Brian Billick
Brian Billick
Brian Harold Billickis a former National Football League coach and commentator. Billick spent nine seasons as head coach of the Baltimore Ravens from January 19, 1999 to December 31, 2007; he led the Ravens to a 34–7 victory over the New York Giants in Super Bowl XXXV, the franchise's first Super Bowl appearance. He was also notable for being the offensive coordinator for the Minnesota Vikingswhen they broke the then scoring record in the 1998 season...
ProfessionCoach
Date of Birth28 February 1954
CityFairborn, OH
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He's been a joy to have, a great addition to this club. We'd love to have him back.
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It had great strength, the point where he could probably play, but, on reexamination, from the long-term perspective, they decided to go with the surgery. I think they went about it the right way.
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It's huge, but you gain some things when you lose a player of that caliber. There are people that have to step up; we did it in 2002, we have this year. We'd prefer not to go through it, but we'll focus on the things we've been able to do with Ray Lewis and the people we have out there, and we'll get a much better idea of what their abilities are.
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Nothing is over yet. We don't control anything yet. What we've done is put ourselves in position to be in the position to control the division. Nothing more.
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I'm excited, excited about the way this team responded and proud of the way they handled the pressure all week long, the attitude they brought into the stadium, ... They responded just the way you wanted them to.
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Every team goes through it at some point, in some form or fashion to varying degrees, ... And it is a fact of life in the NFL today. What degree, and what your expectations are, varies as well.
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I've got to be responsive to the needs and the passions in the way my players feel like they need to play the game but also make sure there is a very clear line of demarcation as to what is acceptable and what is not.
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One of the nice things about Kyle and Anthony is they have similar attributes. They're both active in the pocket, they both have strong arms, they both move around decently, so we don't have to change a whole lot.
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He's one of the most impressive stories we have right now.
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Hopefully, we can run the ball equally as well, ... I'm sure Tennessee is focused on not letting that happen again.
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I don't respond to that. That's the most common observation, and I don't know how you quite substantiate that.
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Just a lack of focus, ... We'll work at it, and the next time they won't try to do those things.
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Thank God it's still preseason, because there's lessons we've got to learn. We're still in the teaching mode.
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So I hear they call you 'The Freak?' Wow, that's quite a coincidence. They call me 'The Brain.'