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Originally Posted by OnTheWarpath58
Billick gets a bad rap because he's a supposed "offensive genius" and his Ravens teams were lacking on offense.
His mistake was putting faith in Matt Cavanaugh as his OC, and his personnel department never getting him a legit QB.
The Ravens always hit on their defensive draft picks, but for the most part, whiffed on their offensive picks. Billick seems to take the blame for that.
I personally think Billick is a hell of a gameday coach - and on the occasions where he took over the playcalling from Cavanaugh, the offense responded.
Much like getting Shanahan a solid DC, I think if you pair Billick with a solid OC (or let him call his own plays), he'd be a damn good choice.
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How much say did he have in personnel decisions, though? Being an "offensive guy," it seems odd that he wouldn't have had a huge say in whom the team would draft on that side of the ball, especially at QB.
He's got to own this right? Talking strictly about player acquisitions, I'm not sure I see the difference in excusing Billick for the offensive failings and excusing Herm for some of the defensive failings in KC. Carl just didn't get the right players. Herm put too much faith in Gun. See what I mean?
I don't know that much about the Ravens, so perhaps someone could tell me where I'm going wrong?
In no way am I comparing Herm and BB as far as game-day strategy, just to be extra clear.