The commentariat at Football Outsiders is a knowledgeable and interesting set of cats. Excellent discussion in the comments on their articles. One guy whom I respect comments there frequently, under the handle "theslothook". He posted this, as part of a wide-ranging discussion after Josh Allen's contract extension was announced:
Ill ask you as a Ravens fan, are we so certain we KNOW that John Harbaugh is a good coach? On the face of it, it looks absurd but if you peek at his predecessor, you see almost the same kinds of teams Harbaugh was fielding prior to Lamar.
Since the begining of the cosmos until very recently, the Ravens have had the same combination of
1) Great Defense,
2) Great Special Teams,
3) Sometimes great run game
4) Cover your eyes awful passing games.
And its instructive to see under Harbaugh's watch, the passing game go from ok to horrible and stay that way. I am genuinely curious if Ravens fans can look at this and wonder, does any of this go beyond the coach? Because it sure does for me.
As you might imagine my reply is way, way, WAY too long to be appropriate for a comment thread. I put it here instead – maybe he'll read it. 🙂
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