If imitation is indeed the sincerest form of flattery, then the Baltimore Ravens just paid the Seattle Seahawks and Mike Macdonald the ultimate compliment. In hiring Los Angeles Chargers’ defensive coordinator Jesse Minter to be their next head coach, they are coming as close as humanly possible to bringing in Macdonald two-point-oh.
You can dwell on the quirky Harbaugh family connection if you like. Minter, who joined Jim Harbaugh when he left Michigan to take over the Chargers, is now replacing Jim’s brother John as the head man in Baltimore. But there are other connections worth noting.