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Truth said:
I'm watching Anthony Weaver interviews now. As much as I question his performance as a caller in Miami, I'm also intrigued by his leadership. Admittedly did not know about him much as a person prior to this coaching search.



He seems like somebody who'd be able to set a culture of competing. I feel a good bit more at ease about his hat being thrown into the ring.
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If he isnt gonna be a play caller, we couldve kept harbaugh.. i mean atleast he does have some experience so it does help.. might be tough to find a leader that can also call plays and maybe he is the closest to that id assume..
 
Deebo813 said:
If he isnt gonna be a play caller, we couldve kept harbaugh.. i mean atleast he does have some experience so it does help.. might be tough to find a leader that can also call plays and maybe he is the closest to that id assume..
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And the staleness and looping pitfalls that came with Harbaugh. I would, with everyone else, be more outwardly excited at a play-caller. But getting someone in the building with natural leadership traits whom the players have been fond of, that's still a viable choice.
 
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JO_75 said:
Am I the only who thinks that this logic is absolutely backwards? So they think he has what he takes to be Head Coach but won't promote him to Defensive Coordinator? Like do what it takes to make sure he doesn't leave the building? Maybe have some plan in place to make him successor or something? Sure, it didn't work out when the Patriots tried it with Mayo but I think that came down to Vrabel being available more than anything. Just odd the front office thinks that highly of Weaver but wouldn't promote him to the next tier that eventually leads to becoming a Head Coach. If anything, he leaves for a Head Coaching job elsewhere and we get a Draft Pick out of it.
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yes youre the only one who thinks that the logic doesnt work

the skills that make you good at being a HC aren't necessarily the same ones that make you a good play-designer, game-planner and playcaller
they clearly dont think he offers a schematic advantage which is why they don't want to promote him to DC (but they've showed they like him as a leader by promoting him to assistant HC when he was here as a positional coach, and by interviewing him for the HC job now)
 
Truth said:
I'm watching Anthony Weaver interviews now. As much as I question his performance as a caller in Miami, I'm also intrigued by his leadership. Admittedly did not know about him much as a person prior to this coaching search.



He seems like somebody who'd be able to set a culture of competing. I feel a good bit more at ease about his hat being thrown into the ring.
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oh he'd 100% be a culture guy
players love him, very much a player's coach, sets expectations well etc.

it's just that you lose the ability for schematic consistency if you hire Weaver or you put a hard ceiling on your defence's performance
 
Btaylor2632 said:
A list of reoccurring issues the John refused to correct.
1. He repeatedly went for it on 4th down deep in our own area when the game was not on the line. This is worse than a fumble or interception.
2. Pre-snap penalties.
3. 4th quarter collapses
4. Players holding the ball away from their body (zay flowers, etc.)
5. Repeated Taunting penalties.
6. Soft on Players milking injuries. Mahomes wins on one leg high ankle sprain. Our guys need weeks due to sore muscles.

For the past 10 years we have watched the Ravens hand the ball to the opposing team to win the big games. I’m sick of that. I would rather get beat outright. We need a HC that is not star struck with Lamar. We need tough & mean.
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in answer to your list:

1. He didnt go for lots of 4th downs deep in our end - and one of my big criticisms of him this year is that he was far too cowardly when it came to 4th down decisions - especially around midfield
2. The Ravens were one of the least penalised offences in terms of pre-snap penalties this season
3. 4th quarter collapses were definitely a big contributor to his downfall
4. idk that the fumbling issues this year were coaching related, Henry's fumbles weren't about holding the ball out and they did lots of ball security drills in training
5. ravens havent had a taunting penalty issue
6. ravens havent had a players milking injury issue - 2023, 2024 were two of the least injured seasons in recent ravens history, 2025 was a lot of nagging stuff, and guys played through those injuries or came back from those injuries to play again

i would say the biggest issues with Harbs at the end of his tenure were these:
1. his apparent helplessness on the sideline in big moments or when things were going wrong
2. stale messages in the locker room - his message and culture clearly werent resonating with the players anymore
3. 4th quarter collapses
4. too patient with coordinators and not proactive enough to change things in his staff unless the wheels fell off
 
UPennChem said:
I dont feel like this is arbitrary or weird. I'd say this idea can he applied to literally all people in every profession.
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coaching is so specific and intangible that the parameters that would set your ceiling are so numerous and changeable that it's almost meaningless to think about head coaches in terms of ceilings outside of talking about them in terms of their ability design scheme and playcall

the ability/inability to design/game-plan/playcall is basically the only meaningful way to discuss "ceilings" when it comes to coaching

much easier with players because athleticism and movement is much easier to measure and observe
 
Truth said:
And the staleness and looping pitfalls that came with Harbaugh. I would, with everyone else, be more outwardly excited at a play-caller. But getting someone in the building with natural leadership traits whom the players have been fond of, that's still a viable choice.
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i agree that any change will be an improvement
but hiring weaver would definitely feel like it has a much higher opportunity cost vs hiring guys who give you a schematic edge
 
Simba said:
Depends how they build the staff. Theoretically let’s just say you pick a McDaniel as on OC. There’s a good chance he’s bringing guys with him.

Obviously doesn’t work as well if you’re picking a first time coordinator though.
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sure he's bringing guys with him
but if it goes well, he's getting hired away and taking most of those guys with him when he leaves
that's his infrastructure, not the ravens infrastructure, unless you bring him in as a HC
 
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