CUP OF JOE: So the Ravens Should Have Kept Mike Macdonald?

Original Photo Credit: Baltimore RavensSince his departure to accept the head coaching job in Seattle, fans in droves have lamented the Ravens loss of former defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald. Most fret Steve Bisciotti’s decision not to replace John Harbaugh with Macdonald following the team’s loss to the Chiefs during the 2023 AFC Championship Game at M&T Bank Stadium.

How can you justify firing a head coach who leads his team to the No. 1 seed in the conference? How do you fire a coach 4 seasons removed from being named Coach of the Year? How do you attract new talent, new coaches to the organization when a successful employee gets canned for a then unproven head coach just because he…