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Baltimore Ravens: 3 reasons to fire Marty Mornhinweg

By Dustin Cox

DETROIT- DECEMBER 29: A fan holds up a sign expressing his feelings on Detroit Lions head coach Marty Mornhinweg during the last game of NFL regular season against the Minnesota Vikings at Ford Field on December 29, 2002 in Detroit, Michigan. The Vikings defeated the Lions 38-36. (Photo by Tom Pidgeon/Getty Images)
DETROIT- DECEMBER 29: A fan holds up a sign expressing his feelings on Detroit Lions head coach Marty Mornhinweg during the last game of NFL regular season against the Minnesota Vikings at Ford Field on December 29, 2002 in Detroit, Michigan. The Vikings defeated the Lions 38-36. (Photo by Tom Pidgeon/Getty Images) /
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NEW ORLEANS, LA – AUGUST 31: Head Coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens on the field before a preseason game against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on August 31, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Ravens defeated the Saints 14-13. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images)
NEW ORLEANS, LA – AUGUST 31: Head Coach John Harbaugh of the Baltimore Ravens on the field before a preseason game against the New Orleans Saints at Mercedes-Benz Superdome on August 31, 2017 in New Orleans, Louisiana. The Ravens defeated the Saints 14-13. (Photo by Wesley Hitt/Getty Images) /

This should be a win-now season.

The Ravens seemed to be in win-now mode this offseason when they were more aggressive in free agency than usual. Acquiring Tony Jefferson and Brandon Carr, and resigning Brandon Williams to a big contract showed that they were serious about winning this season. Joe Flacco, Terrell Suggs, Eric Weddle, Mike Wallace, Ben Watson and Marshal Yanda are all on the downslope of their careers. These are all key players and the Ravens want to win with them now. Firing Marty would show how serious the Ravens are about winning right now. There isn’t time to wait around for the offense to hopefully get going in the shape it’s in right now.

During the 2012 season, the Ravens fired OC Cam Cameron and promoted Jim Caldwell. The offense gained traction and Joe Flacco led the team to a Super Bowl victory. I seriously doubt this would happen this year, just replace Super Bowl with making the playoffs. I don’t think the Ravens will make the playoffs with Marty Mornhinweg calling the shots on offense. The defense kept them in the game against Pittsburgh but the offense failed to muster up anything more than 9 points. That’s beyond unacceptable.

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I know Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti prefers consistency, but he seems to be impatient with the team’s lack of success in recent years. The main reason Marty remained the OC after last season was because Flacco wanted continuity for once on offense. Flacco has seen so many different coordinators in his career, and it might just have to stay that way. I don’t like the idea of firing coaches from snap judgments, but Marty was already on a short leash entering the season in my opinion. Bisciotti’s patience is growing thin.

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