Brian Billick, head coach of the Baltimore Ravens, was fired on Monday, after the Ravens victory against the Pittsburgh Steelers. Billick, along with his entire coaching staff, was fired because of a disappointing season in which they lost a franchise record nine straight games. Billick lead the Ravens to a Super Bowl victory in the 2000 season, where they beat the New York Giants 34-7. Billick has gotten the Ravens back to the playoffs afterward but never lead his team to another Super Bowl. Billick has been criticized for not developing any of his quarterbacks, most notably Kyle Boller. Billick did not retain Trent Dilfer, who was the starting quarterback for the Ravens when they won the Super Bowl. It backfired as they went through a lot of quarterbacks and none has been able to produce. Steve McNair, who came over from the Tennessee Titans, led the Ravens to a 13-3 record last season. But they lost to the Indianapolis Colts and there were great expectations for the Ravens this season. It never turned out to be a good season and the entire coaching staff is paying for it. The only coach on the staff who was not fired was offensive coordinator Rick Neuheisel, who took the head coaching position at UCLA. Will this firing help the Ravens? Who will the Ravens hire as their next head coach?
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