The way forward for former Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh has generated loads of sports-talk discussions ever since he was shockingly fired this previous Tuesday.
Considerably misplaced within the shuffle has been the truth that the Ravens want a brand new head coach for the primary time since Harbaugh accepted the job in 2008. On Wednesday, Ravens reporter Jeff Zrebiec of The Athletic advised that North Carolina Tar Heels head coach Invoice Belichick may very well be thought-about a candidate to exchange Harbaugh in Baltimore.
Invoice Belichick has connections to Ravens
“It’s most likely an extended shot, however given his friendships with [Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti] and Ravens government vp Ozzie Newsome and his Annapolis roots, it’s not arduous to make the connection,” Zrebiec wrote a few potential Belichick-Ravens marriage. “Belichick has all the time professed his respect for the way the Ravens do enterprise, and it’s arduous to think about a greater scenario for him if he’s decided to return to the NFL and make a run at his seventh Tremendous Bowl ring as a head coach.”
As famous by the New England Patriots’ web site, Belichick was raised in Annapolis lengthy earlier than he accomplished his first NFL head-coaching stint with the Cleveland Browns within the Nineteen Nineties. The residing legend remains to be simply 15 wins away from breaking Don Shula’s NFL record for profession victories earned by a head coach (together with the common season and the playoffs). Belichick reportedly would owe North Carolina a $1M buyout, pennies for an NFL proprietor, if he left the college for a return to the league.
For what it is price, Belichick insisted earlier this week that he’s “constructing a very good program” and is “excited” about what he can obtain at North Carolina. Clearly, some throughout the soccer group imagine he’d be open to having a chat if Bisciotti made the cellphone name.
May Invoice Belichick be what Lamar Jackson has been lacking?
Quarterback Lamar Jackson and different Ravens gamers allegedly lost faith concerning how far Harbaugh may information them after Jackson accrued a postseason record as a starter of 3-5 underneath Harbaugh. One wonders how Jackson and Co. would really feel about working for a six-time Tremendous Bowl champion head coach who’s regarded by many as the best of all time in his career.
“Belichick, who began his teaching profession as a Baltimore Colts assistant in 1975, turns 74 in April — and he’d be a lot for the Ravens to tackle,” Zrebiec continued. “Nevertheless, if they’re on the lookout for a transitional coach to maintain the Tremendous Bowl window open for just a few extra years, they gained’t discover a extra achieved choice.”
