Ravens promote Zach Orr to DC
With Mike MacDonald off to Seattle, Orr gets the bump to DC to stay in Baltimore, taking a candidate for our DC opening off the board.
February 1st, 2024 at 2:25 PM ^
I'm going to savor every second of it because it just might be the only time in my life that UM is ahead of the meta on at least one side of the ball. I think there's an argument they're ahead on offense as well, which I never thought I'd see. I don't care what happens from here on out - ok I do - but either way, this 3 year run will go down as one of the greatest in UM football history and I'm glad to have witnessed it.
February 1st, 2024 at 3:08 PM ^
CJ Stroud did not "struggle" against Michigan's defense. He was what kept them in the games. Yes he had 2 picks but nearly a 70% completion rate. (yes great WRs but so does every OSU QB last decade)
As a rookie NFL QB on the road in his first playoff game he did struggle against the Ravens defense. But not against Michigan.
65 of 97 67% for 743 yards and 4 TDs 2 INTs
February 1st, 2024 at 1:40 PM ^
For now. But it will be helpful in the future to have the Ravens tree expand to the Chargers and Seahawks.
February 1st, 2024 at 1:44 PM ^
As a Browns fan it saddens me not to see Baltimore lose a bunch of talented coaches off their staff.
February 1st, 2024 at 1:49 PM ^
Any youngins on the Browns staff we could start a new trend with?
February 1st, 2024 at 1:30 PM ^
What about Michael Barrett?
February 1st, 2024 at 1:43 PM ^
This is the correct answer and it's been staring us in the face the entire time
February 1st, 2024 at 1:37 PM ^
I don't see the issue with us promoting from within. Clink/Elston. Keep the culture here.
February 1st, 2024 at 1:55 PM ^
Because "culture" doesn't actually exist as a causative force. Culture is a by-product of winning, not the other way around.
Expertise and knowledge, leadership.. Those exist. If those guys have it, and want to be play callers, great. I have nothing against them at all. IMO, culture has nothing to do with it, especially at the DC level.
Rob
February 1st, 2024 at 2:07 PM ^
Does Aidan Hutchinson mean nothing to you?
February 1st, 2024 at 5:07 PM ^
you don't need to put a signature on your message board comments. -1
February 1st, 2024 at 1:45 PM ^
If we are done chasing down the raven's assistants lets promote Clink as DC, and bring in a really good lbers coach. Or Clink-Elston as co-dc's.
February 1st, 2024 at 1:46 PM ^
oh well...
was hoping for Orr... not sure now... clink/Elston combo maybe?
February 1st, 2024 at 2:24 PM ^
Oh well. I guess Uncle John isn’t going to let us borrow stuff now that Dad’s left, moved to California, and found someone new.
I thought Orr was good to consider and I assume we did. Who knows - it’s fine. I think any combo of the current team would be good. If we go outside the program, I’d like to get someone who knows the system and/or has called plays on the defensive side.
February 1st, 2024 at 2:40 PM ^
Throw the bag at the new USC DC and make him tell you no.
February 1st, 2024 at 3:12 PM ^
That would be transactional and thus Warde won't allow it.
February 1st, 2024 at 2:44 PM ^
Our DC will be Clink. When did Minter officially resign? Last Friday or Saturday? The 7 day state rule that applied to the Head Coach role applies for the DC and OC openings, too. I’d expect OC and DC announcements in the next 24-72 hours.
February 1st, 2024 at 2:58 PM ^
Michigan has an entire summer to teach Jim Leonhard how to run the Raven's defense.
February 1st, 2024 at 3:03 PM ^
Love that a third of the board said he was not good enough for Michigan DC 4 days ago but John Harbaugh sees differently. :/
February 1st, 2024 at 3:03 PM ^
I’m certainly not opposed to Clinkscale, or Elston, or both becoming DCs, as they’ve both been with the program now for awhile and teaching aspects of the amoeba defense.
Continuity of defensive scheme and coaching is important as well.
I’d rather have those than to get some big name headline grabbing hire that would come in and disrupt what has been built on that side of the ball. Especially as next year’s defense looks to have a bunch of AA talent that have been in the system for awhile now.
February 1st, 2024 at 3:20 PM ^
The WB DC pipe is officially broken
February 1st, 2024 at 4:06 PM ^
Jay Harbaugh to the Chargers
February 1st, 2024 at 5:05 PM ^
I'm still happy if they announce Jim Leonhard as DC next week...he did play for the Ravens in 2008...
February 1st, 2024 at 7:05 PM ^
FUCK!!
February 1st, 2024 at 11:44 PM ^
another guy that has been spoken of highly was Mallory who is currently a defensive analyst.
Not saying he should be DC, but from what I've heard, he was a big part of the complex DB scheming...
Not sure if he wants to become a position coach - just that they should try to hang onto him if they can.
February 2nd, 2024 at 11:40 AM ^
My general sense is if we want someone from the Ravens tree we have to let the NFL hiring shake itself out a bit and specifically for the Seahawks DC job to be filled.