Ravens Insider: John Harbaugh got 'a little crazy' during physical practice Thursday

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With what coach John Harbaugh called "one of the toughest practices of the year" not producing the results he wanted on defense, the eighth-year head coach started providing the intensity himself.

 

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The Ravens endured perhaps the toughest practice of this year's camp. The three-hour workout included a lot of goal-line and short-yardage situations, and it focused on the running game.

To push his players through it, Harbaugh continually gave a verbal nudge and few went unscathed. He ripped into defensive players, a couple of assistants and even the practice referees.

Here are some of the Harbaugh highlights:

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Harbaugh was not pleased with defensive end Brent Urban. "You can shake your head all you want No. 96. You have no idea what you're about to face this year."

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The offense scoring touchdowns from the 2-yard line didn't please Harbaugh. "No Ravens defense that I can remember gets run over on the goal line. Are you [expletive] me?"

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The practice officials weren't throwing their flags, which caught the attention of Harbaugh. "Get your [expletive] together, officials. You're getting lunch and you're getting paid." http://espn.go.com/blog/baltimore-ravens/post/_/id/20977/ravens-coach-john-harbaugh-delivers-tough-love-during-intense-practice