The Baltimore Ravens are in danger of missing the playoffs, and if they do, there has been some speculation that the team could consider moving on from head coach John Harbaugh.
Harbaugh has had some serious success in Baltimore, including leading the Ravens to a victory in Super Bowl XLVII in 2013. However, the Ravens haven’t been back to the Super Bowl since, and there’s an argument to be made that he has underachieved in recent seasons.
John Harbaugh said he's not focused on job security amid Ravens' playoff push
But, whatever the future holds for Harbaugh, he made it clear that he’s solely focused on the remaining two games on Baltimore’s regular season schedule, not his job security.
"I try to do the job, not try to keep the job," Harbaugh said. "My focus has been for the last 18 years here and the last 41 years in coaching is to try to do the best job I can today and fight as hard as I can so the guys have the best chance to be successful today. And anything after today, I'm not thinking about because it's not given for us to think about.
"We don't have control over that, except for the job we do today,” he added. “And if we do a good enough job today, then the opportunity to do that job or a different job will be there tomorrow. And that's what you hope for."
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The only way for the Ravens to make the playoffs at this point would be to win the AFC North. In order for that to happen, the Pittsburgh Steelers would have to lose both of their remaining games, and the Ravens would have to win both of theirs.
The Ravens and Steelers are set to play against each other in Week 18, and that game could end up having major playoff implications if the Steelers lose in Week 17 and the Ravens win.
The problem for the Ravens is that they have to play the Green Bay Packers in Week 17, while the Steelers have to play the Cleveland Browns. If the Steelers take care of business against the Browns, the final matchup between Baltimore and Pittsburgh won’t matter.
Even if the Ravens fail to qualify for postseason play, it’s tough to imagine the organization deciding to part ways with Harbaugh given his history there. But crazier things have happened. The NFL is a “what have you done for me lately?” League, and Harbaugh is over a decade removed from his biggest success in Baltimore.
It's also worth keeping in mind that Harbaugh just signed a three-year extension in March. That extension keeps him under contract in Baltimore through the 2028 season.
It seems somewhat unlikely that the organization would sign him to that contract only to dismiss him before the extension even kicked in.