Ian Rapoport: Colts coaching search down to McDaniels or Vrabel

[Narcosys]

7 minutes ago, Coltsman1788 said:

I'm just going to say it.  If we end up with Mike Vrabel...something went wrong in our process in my opinion.  It is what it is.  lol

What went wrong is that luck is hurt and no-one is saying anything. The only reason to not say anything is because it's bad news. 

[Aaron86]

1 hour ago, Mel Kiper's Hair said:

Commitment to mediocrity!

 

Let's be honest, the Colts job is better than Tennessee. Now if McDaniels is concerned about nightlife and country music then we could be in trouble. If he looks at the place most likely to be committed to winning for the long haul then there is no contest there. The Titans may have a few better pieces at this moment, but that can quickly change with the draft and free agency. If he goes to the Titans then we will have the pleasure of making him regret that decision twice a year!

I'm going to laugh so hard if. Andrew comes back healthy and kicks Josh's butt twice a year knowing he could have had him as his QB. Imagine the look on his face...lol

[Jason_]

8 minutes ago, Four2itus said:

Lol. This thread has turned into a hen cackling, hand wringing, tongue wagging, din of overreaction. 

 

standard operating procedure around here I'm afraid

[IndyScribe]

3 minutes ago, Superman said:

 

Toub is the one wildcard, always has been. McDaniels might be the first choice, but if that seems uncertain, I could see Ballard bringing Toub directly to Irsay for approval. 

Interesting thing with Toub is that he was heavily linked to Ballard and this job but once the coaching search began, nothing happened with him. No interviews, either with the Colts or with any other team, and no indication that he was getting a HC job. I find that interesting, especially in past years, when he was considered a strong candidate for HC.

[azcolt]

3 minutes ago, MTC said:

Still believe Indianapolis is the most attractive destination compared to any team (including Tennessee now).

 

Hard to pass up a franchise QB, the 3rd overall pick, and a ton of cap space. Ballard said that if a coach is worried about Luck's shoulder, he will not be a good fit to coach this team, which makes me wary on that claim by Ian Rappaport. 

Franchise QB? You can’t be talking about the guy who spent a couple months at Lourdes taking the Holy Water treatments on his shoulder? You must be referring to Mariota.

[IndyScribe]

Just now, Narcosys said:

What went wrong is that luck is hurt and no-one is saying anything. The only reason to not say anything is because it's bad news. 

Or maybe they don't know anything? Luck probably wants to keep the details about his injury private. Ballard would only if he was healthy or injured or if he was making progress. If it was bad news, the entire media would be jumping on this news.

[Coltsman1788]

42 minutes ago, MFT5 said:

‘Belief, was & prefer’ are vague, emotional driven facsimiles 

If true...that tweet seems to indicate that the health of Andrew Luck was an issue for McDaniels.  We all heard what Chris Ballard said at that press conference about coaches who didn't want to come here because of uncertainty around Andrew Luck.  He said that means that candidate is "not the right guy".  To me that might be telling. 

[IndyScribe]

1 minute ago, azcolt said:

Franchise QB? You can’t be talking about the guy who spent a couple months at Lourdes taking the Holy Water treatments on his shoulder? You must be referring to Mariota.

Mariota isn't the paragon of health either. He's injured his hamstrings before. Not as severe as Luck, but it does limit his play. 

[Fisticuffs111]

5 minutes ago, Superman said:

 

Toub is the one wildcard, always has been. McDaniels might be the first choice, but if that seems uncertain, I could see Ballard bringing Toub directly to Irsay for approval. 

I'm hoping that's how it plays out if we do miss out on McDaniels.

Although, even though there's no real substance to back this up, this seemed like a flat out young coaching search from the beginning. 

[DraftMaster]

1 minute ago, azcolt said:

Franchise QB? You can’t be talking about the guy who spent a couple months at Lourdes taking the Holy Water treatments on his shoulder? You must be referring to Mariota.

Mariota is injury prone. Injured his quad on Saturday so they had to change scheme. Mariota is waaaaaaay overated.

[PrincetonTiger]

Just now, DraftMaster said:

Mariota is injury prone. Injured his quad on Saturday so they had to change scheme. Mariota is waaaaaaay overated.

Always has been overrated 

[Superman]

3 minutes ago, MTC said:

Still believe Indianapolis is the most attractive destination compared to any team (including Tennessee now).

 

Hard to pass up a franchise QB, the 3rd overall pick, and a ton of cap space. Ballard said that if a coach is worried about Luck's shoulder, he will not be a good fit to coach this team, which makes me wary on that claim by Ian Rappaport. 

 

Titans have a franchise QB who is younger than Luck, a ton of cap space (around $53m before any moves are made), a better OL, young playmakers on both side of the ball... and McDaniels has a previous working relationship with the GM. 

 

If there's any job that I think McDaniels might find more attractive, it's Tennessee. 

[PManTheGreatest]

I mean, if we're being honest with ourselves, why would a coach not want to take over a playoff team? I'm still holding out hope that McD chooses the Colts, but cmon....one team went to the playoffs and the other had 4 wins and the health of its qb is still questionable. 

[IndyScribe]

1 minute ago, PrincetonTiger said:

Always has been overrated 

Off topic but Winston hasn't been that good either.

[#12.]

1 hour ago, lollygagger8 said:

Dang, the AFC South is getting harder and harder by the minute. 

 

 

Well, if it is O'Brien, McDaniels in Tennessee and Vrabel here, they will all certainly know one another's phiolosophies and tendencies very well.

[Superman]

5 minutes ago, IndyScribe said:

Interesting thing with Toub is that he was heavily linked to Ballard and this job but once the coaching search began, nothing happened with him. No interviews, either with the Colts or with any other team, and no indication that he was getting a HC job. I find that interesting, especially in past years, when he was considered a strong candidate for HC.

 

Yup, it's very curious to me. Has been from the beginning.

[1959Colts]

I knew McDaniels would not sign with Indy.

Kept saying all day yesterday McDaniels wanted to go to Tennessee and that they would fire Mularkey.

First Nagy rejects Colts. Wilks declines to Interview. Rhule withdraws his name. Now McDaniels looks to go to Tennessee.

I know he has much love on this forum, but I believe Irsay is the reason we can't sign a coach.

[PrincetonTiger]

1 minute ago, IndyScribe said:

Off topic but Winston hasn't been that good either.

So true

[Dr. T]

Another telling move will be if and when the Titans start interviewing candidates other than McDaniels.

[PrincetonTiger]

1 minute ago, 1959Colts said:

I knew McDaniels would not sign with Indy.

Kept saying all day yesterday McDaniels wanted to go to Tennessee and that they would fire Mularkey.

First Nagy rejects Colts. Wilks declines to Interview. Rhule withdraws his name. Now McDaniels looks to go to Tennessee.

I know he has much love on this forum, but I believe Irsay is the reason we can't sign a coach.

Stop

[lollygagger8]

Frank Reich would be good. 

[Tsarquise]

This is very disappointing. There really aren't any good options other than McDaniels. It has kind of sucked being a Colts fan since 2015. 

[GoDeep]

https://twitter.com/PaulKuharskyNFL/status/952950321659170818

 

Looks like Kaharsky thinks McDaniels still to Colts.

 

P.S. - How do I make the tweet look like it does on twitter?

[1959Colts]

2 minutes ago, PrincetonTiger said:

Stop

Does this not look obvious?

[PrincetonTiger]

1 minute ago, lollygagger8 said:

Frank Reich would be good. 

Surprised his name was not on a fèw teams lists

[Jackie Daytona]

3 minutes ago, 1959Colts said:

I knew McDaniels would not sign with Indy.

Kept saying all day yesterday McDaniels wanted to go to Tennessee and that they would fire Mularkey.

First Nagy rejects Colts. Wilks declines to Interview. Rhule withdraws his name. Now McDaniels looks to go to Tennessee.

I know he has much love on this forum, but I believe Irsay is the reason we can't sign a coach.

Irsay has little to no bearing on what a coach wants,  other than the positives, he won't fire you prematurely at all, and he will spend money to build a winner....  owners being D-bags in their personal lives has never cost anyone a coaching hire.....  look at places like Dallas and NE

[azcolt]

2 minutes ago, 1959Colts said:

I knew McDaniels would not sign with Indy.

Kept saying all day yesterday McDaniels wanted to go to Tennessee and that they would fire Mularkey.

First Nagy rejects Colts. Wilks declines to Interview. Rhule withdraws his name. Now McDaniels looks to go to Tennessee.

I know he has much love on this forum, but I believe Irsay is the reason we can't sign a coach.

Could be Irsay but I wonder about the GM as well. When a guy makes a statement that coaching candidates concerned about Luck’s health need not apply, that would seem to be a huge red flag about the GM. Any top candidate will have Luck’s health at the top of his list of concerns. How could any competent GM believe otherwise, and worse yet, state it publicly?

[1959Colts]

Just now, PrincetonTiger said:

Surprised his name was not on a fèw teams lists

I was watching Philadelphia Saturday.

I did not ever once even catch a glimpse of Reich on the sidelines? Maybe he's up in the press box?

Peterson looks to be running the offense. Very involved, calling all the plays.

I have strong doubts about Reich.

 

[Tsarquise]

2 minutes ago, GoDeep said:

https://twitter.com/PaulKuharskyNFL/status/952950321659170818

 

Looks like Kaharsky thinks McDaniels still to Colts.

Another good sign along with Michael Lombardi's tweet. 

[#12.]

As for Toub, Reich or whoever, McDaniels coming here was never guaranteed.  If they wanted to interview them, they would have.

[1959Colts]

Just now, Tsarquise said:

Another good sign along with Michael Lombardi's tweet. 

Tennessee didnt fire Mularkey unless they have McDaniels locked up.

[PrincetonTiger]

3 minutes ago, GoDeep said:

https://twitter.com/PaulKuharskyNFL/status/952950321659170818

 

Looks like Kaharsky thinks McDaniels still to Colts.

Funny responses

[Mr.Debonair]

The Luck mystery is the key here I believe. The believe he’ll be ready but not sure how ready. No fault of theirs but candidates want certainty 

[PrincetonTiger]

4 minutes ago, 1959Colts said:

Does this not look obvious?

This stop was on the Debbie downer attitude 

[1959Colts]

Just now, PrincetonTiger said:

This stop was on the Debbie downer attitude 

My attitude?

I'm just trying to be real here.

[Dr. T]

3 minutes ago, 1959Colts said:

Tennessee didnt fire Mularkey unless they have McDaniels locked up.

How do you know that for sure?

[Mr.Debonair]

4 minutes ago, 1959Colts said:

Tennessee didnt fire Mularkey unless they have McDaniels locked up.

Not necessarily true. Some are saying this was about the offensive play calling 

[1959Colts]

There is a lot of pie in the sky feelings on this board. I don't conform to the kumbaya crowd.

Just hoping Ballard can find us a decent head coach. There are still several good directions this team couild turn.

I wasnt sold on McDaniels anyways. Seems unlikable guy.

[Mr.Debonair]

Just now, Dr. T said:

How do you know that for sure?

He doesn’t, he’s just a downer 

[Jackie Daytona]

2 minutes ago, 1959Colts said:

My attitude?

I'm just trying to be real here.

How does one try to "be real"  by speculating?