Colts hire OL and TE coaches

[Puck]

https://www.colts.com/news/indianapolis-colts-hire-new-offensive-line-tight-ends-coaches

[FatDT]

It took a long time to find the new OL coach. I still think it's weird to let Guge go without a replacement ready to go.

Here's Chris Strausser's history:

Strausser has 30 years of coaching experience. He spent the last two seasons with the Denver Broncos and served as the offensive line-tackles coach (2018) and assistant offensive line coach (2017). Prior to the NFL, Strausser had 28 years of coaching experience at the collegiate level at the University of Washington (2014-16), Boise State (2001-05, 2007-2013), Colorado (2006), Portland State (1993-94, 2000), Foothill College (1997-99), San Jose State (1995-96), Sonoma State (1992), Oregon State (1990-91) and Menlo College (1989).

Deon Cain is TO without the drama.

[VeveJones007]

Holder ran into Rams OL coach Aaron Kromer, who unsolicited told him the Colts just made a great hire in Strausser.

[Racehorse]

Holder ran into Rams OL coach Aaron Kromer, who unsolicited told him the Colts just made a great hire in Strausser.

They tell me he was recommended by Deon Cain.

[JAFF]

It took a long time to find the new OL coach. I still think it's weird to let Guge go without a replacement ready to go.

Here's Chris Strausser's history:



Deon Cain is TO without the drama.

TO wouldn't be TO if there was no drama

[Dewey 5]

Happy to see that Howard Mudd is back with the Colts to lend his expertise. Dude is one of the best. Never can have too many good coaches.

[FatDT]

Happy to see that Howard Mudd is back with the Colts to lend his expertise. Dude is one of the best. Never can have too many good coaches.

Weird move. He is 76 and hasn't coached since 2012. Seems like a move you make when your team's owner is not confident in the OL coach you just brought in.

Maybe this will all work out, Reich has made a lot of great moves and earned a lot of credit so there's not a ton of reason to doubt him. I just still don't get moving on from a guy that coached this OL to be the best line we've had in decades.

[rcubed]

Weird move. He is 76 and hasn't coached since 2012. Seems like a move you make when your team's owner is not confident in the OL coach you just brought in.

Maybe this will all work out, Reich has made a lot of great moves and earned a lot of credit so there's not a ton of reason to doubt him. I just still don't get moving on from a guy that coached this OL to be the best line we've had in decades.
I dont think its that weird. He is not the OL coach, he is a special assistant, or some innocuous title. Its good to have some grey beards around to lend a perspective based on many years of knowledge.

[Dewey 5]

Weird move. He is 76 and hasn't coached since 2012. Seems like a move you make when your team's owner is not confident in the OL coach you just brought in.

Maybe this will all work out, Reich has made a lot of great moves and earned a lot of credit so there's not a ton of reason to doubt him. I just still don't get moving on from a guy that coached this OL to be the best line we've had in decades.
Dante Scarnecchi is 70
Age is just a number. I think much of the success the OL achieved was very good talent finally & the new scheme that makes Luck get rid of the ball quicker. DeGugliemo seemed more of rah rah guy than a teacher.

[Chaka]

Weird move. He is 76 and hasn't coached since 2012. Seems like a move you make when your team's owner is not confident in the OL coach you just brought in.

Maybe this will all work out, Reich has made a lot of great moves and earned a lot of credit so there's not a ton of reason to doubt him. I just still don't get moving on from a guy that coached this OL to be the best line we've had in decades.

We're all just speculating here, of course, but it could be the Mudd was simply bored in retirement, saw the Colts hire a new OL coach, and asked Irsay if he could come back to the team and putter around to help out. Seems like an Irsay kind of thing to do.

[Pez]

Mudd is probably pretty interested in the level of personnel we have now as well.

[FatDT]

Dante Scarnecchi is 70
Age is just a number. I think much of the success the OL achieved was very good talent finally & the new scheme that makes Luck get rid of the ball quicker. DeGugliemo seemed more of rah rah guy than a teacher.

Yeah, he's 6 years younger and hasn't been out of coaching for 7 years.

Nelson himself said the idea that Guge was not a good technique teacher was false.

[Chromeburn]

I dont think its that weird. He is not the OL coach, he is a special assistant, or some innocuous title. Its good to have some grey beards around to lend a perspective based on many years of knowledge.

One of those greybeards just schooled the hot young coach of the NFL by using stuff no one has seen in a while.

[JAFF]

Mudd was a tough player and as a coach, he taught technic. Everybody kept their feet moving, you never saw his linemen getting their legs rolled up. He got the most out of the guys Polian found for him.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Strausser and Howard Mudd are on the job :cool:


Colts right guard Mark Glowinski, speaking with reporters, says there's been a major emphasis on fundamentals by the current OL coaches. This was always a driving force behind the coaching change after the season. Sounds like there's already been an impact from the shift.


https://twitter.com/HolderStephen/status/1125818962313457664

[Oldcolt]

I remember reading where Nelson thought his technique was slipping near the end of the season. I wondered at the time why. Apparently Reich/Ballard thought it was coaching. Obviously (look at how the line played) Guge was not a bad coach, just that Reich/Ballard seem to know exactly what they want in a coach and Guge didn't emphasize or teach fundamentals the way they wanted. I love that they believe in themselves enough to make a change that they will get reamed for if the offensive line play deteriorates (it won't). Ballard/Reich play to win, they are not afraid of losing. Damn this is so refreshing after the last shit show we lived thru.