Though it’s already been discussed by the BSR commenters, it bares mentioning that Ravens quarterback Joe Flacco let his emotions be heard to owner Steve Bisciotti and head coach John Harbaugh about Jim Zorn’s termination. Aaron Wilson caught up with Flacco at the Polar Bear Plunge on Saturday and the QB unloaded on his disappointments.
“I also feel like a little bit like I’m being attacked,” Flacco said. “You fire the quarterback coach. Usually when you fire a position coach, it’s because you’re not really happy with how that position did. And when I look back on my season and our season as a team, I mean, we won 13 games.
“I felt like I had a pretty good year and you’re firing the quarterback coach? It’s kind of an attack on me, I feel like. You know, it is what it is. It’s not that big of a deal for me to feel like it.”
Flacco expressed that the coaching staff and front office knows that he’s disappointed in their decision to fire Zorn. “I don’t think it was a good decision, and they know that. I expressed that throughout the whole time it was going on, I expressed how much I didn’t think it would be good for us.”
The most telling quote from this story comes from Ravens Insider. “I wasn’t surprised, just disappointed,” Flacco said.
I still believe that there’s more to this story than meets the eye. John Harbaugh told ProFootballTalk.com that he wanted to keep details of Zorn’s termination “private” and now Flacco says that he “isn’t surprised” that Zorn was let go. Is this a hint at how the coaching staff handles adversity? Why isn’t Flacco surprised that Zorn was let go and Cameron was retained and what does it say about how the organization is run? Why is Steve Bisciotti telling the media that he’s happy with Joe Flacco’s improvement, but he fires the quarterbacks coach?
Maybe we’re making a bigger issue out of nothing, but it seems that this termination may give an inside look at how the Ravens as an organization function.
But think about it, when did all this garbage start happening? When Harbaugh was hired… I'm telling you and yes I am a broken record but Harbaugh is a phony and alienates his players and coaches..
Are you serious?
John Harbaugh isn’t the damn problem, hell this offense would be limp if Billick were the coach. I do give CC and Joe F. one more year to really take it to the next level.
I admit the offense hasn’t progressed this year but 2011 better show signs of improvement and/or looking like a decent NfL offensive unit.
Flacco is not developing as he should be. Further, Cam needs to go. :A limp offense is no way to operate. Checkdown are a sign of a week offense, a week QB.
Really? Started happening with Harbaugh? This offense has been disfunctional for years before Harbaugh got here. The Ravens have been to the post season every year with this coach, the offense shows signs of improving every year. We have by far the greatest GM/President of his generation in Ozzie, our owner is one of the best in the league and a winning coaching staff. So what if some players and coaches are ailenated! Joe needs to get over it, Zorn is gone move on. Don't get me wrong the team needs to improve. But when everything was happy and the players loved the coach, there was no control and the results were up and down season to season. Maybe Joe should talk about under performing O linemen the way he voices concern over a coach being fired!
Give McGahee the damn ball and we would not be having this discussion.
I think that is the worse advice I have heard this week…..
The dysfunction is not just with the offense, it is with this coaching staff as a whole. If you're not Harbo's buddy, you probably won't last long. There is a fine line between being too lenient, which is probably where Billick was in his later years, and running a boot camp the way Harbo is trying to do. These are grown men, Colin. How would you like your boss treating you like an incompetent little boy unable to make decisions on your own? Then he berates younger players, like Ellerbe, but when Mason acts up, he looks the other way. You're probably too young to remember a former Baltimore coach named Frank Kush. His motto was "my way or the highway". His players quit on him as they will with Harbo the clown. You can't see the writing on the wall, but this thing is about to implode.
Maybe if Flacco would have shown signs of being a leader on the field last season, maybe Zorn would still have a job with Ravens. Flacco displays a lack luster attitude when playing and when on the sidelines. If you cannot show passion for the game and muster up some fire from week to week the players are going to be flat too. Mark Sanchez has lead his team to the AFC Championship game two straight years and the O responds to him. Flacco always looks dazed and confused. The Ravens will not be able to get to the big dance with Flacco at QB.
I'm not sure I blame this on Flacco's personality or stats this season. The reason this story is confusing is because Bisciotti sat in front of the media and told them that he was happy because Joe's stats were up in every important category. So what does it say to fire the QB's coach after saying that?
It shows dysfunction. A lot of lying going on trying to cover up everything so it all looks cohesive on the outside.
Amen
Absolutely right. This kid is on leader, and folds under pressure. Champion QB's are exemplary, and exude winning instincts to all team-mates. This kid does not.
Spot on "The Agenda"…. I don't think Colin understood what I mean't when I said this garbage started when Harbaugh was hired. Colin, I wasn't talking about the offense, I was talking about the lying, treating men like boys, throwing players/coaches under the bus, etc… Harbaugh is not what everyone thought he was and alot of people are coming around to see that Harbaugh is nothing but a joke as a coach…
Players have been coming to the defense of Zorn and others but has any player stood up for Harbaugh and Cameron saying they are doing a good job? Haven't heard a peep…
"The Agenda" – You were correct! Using the "Franks Hot Sauce" instead of the "Texas Pete Hot Sauce" did clean the windows on my house. I think using the newspaper to wipe the hot sauce off the windows helped also instead of paper towels. Thanks for the tip!