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Baltimore Ravens: John Harbaugh Did Not Run Leaders Out Of Town

By Chris Schisler

Sep 7, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh walks down the sidelines during the first quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 7, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh walks down the sidelines during the first quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 7, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh walks down the sidelines during the first quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 7, 2014; Baltimore, MD, USA; Baltimore Ravens head coach John Harbaugh walks down the sidelines during the first quarter against the Cincinnati Bengals at M&T Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Tommy Gilligan-USA TODAY Sports /

The Bottom Line:

Harbaugh is not a weak leader. Harbaugh is not afraid of having other leaders around him. He has always leaned on leaders. He let Ray Lewis wield an awful lot of influence over the team. It was not his fault that the great player retired.

Ed Reed should have retired after the Super Bowl, instead of playing for two different teams the next season. It’s not Harbaugh’s fault that Reed took a better deal in Houston. I know Jim Harbaugh was the coach of the 49ers, but Boldin wasn’t traded by John Harbaugh. We must stop blaming Harbaugh for not keeping the Super Bowl team together. It’s hard to keep the band together in the salary cap era and Harbaugh is not the general manager.

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There are many reasons to criticize Harbaugh. If you want to harp on his clock management or his inability to fix problems in a game, that’s fair. If you want to criticize Harbaugh for getting rid of leaders, that isn’t. I’m tired of the argument that the Ravens’ coach has to be the only alpha male.

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