Colts name Jeff Saturday Interim Head Coach

[ChaosTheory]

Originally Posted by CletusPyle

My 80 year old neighbor told me this morning that the whole problem is the LT position, he said it was keeping Nelson and Kelly from being able to do their job. He said fix LT and the OL will be fine!

My 80-year-old neighbor checks the mailbox wearing snow boots and no pants.

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Saturday is a leader of men, no question. Is he a football savant? Who knows, I’ve never been overly impressed with how intellectually hard football is and with so called football geniuses. Real genius is genius their entire life. Football genius lasts a year or two. It isn’t X and O’x. What you need is a leader, he is that.

That is where I am on this. Saturday is a leader, and he will surround himself with good tacticians to do the little stuff and he will do the stuff that makes all the difference.

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

As a buddy pointed out to me: what's probably going on is Irsay has decided to blow the coaching staff up and Saturday is doing him a favor by taking over for the rest of the year. On top of that it gives Saturday some good experience in case he decides to get into coaching full time.

Either that or as another buddy theorized: Irsay popped a couple of pills and then did the bubble gum, bubble gum thing w/ the names of everyone in the ROH .

Joking aside what is interesting is that at least the IndyStar reported that John Fox was taking over. Maybe Fox agreed to it last night and then changed his mind after sleeping on it.

IndyStar makes up shit and speculates with no real details. That is why Doyel still has a job.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

That is where I am on this. Saturday is a leader, and he will surround himself with good tacticians to do the little stuff and he will do the stuff that makes all the difference.

What I know is that he won't stick his head in the play call sheet and hope that's where the answers come from.

[njcoltfan]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

Wow, this is a sign that Irsay is getting more involved in the Front Office. The owner becoming more involved in the Front Office is almost always bad news.

As far as I am concerned, Irsay is one of the biggest culprits of what has happened to his franchise ! Now he is desperate, and I hate saying this, but he may be tanking !

[Oldcolt]

I don’t think Irsay is looking for the next long term answer here. You all saw what Sunday was, a complete mental/emotional melt down. This team needs to rebuild with at least some of these same players getting back to close to what they were. They need to get shit together and start becoming a team. Saturday can help facilitate this. He knows how to lead men, did it on the field and off the field for years. I hope it works out but am still pessimistic. It’s a tough ask.

[njcoltfan]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

There will be no turnaround. Two integral coaches are gone. This offense will limp around for the rest of the year. This is a complete disaster unless of course you are trying for a top five pick.

If they are tanking for a QB, they better have either the first or second pick this year,

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by CletusPyle

My 80 year old neighbor told me this morning that the whole problem is the LT position, he said it was keeping Nelson and Kelly from being able to do their job. He said fix LT and the OL will be fine!

He must be reading my posts and tweets.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

My 80-year-old neighbor checks the mailbox wearing snow boots and no pants.

Is she hot? Can you share her number?

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

That is where I am on this. Saturday is a leader, and he will surround himself with good tacticians to do the little stuff and he will do the stuff that makes all the difference.

None of that is happening. You can't implement a new offense mid-season. We don't even know who will call plays or insert the offense week to week. This has to be a tank job of epic proportions. Otherwise, it is massive incompetence in action. Saturday is probably there just to report who they should keep and not going forward. Full rebuild I expect.

Thats why I think Reich resigned. He had enough.