Comments on: Cam Cameron will get a Super Bowl ring

By: bearsoxass

bearsoxass — Fri, 08 Feb 2013 11:43:54 +0000

Staying at home watch games, hey! I want my ring too!

By: armyravensstrong

armyravensstrong — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:42:34 +0000

Cool! It’s the right thing to do and from such a classy organization it’s not a surprise! Well earned and deserved!

By: 1historian

1historian — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 12:20:34 +0000

I never have been, am not now and never will be a fan of the Ravens, but that is a classy move.

By: gonavybeatarmy

gonavybeatarmy — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 11:15:44 +0000

John Mara has determined that giving a fired coach a ring is a violation of the spirit of the cap.

So let it be written, so let it be done.

By: yousuxxors

yousuxxors — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:07:14 +0000

it was his offense … horrible play caller though

By: lawyermalloy

lawyermalloy — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 06:06:06 +0000

Seeing as the move to fire Cam was demanded by upper level management, it doesn’t surprise me that Harbaugh wants to give him a ring.

By: sourdoughsam

sourdoughsam — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:57:06 +0000

They may have fired Cameron, but they won the Super Bowl with his offense. The job of offensive coordinator is multi-facetted: scheme, verbage, installation, and scouting are the parts of the job outside of the 3 hours of in-game decision-making each week. My guess is that Cam was fired for poor performance during those 3 hours, not for his performance Monday-Saturday.

By: hounds64

hounds64 — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:46:46 +0000

Next year when you see a SB XLVII coaches ring on Pawn Stars, you’ll know where it came from.

By: aces79

aces79 — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:45:08 +0000

who would wanna wear a ring when the super bowl was RIGGED

By: bunkmcnulty

bunkmcnulty — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:26:13 +0000

A little background would explain so much here. Cam coached for years with Bo Schembeckler at Michigan, which the Harbaughs had strong ties to. Also, Cam hired John in 1997 at Indiana when Cam was the head coach there.

So John and Cam have know each other literally for years and there is significant mutual respect between the two. I think John fired Cam for not following orders on play calling. No doubt Oz and Biscotti also played a role. We’ll never know for sure who was the driving force. Doesn’t really matter now.

By: raiderinva

raiderinva — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:10:52 +0000

In reality it’s not up to Harbaugh as to who gets a ring. It is up to the owner.

Some owners even ensure that cheerleaders get rings, never saw any great thoughts issued to them here for that.

For instance: The Steelers (Rooney) ensured that every full time employee through the year received a ring. However the employees were separated into tiers and the lower tier front office mail guy did not receive the same ring as a player. I also believe that the NFL pays a certain amount for a set number of rings with the team making up the rest of the cost.

By: dmvtransplant

dmvtransplant — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:08:33 +0000

The 2006 Colts gave a ring to Edgerrin James for not being on the team, because of his contributions in the past.

By: rg3sus

rg3sus — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:08:21 +0000

I’m cool with this. If you think about it they were still running his offense. He just wasn’t calling the plays.

By: Deb

Deb — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 03:06:23 +0000

As someone on the outside looking in, I thought Harbaugh should have fired Cameron instead of Zorn two years ago. But sometimes things work out for the best. By firing Cameron this season, he was able to hire Caldwell and the Ravens caught fire at precisely the right moment. Given how long he remained stubbornly loyal to his former OC, I’m not surprised he wants to recognize Cameron’s role with the team this season. It may be somewhat controversial, but it doesn’t hurt anyone and is a nice thing to do for his friend.

By: siggtacular

siggtacular — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:32:30 +0000

As a ravens fan, I don’t agree with it, but at least John has a heart.

By: texanfan62

texanfan62 — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:28:44 +0000

John Harbaugh, fine coach and a great man. Ravens are lucky to have him, maybe the Texans can hire Jim Harbaughs Kid from the Ravens when they fire Kubiak.

By: randallflagg52

randallflagg52 — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:25:36 +0000

If you have a young QB and want to get him up to speed for the NFL quickly, Cam is your man. What he did for Flacco, a FCS product who only had 2 years of starting experience was amazing. He keeps it simple but doesn’t evolve with the player which is why he was fired.

Like I said if you have a talented but raw QB like Flacco as a rookie, I think Cam would be a great fit for your team. For 2 or 3 years anyway.

By: crik911

crik911 — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 02:13:34 +0000

Of course Cam gets a ring, its his offence, just called differently.

When will these clowns learn that Baltimore changed nothing in the playbook, they just changed the way the plays were called.

Cam deserves a ring, and a swift kick in the butt for his conservative play calling. Shoulda let the rains go along time ago!

By: csilojohnson

csilojohnson — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:56:13 +0000

Everyone in Baltimore was calling for him to get fired. Doesn’t make anyone a genius on here. Everyone in Baltimore was calling for Flacco to get cut as well. Up in till a month ago.

By: unclesam21212

unclesam21212 — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:51:22 +0000

I wish T-Heap get one as well, to bad he wasnt on the team

By: sbaltimore

sbaltimore — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:46:36 +0000

It’s a win-win all around. The biggest win is that he was fired. (He really needed to be fired at least 2 years ago.) The smaller win is that they get to toss him a little consolation prize and look classy doing it.

1 super bowl ring: $75,000.00
1 super bowl ring to an offensive coordinator who got fired and THEN the team went on to win the super bowl BECAUSE he was fired: PRICELESS!!

By: bartlettruss

bartlettruss — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:39:11 +0000

He contributed to the season in a substantial way. I hope he gets a ring.

By: thetooloftools

thetooloftools — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:35:00 +0000

Cam handled this 100% the right way. He will fight another day.
I wish him well.

By: baloneyjohn

baloneyjohn — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:31:30 +0000

Nice move by Harbaugh.
Would not expect it from that guy

By: peytonsneck18

peytonsneck18 — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:16:45 +0000

i bet he pawns it

By: harrisonhits2

harrisonhits2 — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 01:14:47 +0000

I think its normal for most teams to give players that have been on their roster for only part of the season a ring if the SB is won.

If they don’t it would demonstrate that the team ha really cheap ownership, which I don’t think is the case with the Ravens.

By: gpry

gpry — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:55:00 +0000

Addition by subtraction. I guess even the pros get participation trophies these days

By: nite2al

nite2al — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:51:25 +0000

I was calling for Cameron to leave the last three years. Too many of the Ravens’ pass plays had a low completion percentage, plus his situational play calling wasn’t so great. That’s why Flacco has improved so much. However, Cam should get a ring, he is the architect.

By: thestatsishere

thestatsishere — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:47:52 +0000

Good. He deserves one. The guy did deserve to get fired and probably should’ve been fired a long time ago, but to say he never had any good impact on that football team is too much for me to believe.

Even Rich Kotite saw Wayne Chrebet for what he was worth. Cam Cameron’s influence is more than what we think or realize.

By: 91redskins

91redskins — Thu, 07 Feb 2013 00:41:39 +0000

Cash4Gold? lol