Bye Bye Brian Billick

[The Panch]

http://msn.foxsports.com/other/story/7621108?CMP=OTC-K9B140813162&ATT=4975


Despite his insistence that his job was safe, the Brian Billick era in Baltimore is over.

The team fired their head coach Monday, FOXSports.com has learned, capping an extremely disappointing season.

This comes one day after FOX Sports reported that the players and other employees informed team owner Steve Biscotti that Billick had completely lost the locker room and could not win them back.

Billick was hired as an offensive guru but during his tenure it was his defenses that won for the Ravens, especially their Super Bowl title. Over time Billick was unable to get his QBs to star and his offenses stalled year in and year out.

Earlier this year he proclaimed that he had been given the vote of confidence from Biscottit but that was never confirmed and was obviously not true.

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[AmericasTeam81]

Brian Billick, YOU'RE FIRED!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[theebs]

Good now send him to atlanta so we can retain garret.

 

[Hostile]

Not really surprising.

 

[JPM]

Not really surprising.

Yes it is. It should have happened 2-3 seasons ago.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Not really surprising.

I am a little suprised. Didnt he have ALOT of time left on that contract?

 

[Hostile]

Yes it is. It should have happened 2-3 seasons ago.

He could run a 4.57 in the 40. That saved him for the 2 or 3 years.

 

[DasTex]

All you had to see was how their defense acted right after that TO was called against the Pats. He had lost complete control of that team.

 

[JPM]

He could run a 4.57 in the 40. That saved him for the 2 or 3 years.

I sea what you did there, but you gave him too much speed. It's 4.58.

 

[Hostile]

All you had to see was how their defense acted right after that TO was called against the Pats. He had lost complete control of that team.

He didn't call timeout, the DC did.

 

[DasTex]

He didn't call timeout, the DC did.

I know...but you saw who they all looked at.

 

[Hostile]

I sea what you did there, but you gave him too much speed. It's 4.58.

If he had run a 4.58 he'd have deserved to be cut or placed on the Parctice Coaching Staff as a project or Coach in progress.

 

[Nors]

about time

 

[Bach]

Is Cowher going to get back into coaching this year or wait til '09?

 

[Hypnotoad]

He didn't call timeout, the DC did.

It will be interesting to see where Rex goes this offseason.

just remebered...we play the Ravens next year.

 

[JPM]

If he had run a 4.58 he'd have deserved to be cut or placed on the Parctice Coaching Staff as a project or Coach in progress.

He was still a reach as a 4th round coach. We could have drafted *insert name* and they would have coached on this team.

 

[Hostile]

He was still a reach as a 4th round coach. We could have drafted *insert name* and they would have coached on this team.

It's a valid point. They should have gone for a CB Coach there. The Draft had plenty of prospects. Including some who lasted until the 7th round. Taking one in the 4th would have made sense.

 

[JPM]

It's a valid point. They should have gone for a CB Coach there. The Draft had plenty of prospects. Including some who lasted until the 7th round. Taking one in the 4th would have made sense.

Drafting for need is smart.

 

[Zman5]

I wonder if BP might be interested hiring him.

 

[Hostile]

Drafting for need is smart.

Ah, but they needed to draft someone smart. I question Billick's genius label. I think he got it the same place Wile E. Coyote got his.