For a great many people out there, working for a professional sports team or anywhere in the organization of a professional sports team seems like the perfect job. We immediately start to imagine George Costanza suddenly thrust into his role as the assistant to the traveling secretary for the New York Yankees. If you’ve ever […]

Brian Billick, after leading his team to a resounding win over the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&T Bank Stadium last Sunday, must not only be lauded for his move to fire Jim Fassel and take over play calling himself, but should now also be considered a candidate for coach of the year. There are other […]

I’m late in writing it, but Ravens coach Brian Billick has moved his record as the Raven’s Offensive Coordinator to 4-0 with a resounding win over the Atlanta Falcons last Sunday. Though the team played miserably in the first half, and the offensive line looked like they were playing a road game with all their […]

If you’ve followed the Baltimore Ravens and Brian Billick, you know that the team is 3-0 since Jim Fassel was unceremoniously dismissed as offensive coordinator and replaced by Billick himself. This past week against the Titans, the Ravens looked pretty bad in the first half but came back ferociously in the second half to win […]

Brian Billick, who shunned his former offensive coordinator a few weeks back and took his team’s offense (as well as his employment destiny) into his own hands, has moved to 2-0 as head coach/offensive coordinator of the Baltimore Ravens. The Ravens won again on the strength of their defense and looked shaky late in the […]

I wrote a couple of weeks back about Brian Billick’s new experiment as the Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator. In his new job as both head coach and offensive coordinator (the latter of which was his old job in Minnesota from 1994-1999), Billick did just fine on Sunday. Ultimately, the Ravens’ win over New Orleans yesterday […]

The National Football League (NFL), which has become the best-run league and producer of America’s favorite sport, represents the pinnacle of professional sports leagues. Though not without its share of headaches and embarrassments, the NFL’s success, relative to that of the other major sports leagues, is enviable. As with most big businesses, though, the expectation […]