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Anthony Marinelli taking the Korg guy to school. Synthesis school that is.

Quinn was one of the many candidates interviewed by the Chargers for their own HC opening. I wasn't too excited to see his name on the list either, for similar reasons (uninspiring W-L record with the Falcons etc.). OTOH, if the Commanders GM was onboard with this hire, perhaps there's reason to be cautiously optimistic.

Some good reminiscing by Marshall Faulk, when he and Jim Harbaugh were the Colts star players, before the Peyton Manning era

Both HCs of this year's Superbowl participants endured years of failure before finally reaching the Superbowl. Andy Reid had some good years in Philly but was eventually fired after the ownership lost patience with him. Then he had some negative perceptions in KC - first as the "failed Eagles coach" who was just a recycle, then as the guy who can't win in the playoffs, then as the guy who can't advance far enough in the playoffs. I'm sure somebody called for Reid to be fired in KC, although the Chiefs fanbase have generally enjoyed a reputation of being among the NFL's savviest fanbases. Kyle Shanahan has been portrayed as the guy who couldn't advance his team past the NFCC, except he actually did once before! Granted that was the team that fell victim for Reid's (and Mahomes and Kelce's) first Lombardi. Some sports reporters have short memories too.

Agreed. Yes the loss was disappointing but you only fire an otherwise productive HC or OC after one playoff loss if you want your team to be like the Chargers from 2007 to... today. Or if you're an owner like Dan Snyder was... and we all know the results of his "fire the coach every year" philosophy 🤣 The Ravens will once again be a problem for the AFC in 2024, barring unexpected injury to the likes of Lamar.

End of 1st quarter might be too early to catch the run vs. pass playcalling trending in the wrong direction. Maybe he could have caught it by halftime? We'll never really know though what really happened between Harbaugh and Monken. Harbaugh is not the type of HC who will air dirty laundry. You can be sure though Harbaugh gave Monken the employee feedback he deserved.

Looks like the Chargers decided on a new GM - it's Joe Hortiz from the Ravens organization. Presumably this comes after Jim Harbaugh vetted Joe with his brother John. I'd be good with this hire. The Ravens front office has a solid track record, from the perspective of drafting and choosing who to sign as free agents - far superior to anything Telesco did. https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/39417808/sources-chargers-working-hire-ravens-joe-hortiz-gm

Nope. What I said is what Harbaugh will probably do if they face the Chiefs again in the playoffs next year, assuming their run defense is as suspect by then as it was this season and post-season. We don't know what Harbaugh's directives were to Monken before the game. But I can speculate that by Monday morning he has some idea of where he went wrong in in handling Monken. I further speculate he had thoughts along the lines of "I trusted Todd to give us a sensible game plan and instead he got all pass happy on me!" Harbaugh's history with the Ravens suggests he lets his OCs do their jobs while he focuses on the overall team, but will crack down when they underperform.

Harbaugh will either order Monken to produce a run-heavy game plan next time, or replace him with an OC who is willing to do the obvious, which is run the damn ball against a defense whose weakness is the run. That's all he needs to do. Then it won't be all on Lamar to be Superman on every single play. 2600+ rushing yards to lead the NFL helped the Ravens earn the #1 seed and Lamar contributed less than half of that. Both Superbowl participants got there thanks to help from a functional running game. Everyone should know by now the Niners run the ball. But in case nobody noticed, this RB named Pacheco has been sparking the Chiefs offense whenever they needed. I'm sure Mahomes would be glad to tell anyone who will listen just how happy he is to have an RB like Pacheco pounding the rock for him. I think any call to fire Detroit's HC now would be premature, just like the call to fire Kyle Shanahan after just one quarter of the NFCC.

The losing HCs from last night will learn and apply those lessons in 2024... or else... Neither has reached Brandon Staley's level of fail yet Baltimore is smart enough to not fire John Harbaugh. Detroit should not fire their HC just yet - maybe if they tank in 2024 as embarassingly as the Chargers did in 2023.

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I'm also a fan of a cursed team (Chargers). The Ravens are in a much better place, comparatively speaking. They have 2 Superbowl wins vs. the Chargers' 0. and one win was under John Harbaugh's watch. The closest thing John has had to a curse is bad luck in hiring OCs. Todd Monken looked like his best OC hire in years during the 2023 regular season. , working well with Lamar. Lamar did not play well in the AFCC but Monken hurt him by not trying harder to give Lamar solid run support. Only 3 carries for your workhorse RB Gus Edwards does not count as trying to establish your running game. The Lions appear to have found a really good HC this time in Dan Campbell. They've been drafting well, with several rookies contributing to this breakthrough playoff run. Thus I also do not count the Lions among the cursed. They're going to be a problem for the rest of the NFC North for years to come.

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Only 16 rushing attempts by the Ravens. Only 3 carries by Gus Edwards, their workhorse RB and best power back. Classy of Harbaugh to not throw Monken under the bus publicly but this has to be on OC Todd Monken for not attacking the Chiefs' weakness. https://heavy.com/sports/baltimore-ravens/john-harbaugh-todd-monken-chiefs-afc-championship/ I could see from watching on TV that Lamar wasn't handing off to the RBs enough. Just didn't realize Edwards' and Hill's carries were that low.

Now it's 14-7. 2nd quarter just started. 3 quarters to go.... I think we still have a game folks!

Harbaugh has hired his defensive coordinator - Jesse Minter who served in the same role at Michigan. His defense was dominant in the FBS college ranks - we'll see how well it translates to the NFL.

Not buying this but I love this guy's enthusiasm

I'll let y'all know how it goes with Harbaugh. From what I understand he left SF after clashing with the GM at the time. Presumably he will be consulted on the Chargers' next GM hire to try to avoid that kind of conflict. One candidate currently works with his brother John in the Ravens organization. There's another candidate who reportedly has a positive history with Jim as well. The Chargers don't have the greatest ownership but they do work hard on their social media. Tons of videos of various lengths showing Harbaugh at work are sure to be uploaded to YT, Insta, etc.

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Ravens activated Marc Andrews off of IR, restoring Lamar's favorite pass catcher. Isaiah Likely performed well in place of Andrews. No doubt the Ravens will dial up some double TE packages for Andrews and Likely, like OC Monken did with double TE sets in Georgia. No reason to hold back in the AFC Championship game.

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