re: Cam Cameron's career, quarterbacks, and the running game

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Let's be clear....Cam got fired and then the Ravens went on to win the Super Bowl.

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Here's a little bit more perspective on the Baltimore situation. Cam had been under a lot of heat the year prior (2011). The defense wasn't getting any younger and there was concerns about Flacco and the offense getting them over the top. In the AFC title game they put up 398 yards against New England, converted 9-of-17 on third down, and had TOP of 33:33. Flacco was 22-36 with 306 with 2 TDs and 1 INT. Lee Evans literally dropped a pass in the end zone that would have won the game. Here is the video. LINK

The next year, the pressure increased as they were inconsistent. They scored 44 in the opener, scored 31 and put up 503 against New England in game three (Cam had as much success against Belichick as any other coach, but were held to 176 yards against Houston. They were just really inconsistent and Cam was responsible.

Cam was fired after the Redskins game, a game in which they scored 28 points. Flacco threw three touchdowns on 21 pass attempts in that game. They bogged down in the fourth and overtime and Cam got fired. One month earlier they put up 55 points against the Raiders. This wasn't an offense that was inept. Cam got axed, Bryant McKinnie got inserted in the starting lineup, Todd Heap returned from injury, Jim Caldwell did a great job, and they got hot.

The puzzle that Cam could never solve when he was in Baltimore was the Steelers. He had really good success against nearly everyone. Dick Lebeau owned him more often than not.