Friday, January 18, 2008

Spurned by Garrett, Ravens turn to Tom Emanski...errrr John Harbaugh


Apparently, Jason Garrett wanted the loot.  The Paper.  The cash.   That and he didnt want to be tied down to an aging roster of has been playmakers in need of a complete offensive overhaul.

Garrett, who was brought into Dallas last year to be the offensive coordinator and head coach to be, turned down overtures from both Baltimore and Atlanta to, instead, collect a fattie paycheck as the assistant HC and OC in Dallas.  Reports have his deal at 3 million per.  The Ravens were offering just under 3.  So instead of having to deal with finding a new receiver corps, a new QB, offensive line help and help along an aging defense, Garrett will inherit a talented Cowboys team that will invariably fire their Mayor McCheese-looking coach, Wade "My Father's Name is Bum But He Was Still Highly Regarded" Phillips.

Meanwhile in The Clap Capital of the East Coast (or Baltimore as its known in Maryland), the Ravens hired John Harbaugh.  No, not Jim Harbaugh...his brother, John.  He spent last year as the secondary coach for the Philadelphia Eagles.  The Eagles were ranked 18th against the pass this past season.  I imagine that the bitter taste of defeat is running through the 14 secondary coaches who Harbaugh "outperformed" and I'm sure he 17 that out performed him are rightfully red assed.

Harbaugh comes from a long line of mediocre NFL talent and should be able to turn the Ravens around because he's younger than 3/4 of the roster.  Good luck with that champ.
Personally the Good Doc (thats me, I dont spend time explaining my nicknames and handles I just let other people catch up...I call it the DB Cooper method) think that Baltimore, whose offense has been stagnant for as long as this NFL guy can remember, should have gone back to the basics.  They should have called the coach of the AAU back to back to back national champion baseball team.  Baseball you say?  Well seeing as how the Baltimore ranked a sterling 25th in passing, maybe a back to the basics approach is what is needed to throwing the ball.  Not to mention that Mr. Emanski has a far greater coaching history than John Harbaugh.  Maybe the Crime Dog could sway their opinions.

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