The Baltimore Ravens are conducting their first head coaching search in nearly a decade.
Here’s a list of the guys that they have their sights on.
The first group has already interviewed with the team.
- Jim Caldwell - He’s the assistant head coach for the Indianapolis Colts. He’s highly endorsed by Tony Dungy as a potential head coach. That’s a great reference to have on your resume. Jim Caldwell interviewed with the Baltimore Ravens on January 4, 2008.
- Jason Garrett - He’s the hot young assistant coach right now. There’s even talks about Wade Phillips being fired just so the Dallas Cowboys can retain him. Jason Garrett interviewed with the Baltimore Ravens on January 5, 2008.
- Tony Sparano - He’s the other Dallas Cowboys assistant coach that’s been linked to every opening in the NFL. He interviewed with the Baltimore Ravens on January 5, 2008, but the general consensus is that he’ll end up with Bill Parcells in Miami.
- Brian Schottenheimer - New York Jets offensive coordinator interviewed with the Baltimore Ravens on January 7, 2008. He’s got a great offensive mind. The team would probably prefer hiring his father more.
- Rex Ryan - He was the defensive coordinator for the Baltimore Ravens up until a few weeks ago. His familiarity with the team does give him an advantage. He interviewed for the head coaching job on January 8, 2008. A lot of people seem to think that he’ll end up being a defensive coordinator for at least another season.
- John Harbaugh - The defensive backs coach for the Philadelphia Eagles. The guy learned from Ray Rhodes and Jim Johnson, two of the best defensive minds in the last 25 years. He interviewed with the Baltimore Ravens on January 8, 2008, and is considered a dark horse candidate.
Here’s a list of coaches that the Baltimore Ravens are interested in but have not interviewed yet.
- Jim Schwartz - The current defensive coordinator was the runner up for the San Francisco 49ers vacant head coaching spot in 2005 (Mike Nolan got the job).
- Marty Schottenheimer - The former head coach for the San Diego Chargers would love to get back into the league. Of course, he knows how much credentials he already has, so he has opted out of being involved in the first round of the interviewing process.
- Bill Cowher - He keeps telling people that he does not want to return to coaching just yet, but no one listens. That’s how much everyone wants him.
- Sylvester Croom - The head coach for Mississippi State is a dark horse candidate for the job. The guess here is that he’ll stick around the college ranks for a few years.
- Mike Singletary - There’s rumors that the Baltimore Ravens are heavily interested in the legendary linebacker for the Chicago Bulls. However, they have yet to reach out to the San Francisco 49ers (Mike Singletary is the assistant head coach) to request an interview. Mike Singletary was the linebackers coach for the Baltimore Ravens when Mike Nolan was the defensive coordinator.