Pees Named D-Coordinator, Cameron to be Retained

At todays' press conference, Ravens head coach John Harbaugh announced that Dean Pees will be taking over as defensive coordinator now that Chuck Pagano has been named the head coach in Indianapolis.

Pees has been the Ravens linebackers coach for the past two seasons, and spent four years as the New England Patriots defensive coordinator from 2006 to 2009. Pees and Harbaugh have a long history, as Pees was Harbaugh's defensive coordinator when John played defensive back at Miami (Ohio) University.

Harbaugh also announced that offensive coordinator Cam Cameron will be retained. Many speculated Cameron's time in Baltimore could be up, given the criticism he has faced and the fact that his contract is up. Apparently, that never crossed Harbaugh's mind.

"It was a forgone conclusion to me," Harbaugh said of Cameron being retained. "If you look at the way our offense played this year and that job our players did on offense and our coaches did, I was excited about it."

Furthermore, it remains to be seen if Pagano will attempt to pry any position coaches from Baltimore for his staff, but Harbaugh said he was looking forward to having all of his assistant coaches back next year.

These both look like great moves to us, It wouldn't make sense to bring in an entirely new defensive coordinator to handle an already top-notch unit. It would have been great to keep Pagano, but going with Pees is a sound replacement.

And with Cameron, continuity at the offensive coordinator position is one of the greatest gifts a quarterback can have, and Joe Flacco will now enter his 5th season with the same offensive coordinator he has had his entire career. There was much more balance on offense this year, and believe it or not Cameron is well-respected around the league as a coordinator.

Former Ravens fullback Le'Ron McClain chimed in on twitter when asked his thoughts on Cameron being retained, saying "Great move they looked more explosive this year to me".

The Ravens have a great coaching staff, and with these moves the offensive and defensive units remain in good hands.