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In this series, I will be looking at the history of coaches, quarterbacks, rushers, and receivers for all 32 franchises. For coaches and quarterbacks, I will be looking at how much their franchise’s career records (regular season only) would change if we removed the games with that person. For rushers and receivers, I will note how many times that player was the team’s leading rusher/receiver over the course of their time with that franchise (regular plus postseason).

Previous Teams:

AFC East: Dolphins, Bills, Jets, and Patriots
NFC East: Cowboys, Eagles, Giants, and Redskins
AFC North: Steelers, Browns
NFC North: Packers, Vikings

The Baltimore Ravens have been one of the more notable franchises in the NFL over the last 20 years, but the team still has a very short history. In fact, the Ravens have still only ever had three coaches: Ted Marchibroda guided the team following its move from Cleveland, Brian Billick replaced him, and John Harbaugh has been the man in charge since 2008.

Ovr RkCoachGWLTHC Win %FrGFrWFLFrTFr W%Win% w/o HCDiff
8John Harbaugh1761047200.59136820016710.5450.5034.2%
81Brian Billick144806400.55636820016710.5450.5380.7%
509Ted Marchibroda48163110.34436820016710.5450.575-3%

If you want to know why Joe Flacco was held in such high regard by the Ravens for so long, a quick look at the history of Baltimore quarterbacks should help explain things. The only other two quarterbacks to start 25+ games with the Ravens both had losing records. Trent Dilfer and Steve McNair both had good records with Baltimore, but both helped their original teams more than they helped the Ravens.

Ovr RkQBGWLTQB Win %FrGFrWFLFrTFr W%Win% w/o QBDiff
9Joe Flacco163966700.58936820016710.5450.5103.5%
72Steve McNair2215700.68236820016710.5450.5360.9%
82Trent Dilfer87100.87536820016710.5450.5380.7%
90Lamar Jackson76100.85736820016710.5450.5390.6%
136Tony Banks1811700.61136820016710.5450.5410.3%
167Randall Cunningham22001.00036820016710.5450.5420.2%
252Elvis Grbac148600.57136820016710.5450.5440.1%
467Troy Smith21100.50036820016710.5450.5450%
468Matt Schaub21100.50036820016710.5450.5450%
469Ryan Mallett21100.50036820016710.5450.5450%
529Stoney Case42200.50036820016710.5450.5450%
668Chris Redman63300.50036820016710.5450.546-0.1%
892Anthony Wright147700.50036820016710.5450.547-0.2%
951Eric Zeier73400.42936820016710.5450.547-0.2%
1020Scott Mitchell20200.00036820016710.5450.548-0.3%
1021Jimmy Clausen20200.00036820016710.5450.548-0.3%
1080Jeff Blake104600.40036820016710.5450.549-0.4%
1090Jim Harbaugh125700.41736820016710.5450.549-0.4%
1178Kyle Boller42202200.47636820016710.5450.554-0.9%
1207Vinny Testaverde2982010.29336820016710.5450.566-2.2%

In his prime, Jamal Lewis was the best running back in football. He helped the Ravens win Super Bowl XXXV, and two years after missing an entire season with a torn ACL, Lewis rushed for over 2,000 yards.

RusherFirst YrLast YrLeading RusherTotal Games%
Jamal Lewis20002006879790%
Ray Rice200820137810475%
Justin Forsett20142016263184%
Willis McGahee20072010236635%
Alex Collins20172018202580%
Priest Holmes19972000185235%
Bam Morris19961997182282%
Terrance West20152017132748%
Chester Taylor20022005116317%
Errict Rhett19981999112938%
Bernard Pierce20122014115122%
Earnest Byner19961997103231%
Le'Ron McClain20072010107014%
Terry Allen20012001101377%

At receiver and tight end, the Ravens have had a few stars at the ends of their careers, but never had a truly dominant pass-catching weapon. Derrick Mason was a very good player in Tennessee and continued to succeed in Baltimore, and he’s the best of the bunch here.

ReceiverFirst YrLast YrLeading ReceiverTotal Games%
Derrick Mason200520104910447%
Todd Heap200120103014421%
Anquan Boldin20102012245345%
Torrey Smith20112014247233%
Travis Taylor20002004227031%
Qadry Ismail19992001195336%
Shannon Sharpe20002001183847%
Steve Smith20142016183946%
Mark Clayton20052009188222%
Mike Wallace20162017153148%
Jermaine Lewis19962001159416%
Michael Jackson19961998124527%
Derrick Alexander19961997113037%

That’s it for the Baltimore version of this series. Please leave your thoughts in the comments.

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