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Harbaugh Interview with Peter King

I think, speaking of Harbaugh, I applaud Bisciotti for going against
the grain and hiring a smart, ball-of-energy communicator -- a guy who
hadn't been a coordinator, who hadn't been a head coach. In a way, it
almost reminds me of the Steelers hiring Mike Tomlin last year. Though
Tomlin had been a defensive coordinator for one season, he was a
relatively untested and risky hire, but the Rooneys said, in essence,
that they thought he had a bigger upside than the other candidates.
Give Bisciotti credit for going with his gut. That's one of the points
Harbaugh, 45, the former special teams and secondary coach with the
Eagles, made when we spoke Sunday morning.

MMQB: "Surprised?''

Harbaugh: "A little bit. I had no idea if I had any chance, really,
when I went into my first interview. I think there are only two owners
in this league who might have taken a chance like this -- Steve
Bisciotti or [Philadelphia's] Jeff Lurie, men who will think outside
the box and do something they believe in, not just something that
other people think is the right decision.''

MMQB: "You've never been a head coach before. What's your philosophy
of what a head coach should be?''

Harbaugh: "A head coach has to be a leader, and he has to be a
unifier. Lots of times, owners will select a coach who is basically
the coordinator on one side of the football, then coordinators will be
picked for special teams and the other side of the ball. The way we're
going to do it is have a head coach who touches every player on the
roster every day.''

MMQB: "You're inheriting a team with a defense that, from the outside,
appears to be its own team. They've seemed out of control at times.
How do you get everybody on the same page?''

Harbaugh: "That was really a big part of the interview process. I
believe a lot of what you saw this year was snapshots in a frustrating
season. I don't think they're bad guys, guys who don't want to be part
of a team concept. In fact, I talked to Ray Lewis yesterday. Great
talk. I was completely taken with him. He cares passionately about
winning, and I know we're going to have a great relationship.''

MMQB: "What are you going to do about your quarterback?''

Harbaugh: "Good question. We're open on that. We'll consider all
possibilities. What do you think?''

That, by the way, is what everyone says about Harbaugh. He's a
consensus-builder. He'll need to be in Baltimore, to repair some of
the post-Billick fractures.

http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2008/writers/peter_king/01/20/championshipweek/4.html

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I definitely like his answer to the second question. It's part of the
reason I think Bisciotti chose
Harbaugh over Ryan.

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