They are now clicking on all cylinders. Barring catastrophic injury, these guys should get home field in the playoffs. But, Cincy, KC and away at Pittsburgh won't be walkovers like yesterday. Some modern day folks say that a successful passing game sets up the running game as the defense expands. The Ravens are showing the opposite, a solid running attack w/fresh legs to spell Jamal, a tight end with hands of glue (figuratively speaking), a seasoned QB (the guy looks so relaxed nowadays) and an offensive line with 4 qtr endurance. Add in a solid kicking game. As for the defense, they could beat the snot out of a band of gorillas.

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Little attention or credit for the offensive's success has been given to the new guards on offense. The running on Sunday can right up the middle of the line. Brown and Chester are better than tthe injured starters. It will be interesting who will start after the starters are healthy enought to play. I hope Chester and Brown remain the starters, they give us the best chance for winning.

You would'nt know what is in the playbook, as you have no affiliation with the team.

While Bilick is having obvious success being his own offensive coordinator, I hope he doesn't carry this through into next year.

It's better to have an offensive coordinator with the head coach able to put his stamp from above then to have the head coach down in the weeds, so to speak, in running the offense. This will be especially true if we lose Ryan's services at defensive coordinator after this year. A head coach's real job is to manage the personnel- the coaches and the players- not to dictate x's and o's. It didn't work for Marchibroda, and I don't think it will work over the long haul for Billick.

Look at it this way: if the offensive coordinator calls a dumb play, the head coach can overrule him. If the head coach is the offensive coordinator...

In order for a team to work, there has to be input from other areas. Everyone has different ideas and when you put all those ideas together, you have SUCCESS.

Mike, that's an interesting comment. Rick has sort have been a forgotten man in the wake of the Fassel departure and the rise of the Billick-guru talk again.

Of the ten or so head coaches who call their own plays on Sundays, I believe many of them actually have offensive coordinators who do much of the heavy lifting during the week. Might Neuheisal get that title next year, while Billick retains the playcalling duties on gamedays?

I'd be curious to hear which plays Rick influenced...could you ask him?