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Ravens keeping Caldwell as coordinator beyond this year

Joe Flacco, Jim Caldwell

Baltimore Ravens offensive coordinator Jim Caldwell, left, looks on as quarterback Joe Flacco warms up during a practice at the team’s practice facility in Owings Mills, Md., Thursday, Jan. 17, 2013. The Ravens are scheduled to face the New England Patriots in the AFC Championship on Sunday. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky)

AP

You can’t argue with the results the Ravens have posted since elevating Jim Caldwell to offensive coordinator.

So they’ve decided to make it permanent.

Ravens coach John Harbaugh said the team has agreed to a deal to keep Caldwell in the post beyond this season, and that they had also hired former Eagles defensive coordinator Juan Castillo, via Aaron Wilson of the Baltimore Sun.

Caldwell replaced Cam Cameron on Dec. 10, but they’ve caught another gear since the start of the playoffs.

Harbaugh also announced Castillo will join the team immediately as a consultant, then stay on as a run-game coordinator.

Caldwell has given quarterback Joe Flacco a little more liberty since taking over, but Castillo’s presence may well remind them that Ray Rice is still on the roster, something they seemed to forget at times under Cameron.