 Upon the conclusion of the Ravens ' 5 – 11 performance in 2007 , the entire staff was dismissed on New Year 's Eve . Ryan was one of the candidates interviewed by the Ravens for their head coaching vacancy ; however , the Ravens chose to name John Harbaugh as the team 's new head coach . Ryan also interviewed with Miami and Atlanta about filling their head coaching vacancies , but the offers went to Tony <unk> and Mike Smith respectively . 
