This Year the Ravens Did What the Steelers Should Have Done Following SB XLV

I don't like Harbaugh at all, but his Raven's made many difficult choices following this year's Super Bowl, the difficult choices that the Steelers Postponed following SB XLV.
This one quote is truly representative: "He (Harbaugh) cited advice he received from the late Bo Schembechler, that "if you try to stay the same you end up getting worse."
In all reality: Aaron Smith, James Farrior, Hines Ward, Casey Hampton, Willie Colon should have been allowed to walk following SB XLV. Mike Wallace should have been allowed to leave before last season. Arguments could be made for Harrison, Troy and a few others as well. The Steelers did what they used to never do, that is keep a player a year too long. The current down state is directly attributable to this and the fact they missed badly in the draft. Ziggy Hood, Cameron Heyward, Marcus Gilbert. Show the team what you can do or best of luck elsewhere.
Hopefully they learn. I swear the Ravens looked at their biggest rivals mistakes and said, "WE can't do that".
http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/90...hange-part-nfl
Although the 2013 Baltimore Ravens will have a different look than last season's Super Bowl champions, coach John Harbaugh seems to be taking the changes in stride, telling the NFL Network that it's impossible for a team to stay the same in today's NFL.
"The worst mistake you can make is trying to hold a team together," Harbaugh said in the interview from the NFL's owners meetings in Phoenix, which aired Monday. "It's impossible."
He cited advice he received from the late Bo Schembechler, that "if you try to stay the same you end up getting worse."
This offseason, Baltimore has released safety Bernard Pollard and guard Bobbie Williams, traded wide receiver Anquan Boldin to the San Francisco 49ers, lost linebackers Dannell Ellerbe (Miami Dolphins) and Paul Kruger (Cleveland Browns) and cornerback Cary Williams (Philadelphia Eagles) in free agency, and watched linebacker Ray Lewis and center Matt Birk retire.
Safety Ed Reed remains unsigned and made a free-agent visit to the Houston Texans last week. General manager Ozzie Newsome told USA Today Sports in a story published Sunday that he plans to talk with Reed's representation this week.
Still, Harbaugh said the Ravens' title-winning team will always be together, while the rebooted version will be ready to defend that championship.
"The 2012 world champion Ravens will walk together forever. That team will be together forever," he said. "The 2013 Ravens are going to attack the season with an enthusiasm unknown to mankind."