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 Rk | Coach | G | W | L | T | HC Win % | FrG | FrW | FL | FrT | Fr W% | Win% w/o HC | Diff |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | John Harbaugh | 176 | 104 | 72 | 0 | 0.591 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.503 | 4.2% |
81 | Brian Billick | 144 | 80 | 64 | 0 | 0.556 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.538 | 0.7% |
509 | Ted Marchibroda | 48 | 16 | 31 | 1 | 0.344 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.575 | -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 Rk | QB | G | W | L | T | QB Win % | FrG | FrW | FL | FrT | Fr W% | Win% w/o QB | Diff |
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9 | Joe Flacco | 163 | 96 | 67 | 0 | 0.589 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.510 | 3.5% |
72 | Steve McNair | 22 | 15 | 7 | 0 | 0.682 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.536 | 0.9% |
82 | Trent Dilfer | 8 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0.875 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.538 | 0.7% |
90 | Lamar Jackson | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0.857 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.539 | 0.6% |
136 | Tony Banks | 18 | 11 | 7 | 0 | 0.611 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.541 | 0.3% |
167 | Randall Cunningham | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.542 | 0.2% |
252 | Elvis Grbac | 14 | 8 | 6 | 0 | 0.571 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.544 | 0.1% |
467 | Troy Smith | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.545 | 0% |
468 | Matt Schaub | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.545 | 0% |
469 | Ryan Mallett | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0.500 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.545 | 0% |
529 | Stoney Case | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0.500 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.545 | 0% |
668 | Chris Redman | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0.500 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.546 | -0.1% |
892 | Anthony Wright | 14 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0.500 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.547 | -0.2% |
951 | Eric Zeier | 7 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0.429 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.547 | -0.2% |
1020 | Scott Mitchell | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.548 | -0.3% |
1021 | Jimmy Clausen | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0.000 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.548 | -0.3% |
1080 | Jeff Blake | 10 | 4 | 6 | 0 | 0.400 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.549 | -0.4% |
1090 | Jim Harbaugh | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0.417 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.549 | -0.4% |
1178 | Kyle Boller | 42 | 20 | 22 | 0 | 0.476 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.554 | -0.9% |
1207 | Vinny Testaverde | 29 | 8 | 20 | 1 | 0.293 | 368 | 200 | 167 | 1 | 0.545 | 0.566 | -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.
Rusher | First Yr | Last Yr | Leading Rusher | Total Games | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Jamal Lewis | 2000 | 2006 | 87 | 97 | 90% |
Ray Rice | 2008 | 2013 | 78 | 104 | 75% |
Justin Forsett | 2014 | 2016 | 26 | 31 | 84% |
Willis McGahee | 2007 | 2010 | 23 | 66 | 35% |
Alex Collins | 2017 | 2018 | 20 | 25 | 80% |
Priest Holmes | 1997 | 2000 | 18 | 52 | 35% |
Bam Morris | 1996 | 1997 | 18 | 22 | 82% |
Terrance West | 2015 | 2017 | 13 | 27 | 48% |
Chester Taylor | 2002 | 2005 | 11 | 63 | 17% |
Errict Rhett | 1998 | 1999 | 11 | 29 | 38% |
Bernard Pierce | 2012 | 2014 | 11 | 51 | 22% |
Earnest Byner | 1996 | 1997 | 10 | 32 | 31% |
Le'Ron McClain | 2007 | 2010 | 10 | 70 | 14% |
Terry Allen | 2001 | 2001 | 10 | 13 | 77% |
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.
Receiver | First Yr | Last Yr | Leading Receiver | Total Games | % |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Derrick Mason | 2005 | 2010 | 49 | 104 | 47% |
Todd Heap | 2001 | 2010 | 30 | 144 | 21% |
Anquan Boldin | 2010 | 2012 | 24 | 53 | 45% |
Torrey Smith | 2011 | 2014 | 24 | 72 | 33% |
Travis Taylor | 2000 | 2004 | 22 | 70 | 31% |
Qadry Ismail | 1999 | 2001 | 19 | 53 | 36% |
Shannon Sharpe | 2000 | 2001 | 18 | 38 | 47% |
Steve Smith | 2014 | 2016 | 18 | 39 | 46% |
Mark Clayton | 2005 | 2009 | 18 | 82 | 22% |
Mike Wallace | 2016 | 2017 | 15 | 31 | 48% |
Jermaine Lewis | 1996 | 2001 | 15 | 94 | 16% |
Michael Jackson | 1996 | 1998 | 12 | 45 | 27% |
Derrick Alexander | 1996 | 1997 | 11 | 30 | 37% |
That’s it for the Baltimore version of this series. Please leave your thoughts in the comments.