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It’s great to have playmakers, which the Ravens still lack, but grunt guys win games, columnist Mike Preston writes. View the full article

When Black coaches like Hue Jackson and Brian Flores claim they were paid to lose games, it really eats at the integrity of the game, columnist Mike Preston writes. View the full article

Mike Macdonald is technically the first outsider John Harbaugh has hired as Ravens defensive coordinator, but he “grew up as a coach” in the organization before taking a year away to work for Harbaugh’s brother, Jim, at Michigan. That familiarity, combined with precocious teaching ability, earned the 34-year-old Macdonald his new job. View the full article

Under John Harbaugh, who was hired in 2008, six of the Ravens’ seven offensive coordinators and all six of the team’s defensive coordinators have been white. View the full article

Mike Macdonald's one year as Michigan's defensive coordinator showed how he might approach the job in Baltimore. View the full article

After an 8-9 season, the draft will be a crucial part of coach John Harbaugh and general manager Eric DeCosta’s plan to build a perennial contender around quarterback Lamar Jackson as he enters the final season of his rookie contract. View the full article

"I consider Mike to be family, part of the family [and] part of the Ravens family. You guys all know him. That's the biggest thing," said Harbaugh. View the full article

"I think the beginning part of that big learning segment was, 'Hey, let's get everybody on the same page," said Macdonald. View the full article

"There were times I'd text," said Harbaugh. "There was a lot of texting at the end of games; 'That was awesome!' – whatever – most of the time." View the full article

In one of his many farewell messages posted on social media Monday as part of his retirement from the NFL after 22 seasons and seven Super Bowl titles, the future Hall of Famer appeared to challenge the Ravens star to carry the torch. View the full article

John Harbaugh does not think the Ravens' offense is broken, and he does not think his team can afford to treat injuries as a matter of simple bad luck. View the full article

As much as coach John Harbaugh talked about deficiencies Monday, the Ravens have already made progress. They were broken last year, and they are trying to make sure it doesn't happen again, columnist Mike Preston writes. View the full article

“So, to me, it's just us getting good at attacking it,” said Harbaugh. “And it's been a priority, but it's got to show up on the field in execution, for sure.” View the full article

“Don [Martindale] is a great coach,” said Harbaugh. “He's a proven coach and a great guy. [He's] a guy I've known for a long time." View the full article

“He [Lamar Jackson] worked really hard at getting back, but it just didn't really heal,” said Harbaugh on Jackson’s injury. View the full article

“There were a couple fourth-down plays this year that didn't happen, and we had a receiver run the wrong route," said Harbaugh. View the full article

“It's been more about what we need to do to get better,” said Harbaugh. “That's really what the focus is right now. So, I was never worried about it.” View the full article

“Having made them now, not knowing what happened, I think I would have done them again – after thinking about it,” said Harbaugh. View the full article

“Nothing is a lock in life, to use that term, but I'm excited about it. I plan on [offensive coordinator] Greg [Roman] being back,” said Harbaugh. View the full article

“He was great about it. But he was great about it, actually, and it was a good experience for [defensive coordinator] Mike [Macdonald], I think,” said Harbaugh. View the full article

“It starts with understanding the basic angles. For a run play, when the ball is handed off, first of all I've got to understand my gap control," said Harbaugh. View the full article

“As a coaching staff and as a scouting staff, we want to do our part. We have to trust and rely on Lamar and all the players,” said Harbaugh. View the full article

“I do believe that as an organization, we're going to do everything that we can to make sure that our rehab operation is cutting edge," said Harbaugh. View the full article

“You take into account your division first, and for us that's been, over the years, Pittsburgh, and then Cincinnati, over the years," said Harbaugh. View the full article

“As a coach, you look at the roster, but from a bigger-picture standpoint, you've got to understand the cap ramifications of all those guys," said Harbaugh. View the full article