The Ravens likely did their due diligence in the hiring process, but they probably wouldn’t have made the difficult decision to fire longtime coach John Harbaugh if they didn’t know Jesse Minter would be available.
They had their sights set on the hotshot defensive coordinator from L.A. who already had left Baltimore once after following Harbaugh’s younger brother, Jim, to Michigan and later to the Chargers. It was Minter’s job to lose, and it became noticeable Sunday night why the Ravens felt the need to end something good with their Super Bowl-winning coach for the unknown upside of Minter.
