Bisciotti is intrigued by second-chance coaches, but he won’t lead the process.
The Ravens are in the midst of an exhaustive search to find their next head coach and Bisciotti has tasked that job to DeCosta, President Sashi Brown, and Executive Vice President Ozzie Newsome.
Bisciotti made it clear, however, that he is not opposed to hiring somebody for their second head coaching gig instead of going with a top coordinator.
“Unlike 18 years ago, I am very intrigued by coaches that were the hottest offensive and defensive coordinators from five, six or seven years ago in their cycles and got jobs and went to teams that were non-competitive and didn’t have a quarterback, and they grind for three or four years, and they’re caught up in the cycle of many of my partners,” Bisciotti said.
Some of the Ravens’ confirmed and reported interviews are with coaches who didn’t have long tenures in their first chance as a head coach – Brian Flores, Kliff Kingsbury, Matt Nagy, Kevin Stevanski, Vance Joseph, Jim Schwartz, Mike McDaniel, and Robert Saleh.
“I could say I’m disqualifying coaches with losing records, but I think you have to remember that they were the hottest coaches in their cycle, and they got tough jobs, and I don’t think we have a tough job,” Bisciotti said. “I think that we created the best opening in this cycle.”
Bisciotti said he has no preference on whether the new head coach is offensive- or defensive-minded
Bisciotti expects Jackson to also be included in the final stages of the hiring process and offered his jet up to the quarterback to pick him up from Florida to come to Baltimore.
Bisciotti wants the top figures of his organization, including his franchise quarterback, to be on board, but it’s his decision.
“[He will have] a lot of say, but no power,” Bisciotti said. “I have the power.”