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
best formula good keeping league offense plays strength team teams wait worked zone
Not good enough. You've got to make plays if you're going to keep up with an outstanding team like that. They (Indianapolis) give up a lot of yards, they give up a lot of 10-play drives, but they're one of the best teams in the league about keeping you out of the end zone once you get down there. They play to that strength and wait for their offense to get a lead, and that formula worked tonight.
brings brought career former mark perspective player position staff teams tenacity toughness unique
Mark brings the unique perspective to the position that only a former player can bring. Mark will bring the same toughness and tenacity to this staff that he brought to his teams during his 11-year career in the NFL.
against almost anybody beat best defy frame group guys hard playing teams
I defy anybody to show me one frame of film that doesn't show us playing as hard as we could. This group of guys had a lot of circumstances working against them, but they almost beat one of the best teams in the league.
analysis hard looks next playoff run teams tough year
The hard part with that analysis (is), you don't know what those teams are going to be. What looks to be a tough run of playoff teams could end up the next year not being that.
addressing camp degree entire forward happened legacy looking move needs proud reason spent start sure team
I'm sure it does to a degree for the players, ... I know it does for me, but you don't start camp with that mentality. We've spent an entire offseason addressing and looking very candidly at why that happened and addressing the reason for it. This team needs to move forward very aggressively. We're very proud of the legacy we have here, but this team's going to have a new identity, it really is. It's different than any team we've had.
handled pressure proud talk week
I'm proud of the way they handled the pressure all week long. They responded just the way you wanted them to. This is a day for the players, so I'll let you talk to the players.
loss rocks starting team
Nothing rocks a team more than the loss of a starting quarterback.
concern group
It's really not my concern right now, ... I like the group that I have.
bite continue deal process seems tongue
I'm going to have to bite my tongue on this one. We'll continue to deal with the process that he has to deal with. It seems to be ever-changing at times.
bite tongue
I'm going to have to bite my tongue on this one.
attitude brought excited handled pressure proud team week
I'm excited, excited about the way this team responded and proud of the way they handled the pressure all week long, the attitude they brought into the stadium, ... They responded just the way you wanted them to.
clearly excited rhythm stronger
I'm excited about the way Jamal ran, ... Jamal clearly had a rhythm and got stronger as he went.
basically begin cleared hesitation stage sure talked
I just basically talked to him about what we're doing and made sure he wanted to still be around for this stage of rebuilding. We just talked football. Just cleared the decks. I wanted to tell him what's going on and make sure he was comfortable with it all. We didn't even begin to talk numbers, but there was no hesitation on his part.
good recognize
I'm accountable. I'm responsible. Make no mistake. We recognize what we did, and don't feel good about it.