Steve Bisciotti sounds off and out in boisterous Owings Mills press conference
Steve Bisciotti finally appears in Owings Mills and had a lot on his mind in a wild hour of impromptu responses and various degree of surprises.
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Still up in arms for more pitching before Orioles arrive in Sarasota?
As the Baltimore Orioles move back into the local news with the Birdland Caravan ahead, Luke Jones and Nestor wonder what moves general manager Mike Elias will have left before pitchers and catchers report to Sarasota to continue to augment the never-ending need for more arms and innings.
Is Ravens’ head coach opening the best available in NFL?
As John Harbaugh becomes the head coach everyone else wants to hire, does Steve Bisciotti hold all of the cards with the rest of the extensive NFL search for the next Hall of Fame coach? Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the long-and-growing list of candidates and what makes a perfect fit for Bisciotti and the Baltimore Ravens? We’ll start with the obvious: for now, Lamar Jackson runs the building…
Here are 25 fair questions for Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti
There will be plenty of questions about Lamar Jackson and John Harbaugh and the mystery of the next head coach of the Baltimore Ravens. But, while owner Steve Bisciotti seems interested in facing the fans for the first time in eight years, we have some deeper questions about the franchise, brand and community face of the NFL and its local monolith.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss NFL Wildcard on field and Bisciotti presence off the field
While we’re all watching NFL playoff football, the Baltimore Ravens are on their first head coaching job search in 18 years. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the games on the field and the field of coaches that Steve Bisciotti and Eric DeCosta will be sifting through on video calls all week and the criteria and desires for job that is considered the best in the league.
What comes next for Bisciotti and DeCosta in job search?
While we’re all watching NFL playoff football, the Baltimore Ravens are on their first head coaching job search in 18 years. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the games on the field and the field of coaches that Steve Bisciotti and Eric DeCosta will be sifting through on video calls all week and the criteria and desires for a job that is considered the best in the league.
So, after 18 years as Ravens head coach, Bisciotti fired Harbaugh over the phone?
As the news leaks out from Owings Mills and the fallout of the divorce of Steve Bisciotti and John Harbaugh becomes more clear – and even two national reporters had two wildly different stories about the roles of Lamar Jackson and Todd Monken – Luke Jones and Nestor assess the reality of the Baltimore Ravens’ needs as the owner emerges from the shadows and the former coach has become the hottest head coaching candidate in NFL history. Supply, and demands…
Baseball author Barry Bloom joins Nestor to discuss MLB revenue and Orioles offseason with Alonso deal
Longtime MLB insider and baseball author Barry Bloom joins Nestor with an offseason primer with Nestor in discussing payrolls, 50 years of labor beefs and what the Orioles new ownership has done to wash away the ghost of Angelos by signing Pete Alonso to a big contract this winter restoring some hope in Baltimore. Now, about the pitching…
Longtime sportswriter Joel Poiley joins Nestor in aftermath of Harbaugh to discuss sports leadership and Ravens future
It was 18 years of one message and that’s a long time for anyone, anywhere to be in charge of a billion dollar operation. Pikesville native and longtime Tampa sportswriter Joel Poiley joins Nestor in the aftermath of The Harbaugh Era to discuss changes in sports leadership over the years and the Ravens’ future in the hands of new blood.
Kenny Mayne brings his spirit, comedy and Pearl Jam passion to Nestor for New Year fun
They met on the backstretch at Pimlico three decades ago and The Mayne Event always returns and never disappoints for sports, comedy, charity and why Eddie Vedder shouldn’t trust Nestor. Longtime ESPNer Kenny Mayne checks in for another round of tales of wiffle ball with Ken Griffey, podcasts with the other Manning and still being pissed off about the Sonics (and Pilots) departure from Seattle.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss his Dear Steve Bisciotti letter and plenty of legitimate questions for Baltimore Ravens owner
Do you have your own “Dear Steve Bisciotti” list of questions? We do. And we will, as Luke Jones will be in The Castle on Tuesday afternoon as the Baltimore Ravens owner and general manager Eric DeCosta will address (some of) the local media and take some questions about the search for a new coach after the firing of John Harbaugh this week. Plenty of depth here about the culture of the building in Owings Mills and the future leadership of the football operation.
Luke Jones and Nestor assess the Harbaugh and Ravens job searches after NFL Wildcard Weekend
As the news leaks out from Owings Mills and the fallout of the divorce of Steve Bisciotti and John Harbaugh becomes more clear – and even two national reporters had two wildly different stories about the roles of Lamar Jackson and Todd Monken – Luke Jones and Nestor assess the reality of the Baltimore Ravens’ needs as the owner emerges from the shadows and the former coach has become the hottest head coaching candidate in NFL history. Supply, and demands…
Ed Frankovic returns to discuss Ravens and Orioles evolution and a little Caps and Ovechkin with Nestor
After the Ravens’ sudden elimination and the end of another season, we all need the comfort of old friends. It’s a bit of ‘Friends and Family’ week as Nestor welcomes longtime media cohort and two-decade WNST hockey insider Ed Frankovic back for a 2026 sports reset as Ovechkin remains on the ice, the Ravens search for a head coach and the Orioles try to get baseball fans like us back to Camden Yards. Oh, and “Why does Nestor deserve a press pass?”
Ravens Super Bowl 35 running backs coach Matt Simon joins Nestor to discuss legendary team and offensive philosophy
These milestones continue to add up as the 25th anniversary of the Baltimore Ravens’ Super Bowl XXXV win is coming later this month and Nestor is catching up with many of the Purple Reign legacies about life – on and off the field – as we celebrate the night we all felt the civic pride of that first miracle in Tampa. Reflections here with the man who coached Jamal Lewis, Priest Holmes, Sam Gash and Femi Ayanbadejo a quarter of a century ago.
Any list of questions for Bisciotti should begin with Tucker – and anything else we’ve missed since Lamar was drafted
Do you have your own “Dear Steve Bisciotti” list of questions? We do. And we will, as Luke Jones will be in The Castle on Tuesday afternoon as the Baltimore Ravens owner and general manager Eric DeCosta will address (some of) the local media and take some questions about the search for a new coach after the firing of John Harbaugh this week. Plenty of depth here about the culture of the building in Owings Mills and the future leadership of the football operation.
Luke Jones and Nestor assess the wide array of options for next Ravens head coach
The Baltimore Ravens and owner Steve Bisciotti are not lacking qualified candidates to be the next coach in Owings Mills. Luke Jones and Nestor assess the wide array of options he and Eric DeCosta will have in a rare opportunity for the brain trust to drain the brains of the brightest coaches and coordinators in the NFL in the coming weeks to gather valuable information.
Bloom: Adding Alonso brings credibility and playoff push power for Orioles
Longtime MLB insider and baseball author Barry Bloom joins Nestor with an offseason primer with Nestor in discussing payrolls, 50 years of labor beefs and what the Orioles new ownership has done to wash away the ghost of Angelos by signing Pete Alonso to a big contract this winter restoring some hope in Baltimore. Now, about the pitching…
The changing games through the years and betting on the future
After the Ravens’ sudden elimination and the end of another season, we all need the comfort of old friends. It’s a bit of ‘Friends and Family’ week as Nestor welcomes longtime media cohort and two-decade WNST hockey insider Ed Frankovic back for a 2026 sports reset as Ovechkin remains on the ice, the Ravens search for a head coach and the Orioles try to get baseball fans like us back to Camden Yards. Oh, and “Why does Nestor deserve a press pass?”
Mike Tanier of TooDeepZone gives Nestor a Ravens report card and offseason shopping list
Firing the head coach and changing leadership will certainly create an interesting offseason in Owings Mills. No one covers the Xs and Os of the NFL like Mike Tanier of Too Deep Zone. The one-time geometry teacher of Joe Flacco joins Nestor to discuss the depth and salary cap numbers of the Baltimore Ravens roster and the structural changes Eric DeCosta will need even after Steve Bisciotti finds a new captain to lead Lamar Jackson.
The communication breakdown of John Harbaugh
It was 18 years of one message and that’s a long time for anyone, anywhere to be in charge of a billion dollar operation. Pikesville native and longtime Tampa sportswriter Joel Poiley joins Nestor in the aftermath of The Harbaugh Era to discuss changes in sports leadership over the years and the Ravens’ future in the hands of new blood.
Podcasts, Pearl Jam passion and the present tense with The Mayne Event
They met on the backstretch at Pimlico three decades ago and The Mayne Event always returns and never disappoints for sports, comedy, charity and why Eddie Vedder shouldn’t trust Nestor. Longtime ESPNer Kenny Mayne checks in for another round of tales of wiffle ball with Ken Griffey, podcasts with the other Manning and still being pissed off about the Sonics (and Pilots) departure from Seattle.
John Martin of Maryland Lottery spreads New Year news on huge winners with Nestor
With lots of New Year promotions in place, plus some words of wisdom about postseason NFL sports wagering, Maryland Lottery Executive Director John Martin returns to kick off 2026 with some big winners and fun chances to get in on the game.
Running back Tampa 25 years later with Ravens RB coach Matt Simon
These milestones continue to add up as the 25th anniversary of the Baltimore Ravens’ Super Bowl XXXV win is coming later this month and Nestor is catching up with many of the Purple Reign legacies about life – on and off the field – as we celebrate the night we all felt the civic pride of that first miracle in Tampa. Reflections here with the man who coached Jamal Lewis, Priest Holmes, Sam Gash and Femi Ayanbadejo a quarter of a century ago.
The Ravens weren’t good enough on the field
Firing the head coach and changing leadership will certainly create an interesting offseason in Owings Mills. No one covers the Xs and Os of the NFL like Mike Tanier of Too Deep Zone. The one-time geometry teacher of Joe Flacco joins Nestor to discuss the depth and salary cap numbers of the Baltimore Ravens roster and the structural changes Eric DeCosta will need even after Steve Bisciotti finds a new captain to lead Lamar Jackson.
Picking the “next Hall of Fame coach” becomes front and center for re-emerging Bisciotti
The Baltimore Ravens and owner Steve Bisciotti are not lacking qualified candidates to be the next coach in Owings Mills. Luke Jones and Nestor assess the wide array of options he and Eric DeCosta will have in a rare opportunity for the brain trust to drain the brains of the brightest coaches and coordinators in the NFL in the coming weeks to gather valuable information.
Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the bitter end of a dreadful Ravens season in Pittsburgh
A bad beat. In Pittsburgh. And a new head coach after 18 years followed this recap of a long, battered season for Baltimore Ravens fans as well as the team. Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the bitter end of a dreadful Ravens season at The Confluence and all of the change ahead.
Have the Orioles improved enough this offseason?
As the Birdland Caravan heats up and the Ravens keep the purple drama in the news, we quietly await baseball season and spring training with a long catch-up with our longtime Orioles historian Allen McCallum, who joins Nestor to discuss the offseason acquisitions of Mike Elias, the improvement of Pete Alonso and the pitching that Craig Albernaz will need to compete in a stacked AL East.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss Ravens drama in Harbaugh fallout and who Bisciotti will hire as next head coach
It all happened so suddenly on Tuesday that we needed some time to fully digest the first coaching change since Luke Jones joined our Baltimore Ravens beat in 2009. He joins Nestor to discuss all of the Owings Mills drama in the John Harbaugh firing fallout and who owner Steve Bisciotti will hire as next the head coach of the franchise.
Allen McCallum and Nestor discuss Orioles offseason acquisitions, money and pitching needs of Mike Elias
As the Birdland Caravan heats up and the Ravens keep the purple drama in the news, we quietly await baseball season and spring training with a long catch-up with our longtime Orioles historian Allen McCallum, who joins Nestor to discuss the offseason acquisitions of Mike Elias, the improvement of Pete Alonso and the pitching that Craig Albernaz will need to compete in a stacked AL East.
The sudden end and aftermath of the Bisciotti Harbaugh divorce in Owings Mills
It all happened so suddenly on Tuesday that we needed some time to fully digest the first coaching change since Luke Jones joined our Baltimore Ravens beat in 2009. He joins Nestor to discuss all of the Owings Mills drama in the John Harbaugh firing fallout and who owner Steve Bisciotti will hire as next the head coach of the franchise.
Been a long week (and season) to be a Ravens fan
A bad beat. In Pittsburgh. And a new head coach after 18 years followed this recap of a long, battered season for Baltimore Ravens fans as well as the team. Leonard Raskin and Nestor discuss the bitter end of a dreadful Ravens season at The Confluence and all of the change ahead.
Going for the Keno gold
With lots of New Year promotions in place, plus some words of wisdom about postseason NFL sports wagering, Maryland Lottery Executive Director John Martin returns to kick off 2026 with some big winners and fun chances to get in on the game.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the firing of John Harbaugh and the culture of Baltimore Ravens
There is about to be a culture change in Owings Mills. Or is there? Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the firing of John Harbaugh and what Steve Bisciotti will do next for a head coach and a leader and face of the franchise. What this means for the Baltimore Ravens.
John Harbaugh didn’t just lose Ravens locker room, he lost the city of Baltimore
There is about to be a culture change in Owings Mills. Or is there? Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the firing of John Harbaugh and what Steve Bisciotti will do next for a head coach and a leader and face of the franchise. What this means for the Baltimore Ravens.
Luke Jones and Nestor react to the firing of John Harbaugh and words of Steve Bisciotti for Ravens fans
On Tuesday afternoon, Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti fired John Harbaugh. Luke Jones and Nestor gathered immediately to react to a surreal afternoon in Owings Mills.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss subpar play of Baltimore Ravens players and DeCosta accountability
The final record was 8-9 and sometimes it didn’t even look that good, especially the lousy defense against varsity quarterbacks. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the overall subpar play of the 2025 Baltimore Ravens players and the accountability of general manager Eric DeCosta for the roster and many weaknesses that were exposed during a long NFL season.
Luke Jones and Nestor react to the firing of John Harbaugh and words of Steve Bisciotti for Ravens fans
On Tuesday afternoon, Baltimore Ravens owner Steve Bisciotti fired John Harbaugh. Luke Jones and Nestor gathered immediately to react to a surreal afternoon in Owings Mills.
The under performance across Ravens roster needs to be answered by DeCosta
The final record was 8-9 and sometimes it didn’t even look that good, especially the lousy defense against varsity quarterbacks. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the overall subpar play of the 2025 Baltimore Ravens players and the accountability of general manager Eric DeCosta for the roster and many weaknesses that were exposed during a long NFL season.
Luke Jones and Nestor discuss offseason mess and need for Bisciotti to speak for Ravens organization
With the miserable exit of the Baltimore Ravens season on Sunday night in Pittsburgh, this is the week the franchise will address any major changes in leadership, coaching and a stated direction for the fan base (if they care about such things). Other NFL owners are speaking with local media around the league. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the offseason mess left behind from a wildly disappointing season and the clear need for owner Steve Bisciotti to come forward after eight years of neglecting to answer questions about his $5 billion franchise.
Where is Steve Bisciotti hiding and when will he appear?
With the miserable exit of the Baltimore Ravens season on Sunday night in Pittsburgh, this is the week the franchise will address any major changes in leadership, coaching and a stated direction for the fan base (if they care about such things). Other NFL owners are speaking with local media around the league. Luke Jones and Nestor discuss the offseason mess left behind from a wildly disappointing season and the clear need for owner Steve Bisciotti to come forward after eight years of neglecting to answer questions about his $5 billion franchise.
