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Less than a year after signing him to a contract extension through 2010, the Baltimore Ravens on Monday fired coach Brian Billick.

Baltimore chop

The Ravens, a playoff team in 2006, fell sharply in 2007. In fact, the team had the worst win differential in the NFL:
Team ‘06 Wins ‘07 Wins Differential
Ravens 13 5 -8
Bears 13 7 -6
Jets 10 4 -6
Dolphins 6 1 -5
Chiefs 9 4 -5
Rams 8 3 -5

The dismissal of Billick was confirmed to ESPN’s Chris Mortensen by owner Steve Bisciotti and to ESPN.com’s Len Pasquarelli by an assistant coach and a front office official.

Billick, 53, compiled an 85-67 record in nine seasons. The Ravens, who won the AFC North championship in 2006, struggled to a 5-11 mark this season, a year that included a nine-game losing streak that ended with Sunday’s 27-21 win over Pittsburgh.

In his second season with the franchise, Billick led the Ravens to the Super Bowl XXXV title in 2000, but never got the club back to the title game.

Only a few weeks ago, Billick proclaimed that he would return in 2008, but Bisciotti, who does not speak to the media during the season, made no statement to that effect.

After what proved to be his final game as coach, Billick said of the victory, “It was great. Hopefully, that’s a sign of things to come.”

5PM EST/2PM WST. Mooooooooooooooooo

Leroy’s quote: Oh, that’s right…..It’s Cleveland. A Place where people are not satisfied if their team goes to the NBA FINALS and loses. A place where people are not satisfied if their team is 1 game away from going to the WORLD SERIES. A place where going from 4 - 12, to 10 - 6 the next year….just isn’t enough.

Sometimes I think that CLEVELAND doesn’t deserve to have a Sports Franchise.

I’m making a New Year’s resolution to treat people better in 2008. Which gives me license to piss in your Wheaties today.

What would YOU know about being a Cleveland fan? Look at the Terry Pluto column below. THAT’S what I call bullshit, cheapshot, yellow journalism. That’s not how real fans feel. Real fans like me believe that a team that went from 4-12 to 10-6 deserved better than to watch a team intentionally lose a home game. Real fans like me don’t think the Browns deserved to make the playoffs. They are offended that 10-6 against first string opposition lost to 10-6 against 3rd stringers. The Titans would not have been within 15 points if Manning had played. They would not have been able to come back if Manning had played in more than 2 series.

But that’s water under the bridge. So you think we don’t deserve a team? How interesting that the lack of motivation and commitment to apathy in the great NW has led to the Seattle Supersonics…the city that the NBA has gone on record saying it is never going to play in again. You got your holiday wish…don’t wish your circumstance on Cleveland fans.

Cleveland fans fought harder than anyone to get our team back. Don’t see you or anybody in Starbucks town fighting for your team. You probably conveniently forgot when our Indians beat your “miracle” Mariners with Randy Johnson. Remember? Your fans only started coming to your games the last month of the season when you got hot. Fair weather fans in Seattle. Cleveland fans are passionate. Sometimes TOO passionate. We feel that our season was more deserving of good fortune than the Titan’s season. I’m sure Tennessee fans see it the other way around.

But at least we care. We watch our team. We may be overly critical, but we CARE. There’s lots of things that aren’t fair. Why should the Jags play AT Pittsburgh when they beat them head to head and have a better record? Because of the league rules. But it isn’t just, is it?

You go ahead and drink your latte and run your Bloomsday race, and have your Friday casual days at work. Today, the city of Cleveland bleeds orange. After that, we will try to shore up our defense in the draft. And your baseball team will have more Japanese fans than local fans. Thank Moo.

From Terry Pluto’s 12-31 article:

You knew it.

Because if you’re a Browns fan, you were born to be broken-hearted.

Well, you pretend Jesus loving piece of pap. Why didn’t you pray to your all powerful God for something good to happen? Or are you acknowledging that the dark side has more power? You want instant analysis? You’ve been here too long and you need to take a job at a weekly circulation paper in Massillon.

Vince Young is a coward, and the Titans have no offense. But it’s good enough. Kerry Collins stepped up when called upon, and the inept Titans were only outdone by the pathetic Colts backups, who literally cannot run plays from scrimmage.

Another typical end of a very atypical Browns season. Ten wins don’t count this year. We had the misfortune of playing the road game against a team’s first string and losing.

But hell…fuck the Titans. Hey Fisher…remember one yard short? Here’s your music city miracle…right here in my trousers. But I’m not bitter. Leave your comments here. Moo.

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