This coaching staff is pathetic

[Ravens2006]

I try not to put excessive blame on the coaching staff most of the time. Every win and loss is a collaborative effort. But some things like challenging a call that everybody in the stadium is 100% sure will not be overturned, wasting timeouts to save a penalty when punting near midfield, walking off the field in regulation of a tie game WITH the ball, timeouts in your pocket, and a chance to win in regulation... that goofy series of plays to end the first half that sure looked like miscommunication between the HC and the OC... those are the times that all the slings and arrows are certainly well-deserved.

[jessup270]

Is Harbaugh much more than a spectator during the games? Besides decisions on timeouts and red flags, does this guy do much coaching during the game?

Seriously, Harbaugh has NEVER performed the duties of an offensive or defensive coordinator in the NFL, why do people think he has the skill set to really run a game?

[jessup270]

Blaming the coaching staff is always the easy thing to do. Cameron I'm with everybody on. I posted 3 years ago here that there was a reason why a Cameron coached offense has never been in a superbowl. His offenses always collapsed in the playoffs. But Harbaugh hasn't been that bad. The guy has only gotten his team to the playoffs 4 years straight, and soon to be a 5th year. Until today, his teams had never lost 2 in a row. That's pretty impressive. You might say that he had the players and that is why he got there, but the same could be said for now. He no longer has the players and that's why you are seeing what you are seeing. The Ravens were healthy for the better part of the last several years, but this year is a little different. For all of the accolades during preseasons about the depth on this team, it isn't so. The secondary is weak and without any pass rush, it is downright horrible. The worst offseason move, in hindsight, was letting Jared Johnson go. The Ravens are a good team that has had some fortunate breaks this year, but those breaks don't always go in your favor and usually even out over the course of a season. Personally, I think the real window of opportunity was the last two seasons. They lost a 14 point lead in Pittsburgh that would have resulted in hosting the Jets for the AFCC had they won. Everyone knows about last year. Those opportunities don't keep coming along. Now it appears that there are several cracks in the team that need to be repaired to be a legitimate superbowl threat.

Ed Reed and Ray Lewis are the reason for Harbaugh's successful.

Surprisingly it is NOT the play of Lewis and Reed, it is their leadership in the locker room.

Young guys want the approval of the two HOF legends.

Harbaugh, like one of the previous posters pointed, is basically a cheerleader.