Todd Haley

Film Study

2012-11-20 15:45:26

Ravens 55, Raiders 20 Strategy: Dean Pees' unpredictable, innovative schemes were highlighted by lining up rookie outside linebacker Courtney Upshaw at defensive tackle. And Pees' two-defensive-lineman, three-linebacker, six-defensive-back "dollar"...

Harbaugh and Tomlin get results with different approaches

2012-11-15 16:07:00

Imparting knowledge about strategy, needling referees and providing timely jokes or a touch of sternness, Ravens coach John Harbaugh has quickly built a reputation for his intensity and winning. Steelers coach Mike Tomlin commands respect with the...

Ravens not buying Byron Leftwich's windup motion as a weakness

2012-11-16 11:00:00

Among the variety of reasons why prognosticators think the Ravens will have the advantage against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Sunday is Byron Leftwich's long windup. Leftwich’s passing motion has been compared to that of a baseball pitcher and...

Coffee Companion (11/16): your daily Ravens fix

2012-11-16 06:15:00

Every morning, Monday through Friday, blogger Matt Vensel will hook you up with reading material -- mostly on the Ravens but with some other Baltimore sports stuff, too -- to skim through as you slug down coffee and slack off at the start of your workday....

Returning to the starting lineup is like riding a bike for Leftwich

2012-11-14 18:31:00

PITTSBURGH -- Steelers backup quarterback Byron Leftwich compared getting back under center to getting back on a bicycle. With Ben Roethlisberger ruled out for Sunday night’s game against the 7-2 Ravens — he also could miss their rematch...

Steelers coach Mike Tomlin says Ben Roethlisberger is questionable vs. Ravens

2012-11-14 06:57:00

As the Ravens prepare for Sunday’s AFC North showdown with the Pittsburgh Steelers at Heinz Field, they don’t know if they’ll face one of their biggest tormentors or a well-traveled veteran who hasn’t started a game since 2009....

Ravens stand to benefit from Roethlisberger's injury

2012-11-13 08:30:00

It appears another Ravens-Steelers showdown will hinge on a banged-up joint on Ben Roethlisberger’s body. The Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback, who has thrown 17 touchdown passes and just four interceptions, left Monday night’s overtime...

Ravens secondary still an area of concern

2012-11-13 05:42:00

Buried in the leftover rubble and next to the carcass of the Oakland Raiders at M&T Bank Stadium is a concern that won't go away. The Ravens' pass coverage still scares me. They blew out the Raiders 55-20 Sunday in their most impressive game of the...

Chiefs' Branden Albert, a Glen Burnie grad, is ready to face Ravens

2012-10-05 15:32:00

As the member of a family with deep roots in sports — including a few cousins who tried out for the NFL — Ashley Sims was familiar with witnessing feats of athleticism. But his eyes were opened when, as a 22-year-old junior defensive end at...

Perfect fit

2012-09-22 22:45:20

The handwritten list is posted on his mirror at home, so it's the first thing Bernard Pollard sees when he wakes up in the morning and the last thing he views before he goes to bed. If he ever needs a reminder during the hours in between, another copy...

On OTA attendance in Baltimore and across the NFL

2012-06-07 14:00:00

Much has been made around here -- and elsewhere too -- about which players have and haven’t been attending the Ravens’ voluntary organized team activities the past three weeks. The Ravens were missing seven players during their first OTA...

Ravens notes: Rookie DE Pernell McPhee making an impression on Pagano

2011-08-17 16:14:00

His fisticuffs with offensive tackle Oniel Cousins on Monday notwithstanding, rookie defensive end Pernell McPhee has already distinguished himself with Ravens defensive coordinator Chuck Pagano. A fifth-round pick, McPhee had a sack in the team's 13-6...

Todd Haley: This is an interesting name because he worked with Emery in Kansas City. Whether that would help or hurt his chances for the Bears job is unknown, but Haley had a bitter falling-out with Chiefs general manager Scott Pioli, who remains an adviser to Emery. Haley, who worked in Chicago

2012-12-23 00:00:00

was an offensive genius, and Pioli had assembled an impressive, young core on defense. But injuries hit the Chiefs hard last season and Haley wore out his welcome and was fired. Still, they were competitive and nearly won that awful division. But this year has been a total disaster.

2012-10-07 00:00:00

Dolphin's head coach Tony Sparano gets a post-game hug from Chief's head coach Todd Haley.

2011-11-06 00:00:00