Overview

• Chuck Smith delivered a two-and-a-half-minute testimonial praising Orr as the primary architect of the Ravens’ defensive turnaround and rejecting media suggestions about Pees’ influence.
• Smith highlighted Orr’s calm and resilient leadership after an early-season stretch in which Baltimore ranked among the NFL’s worst pass defenses.
• Adjustments implemented by Orr after Week 10—including changes to verbiage, personnel and meeting structures—were credited with transforming the secondary and pass rush.
• Dean Pees will continue serving as a consultant for the Ravens but will not occupy a full-time coaching role this season, according to John Harbaugh.
• If Baltimore’s defense maintains its status among the league’s best in 2025, Orr is viewed as a potential head coaching candidate next offseason.