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Originally Posted by Megatron96
Actually I think I was thinking about the 2008 defense. But whatever, I didn't mean that the 2012 defense was the best ever, just that during his tenure as HC they had one of the best defenses in the NFL. Even still, in 2012 that was a pretty good defense. Good enough to help that team win a SB anyway. Certainly that offense wasn't going to win a SB by itself.
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Funny you mention 2008. That year they lost in the AFCCG to the Tomlin Steelers.
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And that's what I meant about revamping the offense; by bringing in Roman. Obviously Harbaugh wasn't going to do it by himself; he's not an offensive guru. But he understood pretty quickly that Lamar wasn't going to be able to run a traditional NFL offense, and took steps, large and sweeping steps, to change the offense to suit his new and very raw QB, correct?
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Yep. We’ve just gotta be clear on the distinction. Some HCs serve as their own coordinator on one side of the ball and some coaches serve as HC and GM.
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And no, I probably wouldn't have that opinion if PIT drafted Lamar, because I highly doubt that Tomlin would've done what Harbaugh did. I think Tomlin would've tried to make Lamar operate a traditional offense, and ultimately benched him in favor of someone that could. Basically, what Tomlin has been doing since Rothlisberger's retirement with his merry-go-round approach to his QB room.
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You’re just guessing, though. The Ravens went 6-1 with Lamar as the starter in 2018 before promoting Roman to cater the offense to Lamar’s strengths. I think it’s just as likely that Jackson excel in Pittsburgh as Baltimore.