Ravens fire Trestman, name Mornhinweg offensive coordinator

He needs one win to reach 100 regular-season victories as a starter and join Terry Bradshaw, Tom Brady, John Elway, Joe Montana and Ben Roethlisberger as the only quarterbacks in National Football League history to have that many wins and two Super Bowl titles with one team.

Five teams have fired their offensive coordinator during the season over the last five years, which led to a combined 24-12 record (.667) after the move, according to ESPN Stats & Information.

Baltimore has allowed 88 points this season, which ranks 8th in the NFL. He said his initial reaction to hearing the news was disappointment that the offense had played poorly enough that Ravens coach John Harbaugh felt a change was needed.

Flacco said he spoke to Trestman on Tuesday, and it was a hard conversation because the two had developed a good relationship over the past two seasons.

The Ravens (3-2) are tied with the No. 22 offense in the league, with 338.8 yards per game in total offense and 18.8 points scored, both numbers down slightly from the year before. Expect the victor to win by no more than four points. This season the Ravens are 27th in offensive DVOA, 27th through the air and 20th on the ground.

Harbaugh probably gave Trestman a pass last season because Joe Flacco missed nearly half the season with an injury, but with a healthy offense this season, the Ravens ranked 23rd in both yards per game and points per game. Or is this a case of Baltimore not having the right personnel in place? The new game plan is to finally see some deep balls and improve the Ravens’ running game.

The Raiders just love drama, don’t they? Joe Flacco ranks 22nd among quarterbacks with five touchdown passes. “We need to get better”. He’s the highest-paid player on the team. “Those are things that just weren’t getting there”.

The Ravens have something to prove on offense after firing Marc Trestman, and want to show they are capable of scoring more points. NY has had 307 plays on offense and they’ve gained 1,748 yards, ranking them 16th overall.

But he’s always been a bit of a wild card as a play caller and in terms of temperament.

-Ravens TE Dennis Pitta vs. Giants S Landon Collins: Recovered from a pair of potentially career-ending hip injury, Pitta leads the Ravens with 28 receptions.

If Sunday plays out like the first five weeks, people won’t be leaving their seats or turning the channel. We reserve the right to edit a comment that is quoted or excerpted in an article. Flacco is left waiting for anyone to get open, which doesn’t happen. The Ravens threw 47 passes on Sunday compared to only 19 runs and that was in a tight game.

He added: “Our defense is putting up awesome plays week after week and we’re just running off the field”.

Now the Ravens will switch over to the offense of Marty Mornhinweg. He also has to worry about changes Mornhinweg, a former coordinator in San Francisco, Philadelphia and with the Jets, will bring.

In 2012, Ravens HC John Harbaugh was in the same predicament as they fired Cam Cameron, who ironically just got fired at LSU, and replaced him with Jim Caldwell.

The Giants Beat breaks down what Big Blue needs to do to get back in the win column and knock off the Ravens on Sunday.

The New York Giants defense has been far from impregnable this season, but should play well enough to fluster Flacco, rendering him ineffective all game.

In Mornhinweg’s past, he’s been committed to the run despite the flow and game script.