What does Ravens' loss to the Steelers mean for John Harbaugh's future?
Yahoo Sports Daily hosts Caroline Fenton and Jason Fitz discuss what the Baltimore Ravens ’ loss to the Pittsburgh Steelers means for John Harbaugh’s future as head coach. Watch the full episode of Yahoo Sports Daily on YouTube or YahooSports.TV .
Video Transcript
I know it came down to a kick.
I know that was the difference.
But I thought the Steelers were the better team really for a majority of that game.
There was a lot of ugly football being played.
When you look at the Ravens, They had a couple of explosive plays, obviously.
The Zay Flowers touchdown was the big Isaiah.
A likely catch.
We had an early Derrick Henry run.
But outside of those big-time explosive plays, and outside of the, Of the, you know, exciting plays that were made in the fourth quarter.
The Ravens really struggled to do anything offensively.
So if the Ravens made that kick, if they were the ones who were the Kings of the North and punched their ticket to the postseason, I still wouldn't feel overly excited.
Or I wouldn't feel overly, you know, confident in what the Baltimore Ravens could do in the Post-season.
Where are you now on Harbaugh moving forward?
With the Ravens now that their season is over disappointingly in Baltimore?
If I had to bet on it, I would bet no, that John Harbaugh does not get fired.
And yes, John Harbaugh is the Ravens' coach moving forward.
Because I think the Ravens are a very smart, measured, and well-run organization.
And well-run organizations don't make a snap decision just based off of one.
You know, one individual play and the missed kick, or one game.
But if you're a Ravens fan, or even anyone within the Ravens organization, that would like To move on from John Harbaugh, I do not blame you.
Because why do you have great coaches?
Why do we consider great coaches great coaches?
Well, because they motivate their teams to play their best football in moments and in games.
Like we saw last night, your lives, your season is on the line.
And you go out and you play your best brand of football.
The Ravens didn't.
They played sloppy.
They had six penalties in the first half, and nine total on the day.
And now we at least have a pretty decent, large sample size of John Harbaugh-coached Teams, this Ravens team falling short when it matters most.
Whether it's in the postseason or, la last night, in the regular season.
So, great coaches motivate their teams to play their best brand of football in the biggest games, and John Harbaugh consistently finds ways to lose the biggest games.
