sadly: John Harbaugh was fired because of…..

Baltimore ravens head coach John Harbaugh was fired  because of ….

Fans are waiting for the Baltimore Ravens to be fired because of all the rumors involving head coach John Harbaugh, his reputation, and a three-game losing run. No matter how bad things go since he has a Super Bowl ring on his finger, history indicates it won’t happen for Baltimore during the season.

There is just one such instance of past Super Bowl winning coaches being let go in the middle of a season, according to Hensley and ESPN Stats & Info. There are just a lot more factors involved, even though it does feature Baltimore and may evoke some parallels there.

Whatever your thoughts on Harbaugh, over his tenure he has guided the Ravens to a 98-71 record and won a Super Bowl. He deserves a little more respect than to be written out in the middle of the season based only on his tenure and winning %.

Even if it’s unlikely, Baltimore is still vying for a postseason spot. A team firing a coach while they still have a chance to qualify for the postseason is extremely uncommon.

.. That’s often only applied to eliminated teams or teams that are so far out of the running that they require a miracle or an ideal rest of the season.

Additionally, the 2007 season provides an illustration of how owner Steve Bisciotti manages similar circumstances. Despite the team’s 5-11 record, Bisciotti gave the long-tenured Brian Billick a season-long contract before letting him go. Despite the tiny sample size and imperfect comparison, it does demonstrate that Bisciotti is not one to jump to conclusions based only on a team’s record.

Both common sense and history indicate that Harbaugh will be around for the entire season.

There have been some whispers that head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, John Harbaugh, is currently under pressure. That was prior to Baltimore’s 23-16 loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers in their Week 9 encounter. Questions regarding possible coaching changes during the Ravens’ Week 10 bye were thrown at Harbaugh and the team immediately after the loss.

Even though Harbaugh stated he didn’t think any coaching changes would occur this week, what would happen if Steve Bisciotti, the team’s owner, had had enough? How would the Ravens go about firing Harbaugh?

To start with, I don’t think the team would have a coach on board to guide them already. That would be extremely uncommon because NFL and college teams are still in the middle of their games, which makes the

pool of substitutes is excessively large. Rather, it would mean that a member of the present coaching staff would be elevated to the position of interim coach, similar to what the Cleveland Browns have done since coach Hue Jackson was fired. That would leave Bisciotti and Eric DeCosta, who will succeed Bisciotti as general manager at the end of this season, with plenty of options.

Marty Mornhinweg, the offensive coordinator, is the lone coach on the staff with prior head coaching experience. From 2001 to 2002, Mornhinweg directed the Detroit Lions, who finished 5–27. I don’t think he would be called in to take over, given the offense’s inconsistent performance this season.

Don Martindale has only been the defensive coordinator for the past six months, and the outcomes haven’t been

wonderful as well. Martindale’s record does not show much experience as an NFL defensive coordinator, therefore it is unlikely that he would be promoted. That might get him a little more than a straight “no,” though, given how the defensive players support him.

Greg Roman is the person I believe has the best chance of winning the temporary coaching position. Roman would be the next in line because he is the assistant head coach. Many believed that he was a backup plan in the event that Mornhinweg failed.

In the long run, I don’t think any of the current staff coaches would be hired by Baltimore as head coach in the event that Harbaugh was dismissed. Only one coach has needed to be fired by Bisciotti, and when he did, Rather than bringing up then-defensive coordinator Rex Ryan, as was planned, he promoted someone from outside the organization. However, considering the small sample size, anything might happen if Harbaugh were fired in the offseason or during the middle of the season.