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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Jim was brought in to make the changes that needed to be made schematically, emotionally, strategically and fundamentally for us to go forward in conjunction with some very good coaches. They collectively and Jim individually deserve all the credit for the improvements that we've seen. We've got a lot of work ahead of us.
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We got done what we needed to get done, ... Jamal carried the ball very well, Todd got a couple of carries, and we're pleased we got that done.
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I had a quarterback that had a year off. He needed those snaps. I wanted to get as many viable snaps with Anthony Wright - going into the Tennessee game - as I could. Clearly the game was out of reach, but it was a tactical decision to get Anthony the reps.
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I had a quarterback that had a year off. He needed those snaps, ... I wanted to get as many viable snaps with Anthony Wright ? going into the Tennessee game ? as I could. Clearly the game was out of reach, but it was a tactical decision to get Anthony the reps.
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It's likely that a 10-6 season is needed to make the playoffs,
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the parameters are set: Take number 21, take number 23, add them together and cut it in half. Anything beyond that is just hard to understand.
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The players love his passion, they love his dedication, ... Rex grew up in this game, in as passionate a football home, a la Buddy and his brothers, as you could possibly imagine. Talking, arguing, fighting over football every night at dinner. He brings that passion with him, and the players respond to that.
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We would argue and dog cuss each other about game plans every week. We would get at each other. In the end, we'd be bloody, but we'd have a good game plan.
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There comes a point when it's just not prudent; too many bad things can happen, ... We have a plan to modify it if it gets that bad.
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I don't respond to that. That's the most common observation, and I don't know how you quite substantiate that.
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To a degree, the biggest advantage is you stay fresh and are able to tag-team the backs a little bit, especially late in the season.
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We got a lot of work to do plain and simple. This bye week didn't look to be in a good spot when it first came out, but obviously right now it's what we need because we have a great deal of work this next two weeks.
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You have to talk to Ozzie about that one. If he's the highest rated guy on the board, we'll take him.
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We certainly have the capability, no question about it. Those are our aspirations.