The Baltimore Ravens paid the price for excellence and turned to their familiar patterns in promoting Zachary Orr. A former Ravens linebacker, he is now their defensive coordinator after the Ravens lost Mike McDonald, now a head coach. They have successfully leaned upon internal hires for as long as John Harbaugh has been there. Orr, though, is the first in that lineage who actually ran the defense, and he knows what he wants.
“I want it to be violent – very violent, physical”, he told reporters during a press conference, via the team’s website. “That’s just the standard here.