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  • Gary Kubaiak Hired As Offensive Coordinator Of The Baltimore Ravens

    The off-season is a time of rebuilding, and several teams around the league have already begun to hire new head coaches, along with coaches for the other positions.

    Gary Kubiak is the latest to be added to the list of new additions after leaving the Houston Texans before the end of the 2013 season. He was fired during a very disappointing season, and one that had predicted big things for the team at the beginning.

    Kubiak was let go at the point when the Texans were 2-11, and by the end of the season, they continued to decline and had a final record of 2-14.

    Since he left as the head coach, Bill O’Brien has been hired as his replacement, and will look to turn things around with the No.1 pick in the draft.

    Despite their awful season in 2013, in the time that he was the coach, Gary Kubiak compiled a 61-64 record as a head coach and took the Texans to the playoffs twice, losing in the divisional round both times, including to the Ravens in 2011.

    He was able to lead the Texans to have a solid offensive game behind Andre Johnson, one the league’s top receivers, and as the Ravens have struggled on the offensive end, having Kubiak on the sideline should help in that area.

    Speaking about the opportunity to work with coach John Harbaugh, and how things worked out, he said “I told John when he first called me: ‘I want to have a chance to enjoy coaching, teaching and have a chance to win.’ I know you would offer all of those opportunities if things worked out.”

    The Ravens have also added Rick Dennison as their quarterbacks coach, who was previously the offensive coordinator under Gary Kubiak.

    Gary Kurbiak will be working with an offense that finished 29th in the NFL in yards per game and 25th in scoring. Joe Flacco also set a franchise record with 22 interceptions on the season.

    The Baltimore Ravens won the Super Bowl last year, and while they lost a handful of their star players from that season, they still have what it takes to make the playoffs again, and almost did this year.

    After the addition of Gary Kubiak, John Harbaugh said that they have a chance to build the best offensive staff in the NFL. They will need it in order to improve to the offensive production that they had last year, and become a contender in the AFC again.

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  • Baltimore Ravens Outlast Bengals, Win In OT

    In a tough battle between the Baltimore Ravens and the Cincinnati Bengals, the Ravens were finally able to pull away in overtime. The Ravens led for much of the game, in a big surprise to almost any football fan watching the game. After being up 17-0 at the half, the Bengals were able to tie it up, forcing the game into overtime, where they won with a final score of 20-17.

    After the game eventually went into overtime, the Ravens were finally able to pull away, and get a much needed win against their division rivals. The Baltimore Ravens are clearly not the team that they were last year, and are currently trying to improve on a record that was only 3-5 coming into the game against the Bengals.

    The Ravens were lucky to win this one, after being on a 3-game skid. They won in a less than stellar fashion, only putting up 189 yards of total offense, in addition to 3 turnovers. They have struggled throughout this season, due to the numerous injuries to players, as well as losing a couple to trades and retirement.

    Even in the first week of the season as they attempted to return with a big statement as the defending Super Bowl Champs, they struggled, and lost another player to injury with Jacoby Jones.

    Although this is the first win for the Ravens since October 6, they are only a game behind the Bengals in the loss column in the AFC North, and are lucky to be in such a position, with the Browns and Steelers struggling so much this year.

    The Baltimore Ravens were stuck in a difficult situation after they led for the entire game, and let the Bengals comeback, putting the game in overtime. While the hopes of many teams would have been lost at that point, the Super Bowl champs defending their honor, and marched down the field in overtime to score a field goal to win the game. Coach John Harbaugh said of their win, The thing I’m most proud of is the heart of our guys. They showed the heart of champions. Where this will lead us, we’ll find out.”

    Whether this win is enough to help the Baltimore Ravens reach the post-season is still to be determined, but it certainly helps and puts them in a much better spot than if they were to be 3-6, and tied with the Steelers.

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