Ravens' Harbaugh ranked as third-best coach in NFL

By foxsports
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Another set of coaching power rankings, another third-place finish for Baltimore's John Harbaugh. 

Harbaugh was rated as the third-best coach behind Bill Belichick and Pete Carroll, according to NFL.com's power rankings. That falls in line with last month's list from FOX Sports' Alex Marvez, who also had Harbaugh third.

From NFL.com:

Harbaugh's run in Baltimore rivals that of the best coaches of all time. While it might be hard to think of him in such lofty terms, consider that the Ravens have made the postseason in six of Harbaugh's seven seasons at the helm, nabbing a Lombardi Trophy in the 2012 season, to boot. He's also 10-5 all-time in the playoffs.

The eighth-year coach has a career record of 72-40 with the Ravens, also sporting a 10-5 postseason mark with one Super Bowl ring to his credit. Harbaugh's worst season came in 2013, when he was 8-8. 

Harbaugh's best coaching job may have come last season. The offense thrived with Joe Flacco despite having another new offensive coordinator, and the defense hung tough despite a secondary ravaged by injuries. If not for a few misdirection plays against the Patriots in the divisional round, the Ravens likely would have found themselves in Denver for another AFC Championship game, and who knows what would've happened then.

h/t: Baltimore Beatdown