allblackraven
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Why waste Lamar's years? Best prep is in-game prep, no substitute for it.how long would Joe have to be here with the new coach. If he can just be here for one year, then I'd say Harbaugh.
I appreciate both for what they have done as well. The players still play for Harbaugh and he is respected in Baltimore and around the league for being a very good coach. Too often we don't use rookies when they are better then the player in front of them, too often the player behind him isn't getting enough playing time then the veteran and in many instances they are playing out of position. We don't know everything that is going into that decision, for sure, but it happens over and over again.
I'm also not a fan of Harbaugh's offensive coordinator hires and would really like an offensive minded to run the team. One that can take advantage of Lamar's gifts. I would be ok with a defensive coach also, as long as we hired a creative offensive coordinator that can take advantage of Lamar's gifts. However the problem with that comes when we lose the OC to another team. I'd rather have to replace a defensive coach then an offensive coach. I'd rather the QB learn one system and not have to relearn systems over and over again. Every coach has differences in verbiage, even if its from one version of the WCO to another. .
Anyway in my opinion, Harbaugh's message is getting stale, good coach or not, and his message needs to be changed because the franchise has been stuck in the mud the last several season. I wish him success wherever he goes. That goes for Joe as well.
So without further adieu, my answer is replace Harbaugh and keep Flacco if I had to make a choice. Flacco can still be replaced later with Lamar Jackson.
Whether we go 8-8 with Joe or 4-12 with Lamar (which I seriously doubt) it doesn't matter but we get a full year of evaluation of Lamar's progress, at least.