Meet the Baltimore Ravens New Defensive Coordinator

GMG_Dallas · February 1

greenminer · February 1

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DeepGreen · February 1

Damn! Congratulations Coach Orr!

Mean Green 93-98 · February 1

Well, I don't really like the Ravens, either. But they have an established defensive tradition that you have to respect. Evidently, Ravens brass sees Zach as a big enough part of that to make him a bigger part of it.

Congrats to Zach!

cjones · February 1

I'm so happy for Zach! Fantastic player, undrafted, made the Ravens, and cracked the starting lineup. Unfortunately had to retire, but a rapid rise in the coaching ranks is so cool to see! I wouldn't be surprised if Coach Cobbs makes the same rise in the coaching ranks soon too!

MeanGreenTexan · February 1

I'm so proud of Zach! (My adopted player from 2011-13!)

We all knew he was a monster on the field. Now the world knows he's a defensive mastermind!

GMG_Dallas · February 1

Many memories of watching him play but one that sticks out is the fumble recovered for a TD against Rice in 2013. I'm probably overreacting to a great moment but that was a legacy defining play in my opinion. Every team has good players. What separates the greats from the good are those moments where you need a play and the greats step up. I know he didn't force the fumble but he was always around the football and it paid off big that night.

When I saw the Cowboys lost Dan Quinn to Washington, I had a brief moment of hope that maybe Zach Orr would be hired to replace him. The Cowboys need better linebacker play and who better than a former linebacker to come in and turn things around. As I said, it was a brief moment because I wouldn't want Orr coming to the Cowboys with Jerry Jones around. I'd rather watch Orr flourish elsewhere. Baltimore has a history of fantastic linebackers. Them putting their trust in him is huge. If he keeps their defense rolling, I can see him being an NFL HC in the next 4-5 years.

emmitt01 · February 1

3 hours ago, cjones said:

I'm so happy for Zach! Fantastic player, undrafted, made the Ravens, and cracked the starting lineup. Unfortunately had to retire, but a rapid rise in the coaching ranks is so cool to see! I wouldn't be surprised if Coach Cobbs makes the same rise in the coaching ranks soon too!

Would have been their middle linebacker before the injury.

Cr1028 · February 1

Anybody remember the North Texas head coach that got Zach to come to North Texas? He should get more credit for the talent he left us with.

MeanGreen_MBA · February 1

Zach just got promoted to the Ravens DC. Nice!!!

Edited February 1 by MeanGreen_MBA

Mean Green 93-98 · February 2

Yep. Already a thread on this.

Mean Green 93-98 · February 2

2 hours ago, Cr1028 said:

Anybody remember the North Texas head coach that got Zach to come to North Texas? He should get more credit for the talent he left us with.

I don't recall anyone claiming that Todd Dodge wasn't a pretty good recruiter. And he had a few true home runs, as with Zach.

UNTLifer · February 2

Well deserved for a quality young man. Too bad it has to be in Baltimore.

MeanGreen_MBA · February 2

10 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Well deserved for a quality young man. Too bad it has to be in Baltimore.

Do you have to find the bad side of everything??

Glory to the Green · February 3

20 hours ago, UNTLifer said:

Well deserved for a quality young man. Too bad it has to be in Baltimore.

I think Baltimore is a great place for him. They signed him out of UNT. He played for them and he coached for them after retiring. Wish him all the success.

UNTLifer · February 3

2 minutes ago, Glory to the Green said:

I think Baltimore is a great place for him. They signed him out of UNT. He played for them and he coached for them after retiring. Wish him all the success.

Oh, I agree with your comment 100% and, outside of another poster’s opinion, don’t look for a bad side in everything, but we recently had an industry convention in Baltimore. It should be a beautiful city, but it isn’t safe. The hotels were warning customers about doing things after sundown, etc. due to safety concerns. That was the point of my other comment.

greenminer · February 3

Baltimore is neck-and-neck with Memphis in terms of crime rates.

BUTTTT, that's irrelevant, because Orr took this job over another offer. He likes Baltimore and I'm happy that he's happy.

Mean Green 93-98 · February 3

On 2/1/2024 at 10:36 PM, UNTLifer said:

Well deserved for a quality young man. Too bad it has to be in Baltimore.

Recall that his father played for the Redskins. So Zach has roots in that area even before he began what has been a very successful career with the Ravens.