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
ball believes coming defense guy offense running seems win year
But this year in the league, defense and running the ball seems to be the key. And this is coming from a guy who believes offense is the way to win a championship.
ability adjust asked asking defense embraced fits gone maybe ray suit
More than any defense we've had, this fits Ray's ability. That's scary. The 3-4 maybe didn't suit Ray as well as the other defenses, but he embraced it anyway. ... He's been asked to adjust because of what's gone on around him. That's asking a lot.
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We've had a lot of success with a certain profile, ... I'm not sure that as much as we've tried to change the profile a little bit -- and I think we have enhanced it, I think we've thrown the ball a little bit better -- it hasn't been as productive. I think we can build on that, but our profile should remain the same: Play good defense and run the ball well, which we haven't done in two games. That certainly has to be a focus.
ball defense dictates exactly expansion game good offense points profile run score special throw
We want to score more points, ... If the profile of the game dictates that we play good defense, special teams, run the ball and throw the ball effectively enough to keep a game under control, that's exactly what we'll do. Yes, we'd like to score more points. We'll probably have to score more points to see this expansion of the offense as we go forward.
defense diminished late people played season shots taking
I think what this defense did this season was diminished by people taking shots at who we played late in the season,
behind defense formula games goes judge kid kyle numbers relying running season signs special wait
Kyle has now started 16 games in his career. That's one season that he has behind him. So let's see where he goes from here. Let's just wait to judge this kid. The numbers aren't necessarily going to be there in our offense, with our formula of relying on the running game, defense and special teams. But the signs are there, and the kid is developing.
defense
He is about defense . . . he is about passion, he is about winning,
frame game kyle stepped team therefore tried
We tried to frame it as a playoff-caliber game because it was for them, and therefore it was for us. The whole team -- and Kyle -- stepped up to the challenge.
careful counted ease figuring great people
We just got to be careful now, we can't get him hurt. I don't know if that is something he and his people counted on, figuring great he signed, he will start. No he won't. I've got to find out where he is at (mentally) and ease him into it.
catch chance guy injury late
When a guy comes in late to camp, he quadruples the chance for injury because he has to catch up.
correct game half left second tennessee vulnerable
We have to correct the things which left us vulnerable in the second half of the Indianapolis game and the Tennessee game.
certainly question
We certainly have the capability, no question about it. Those are our aspirations.
less optimistic
We're very optimistic with Travis. Less so with Todd.
good optimistic run
We're very optimistic that Deion will be here. He's in good shape. I don't have to run him in a 40 to see he's OK.