stover had teams starting on the 35 all the time. Little things that we lived with…I hope Brian gets a shot. I’d love to see if he’s changed or, if it’s me.
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