Colts name Jeff Saturday Interim Head Coach

[JAFF]

Originally Posted by Brylok

There will be a mass exodus in the off season, coaches and players both. I wonder if any players will refuse to play in the next eight weeks.

Coaches come and go, players are under contract. This isnt the NBA, if they dont like what happened, their lack of effort on the field is how the team got to where it is

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by JAFF

Coaches come and go, players are under contract. This isnt the NBA, if they dont like what happened, their lack of effort on the field is how the team got to where it is

Heh if there was a Manning in this class, but the best QB is 5'11 and 170 lbs. Gonna suck for a dwarf.

[Crush22]

Originally Posted by AlwaysSunnyinIndy

Take this with a huge grain of salt because it is written by Jason La Canfora who is not always the most reliable source of info (I think at times that he will write about rumors he hears without taking much time to verify them).

However, he is reporting the Colts locker room is not happy - both the remaining coaching staff and players.

Lots of players want out now.

That the reason why Parks Frazier is the play caller is because other members of the staff turned down the job.

Jeff Saturday may have his work cut out for him in winning over the locker room.

Link to article with a few excerpts below:

https://www.washingtonpost.com/sport...aturday-colts/

Fuck them.
Jeff was here winning a Superbowl when they were shitting green.
Get onboard or get out.

[kitekrazy]

https://www.audacy.com/670thescore/p...holmes-show-65

Podcast in Chicago.

An NFL team is in complete, comedic chaos ... and it's not the Bears!


Similarities of owner decisions reminds then of Reinsdorf who owns the White Sox.

Also the problem with hiring popular former players is fans hate them as coach and forget the great player they were.

Sucks for me as a White Sox fan and Colts fan.

Might as well have Bob Irsay running the team. That was when I also stopped being a Colts fan.

How long will it be that fans will want Irsay to sell the team.

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by kitekrazy

https://www.audacy.com/670thescore/p...holmes-show-65

Podcast in Chicago.

An NFL team is in complete, comedic chaos ... and it's not the Bears!


Similarities of owner decisions reminds then of Reinsdorf who owns the White Sox.

Also the problem with hiring popular former players is fans hate them as coach and forget the great player they were.

Sucks for me as a White Sox fan and Colts fan.

Might as well have Bob Irsay running the team. That was when I also stopped being a Colts fan.

How long will it be that fans will want Irsay to sell the team.

It's starting to become time that JIM does transition the power to one of his daughters.

[albany ed]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

It's starting to become time that JIM does transition the power to one of his daughters.

Is that what you would do if you owned the team?

[Chaka]

Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

It's interesting. Although the league was a lot different then. I don't know how precedented it is... I just know it's pretty fucking strange.

I can think of a couple of somewhat similar circumstances, albeit not head coaching situations. Unfortunately, neither worked out particularly well

Mike Mayock - Took over the Raiders GM position several seasons ago after a long broadcasting career. Fired earlier this year.

Bo Schembechler - Became president of MLB's Detroit Tigers in 1990, after a long college football coaching career. Fired two years later.

Not sure what all of this means, other than there have been a few situations where pro teams have brought in outsiders into important positions without any direct prior experience.

[Chaka]

Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc

None of that surprises me at all. Jim sabotaged this team for years to come with this bullshit. No one will want to play or coach here now.

This is an absolute disaster.

Agree that it looks like a disaster. I hope it won't screw things up in the future, but it certainly could. Up until recently, Irsay has been unfailing loyal and patient with the guys he's hired, but this year he's been put in an extreme situation. And if the Saturday hiring works out well somehow, I suspect all will be forgiven (though it may encourage Irsay meddling in the future).

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by albany ed

Is that what you would do if you owned the team?

Yes I would. I'm not talking giving either of them full control right now. But eventually they are going to have to learn to run this business.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by Chaka

I can think of a couple of somewhat similar circumstances, albeit not head coaching situations. Unfortunately, neither worked out particularly well

Mike Mayock - Took over the Raiders GM position several seasons ago after a long broadcasting career. Fired earlier this year.

Bo Schembechler - Became president of MLB's Detroit Tigers in 1990, after a long college football coaching career. Fired two years later.

Not sure what all of this means, other than there have been a few situations where pro teams have brought in outsiders into important positions without any direct prior experience.

Yeah, it has happened more often for GM roles.

Matt Millen is another example for GM's.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Matt_Millen

In 2001, Millen left broadcasting to assume the job of the Detroit Lions' CEO and de facto general manager. At that time, Millen had no prior player development or front office experience. When first approached by owner William Clay Ford, Sr. about the job, Millen told him "Mr. Ford, I really appreciate this, but I'm not qualified." Ford responded "You're smart. You'll figure it out."