Right Off Russell

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Head Coach John Harbaugh
On if he thinks QB Joe Flacco’s performance problems of late are caused by injuries or other defenses getting to know him better or anything at all in particular: “I think there are a lot of explanations. There are a lot of little things that go play by play. The bottom line is Joe can play better; we can play better around Joe in the passing game. And turnovers are what we’re talking about – specifically in the red zone. Those are decision-making errors. I’m going to say in the big picture, it’s part of his process. We talked about it after the game, we talked about it today again. Let’s get through this right now. Let’s make the improvement right now. We try to do that as we go. Read more »

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Dec 8, 2009, 3:08AM

Head Coach John Harbaugh
(on the loss) “It obviously was a tough loss in a tough environment against a good football team. Our guys fought back. We were down 17-0 at halftime, we got it back to 17-14, but we didn’t do what we needed to in the red zone to get it done.”

(on the Ravens playoff outlook) “We are fighting for our lives right now, but we are still breathing. We are still alive. I think our character and heart will show through as we finish up the season.” Read more »

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Dec 3, 2009, 4:50PM

Head Coach John Harbaugh

Opening Statement: “OK, good to see everybody. We were back at work yesterday, but we’re obviously moved back in our schedule with a Monday night game. So, today is our Wednesday, and we just all move it back a day, as you guys know. So, we’ve had a good start so far. We have practice a little bit later.”

On whether having an extra day really helps the preparation aspect of the game: Read more »

BaltimoreRavens.com
Nov 30, 2009

Head Coach John Harbaugh
(opening statement) “I can tell you right now, about injuries – I don’t know a thing. You know, I just haven’t had a chance to look into it. But [Senior Vice President of Public/Community Relations] Kevin [Byrne] kind of got that covered. First of all, what a game. We’ve had a few of these this year. We’ve had a few where we’ve walked in here, been in this kind of football game, and they’re not perfect, and they don’t lay out exactly the way you might plan them, and we come up on the short end. We didn’t come up on the short end tonight. Our guys came up on the long end of this one. I was proud of them in those other situations when we didn’t win, and I’m proud of them in this situation when we did win. Maybe just a little bit more, I’m proud, to be honest with you. But that’s a really good football team. We were playing the Pittsburgh Steelers. I’m really not interested in hearing questions about who didn’t play for them and who didn’t play for us. That quarterback over there, Dennis Dixon, is a player. We liked him coming out of the draft. He can throw. He made some tremendous throws, especially in the first half. They caught us a little bit…we had an all out blitz, and they just had a great call, and they executed it well. It was a perfect call, really, against that defense, and the young guy made a great play. So, I have a ton of respect for that football team, and we’re very proud of this victory.”
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BaltimoreRavens.com
Nov 22, 2009, 6:51PM

Head Coach John Harbaugh

(opening statement) “Obviously, it was a disappointing and tough loss. I thought our guys competed and fought and did everything they could to try to find a way to win the game. We all could have done better, me included, during different situations in the game. I thought we rebounded well after the first drive. The obvious difference was in the red zone, both ways. That was the difference in the game. So, what do you have?”

(on if he talked to S Ed Reed about the final play) “We haven’t had that conversation. He didn’t say anything about it. I haven’t talked to him about it.” Read more »

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Nov 18, 2009, 7:18PM

Head Coach John Harbaugh

Opening statement: “He everybody, good to see you. We had a couple of situations with the injuries. Haruki Nakamura will be put on IR [Injured Reserve], which is obviously disappointing to all of us. We worked some safeties out earlier here today. We just have to see what direction we’re going to go on that. We’ve have Matt Lawrence with a little knee issue, that we’ve got to have to take about another week to figure out what’s up with that. Of course, we let Steve [Hauschka] go yesterday. I think everybody’s pretty much aware of that. Anything else? Billy Cundiff will be the kicker. We’ve been working kickers out for a couple of weeks here, and he did a nice job. So, he’ll be our guy.”

On juggling kickers in the middle of the season: Read more »

by BaltimoreRavens.com
Nov 4, 2009, 5:16PM

Head Coach John Harbaugh

On QB Joe Flacco’s performance last week and what are the biggest differences from this year to last year: “The biggest difference is he’s got more games under his belt experience-wise. That was a really good performance by an offense against a very good defense. That’s the bottom line, and Joe was a big part of that. Obviously, the completion percentage was important. Not turning the ball over was important; that’s something they’ve thrived on. He gets better every week. He’s had some setbacks, and he’s got to get better this week.”

On if having a second chance to face the Bengals after the loss earlier in the season is a motivation for the team: Read more »

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Nov 1, 2009, 7:37PM

QB Joe Flacco

(on the win) “I think we know what kind of team we have and we know that we are capable of doing this kind of thing. We know that we have to come out here and play hard. There’s a lot of weeks, a lot of games left in the season and for us not to come out here and play hard would be pretty embarrassing. I think it’s our job, and I think we do a good job of doing it. We had chances to win other games and today we finished well, and that’s why we won.”
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BaltimoreRavens.com
Oct 28, 2009, 6:51PM

QB Joe Flacco

On whether Denver’s defense makes him think a more than other defenses: “Yeah, they’re capable of doing some of those things and trying to make you feel uncomfortable and moving around a little bit and showing different looks. But, we’ve got to watch film, get them down and just go in there with our game plan, confident in what we do. As long as we go out there and play confidently and play quickly, then we’ll get rid of that stuff. Like I said, we’ve just got to play our game, and as long as we do that, I think all of that other stuff will take care of itself, and the line will do a great job picking all of those guys up, and we’ll be fine.”

On his prediction for the World Series: Read more »