Brian Billick
Brian Billick
Brian Harold Billickis a former National Football League coach and commentator. Billick spent nine seasons as head coach of the Baltimore Ravens from January 19, 1999 to December 31, 2007; he led the Ravens to a 34–7 victory over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV, the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance. He was also notable for being the offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikingswhen they broke the then scoring record in the 1998 season...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth28 February 1954
CityFairborn, OH
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He's one of the most impressive stories we have right now.
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He pulled up with a little soreness. We'll still see if he could be available on Sunday,
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Gotta do it. Gotta do it. And it's a tall order against a group that has five first-round draft choices in the front seven. It ain't going to be easy, but we've got to commit to it and we will.
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For them to linger as long as they did, which usually means they don't have irrefutable evidence, and then to come out and say there was no possession. I'm just done with it.
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He's impressive, ... He's picked up the offense very well in a short period of time. He'll be tested on Saturday; it's a different level for him.
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You saw a more physical style or approach in hitting the hole, ... You saw those good tough runs, taking a couple of guys, always getting positive yards, and that is Jamal's game. We expect to build on that with every week. I liked what I saw in terms of the temperament via particularly what we talked about all last week with Jamal.
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You never pass up dynamic talent. Is he all you need? No. But I'll take it.
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You might look at certain positions and say you weight it more than another. But there's exceptions to the rule you find all the time. It just depends on the total puzzle and what you're looking for.
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You need to get into football shape, and that has to be done in a certain environment, ... So we'll deal with whatever the system says he has to do, but it's our hope that they understand that there are certain circumstances that in order for him to go forward and do his job, there's some certain things that he needs to do.
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It was like Babe Ruth pointing to the fence before the home run.
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I've got to get back to being a head coach. That involves the relationship with your players, albeit understanding the relationship between player and head coach is well-defined. That doesn't mean you can't pull yourself back into that environment more effectively. I have to be more responsive and helpful to my assistant coaches, to give them the platform and the resources they need to be successful.
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I've got to be responsive to the needs and the passions in the way my players feel like they need to play the game but also make sure there is a very clear line of demarcation as to what is acceptable and what is not.
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I've got a quarterback that's had a year off, ... I wanted to get as many viable snaps, game snaps, with Anthony Wright going into the Tennessee game that I could.
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The frustration, the angst -- anger, if you will -- of the fans right now is matched only by the coaches and the players and the organization. It's very frustrating, very angering to not play better, to not do a couple of those things that you have to win in a close game.