The Baltimore Ravens currently field one of the NFL’s best defenses in defensive coordinator Mike Macdonald’s second season calling the plays.
With the amount of success Macdonald has had in his first two seasons as an NFL defensive coordinator, it is no surprise that his name is frequently mentioned near the top of potential head coach candidates for this offseason.
“It’s hard to ignore,” Macdonald said. “It’s an honor to hear about it. It’s such a unique opportunity when it does come up. For guys that know me, I’m a one-track guy. It’s very difficult for me to kind do two things at once. So, try your best to focus on the things that we need to focus on, which is the next game and getting our guys in position to win. I thought you guys would probably ask about this at some point, but I think it’s an opportunity to talk about … When we started our staff at the beginning of last year, we said we were all in all together. We wanted to do it together as a staff and be a collaboration, and so to have that opportunity to have your name come up like that, it’s really a reflection of our coaches and our staff together. We have a great staff, and our coaches do a phenomenal job of prepping our guys on a week-to-week basis, getting buy-in. We have such a diverse group of thought, and we’re not afraid to challenge one another, too. So, we’ll crack a joke, [and] we have a good time, but those guys deserve a lot of credit, too, for the position we’ve been able to put our guys in as well.”
Macdonald was asked about the head coach speculation while speaking with the media following Thursday’s practice.
