Howard Mudd steps down

[aavmarine]

This might be the last time he's in the coaching world now that he's 77 years old. Mudd has been in the NFL for 39 years, including 12 seasons on the offensive line with the Colts. Sudden retirement has been a problem in Indy recently.

 

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[Colts1324]

Okay what is going on here. 

[Four2itus]

Thanks for getting shop set up, Howard. Always loved in Indy. 

[IndyD4U]

The guy's 77; I wouldn't want to do it anymore either.

[VaAllDay757]

I mean he's 77 years old I know they wasn't asking him to do alot but he might've over thought about this return

[DaveA1102]

Seems like a non-issue. We brought in Strausser as our choice and it seemed like there was a link from him to Mudd as some kind of mentor which meant Mudd came back with things lining up with the colts too.

 

it's still Strausser's unit and I am sure Mudd had a positive impact over the pre season but can't imagine it will have a big impact with him leaving. 

[Coltsfan66]

Thank you Howard, I am sure you were brought in for your infinite wisdom.  At 77, you deserve to relax, enjoy it!

[EastStreet]

I'm still surprised we let our OLC go last year after such tremendous improvement. 

 

I love HM, and this is a bit concerning. Too much change IMO. If there's regression, I won't be surprised. Hope not.... 

[DaveA1102]

38 minutes ago, EastStreet said:

I'm still surprised we let our OLC go last year after such tremendous improvement. 

 

I love HM, and this is a bit concerning. Too much change IMO. If there's regression, I won't be surprised. Hope not.... 

 

I think there was a lot of love for guge last year in the building and the improvement was there to see. Reich obviously just had Strausser in mind as "his guy" and seems (at least from the outside) to be perceived as more of a teacher for these guys, which is a key philosophy of Reich. 

 

Guge just potentially wasn't the right fit but left on good terms I believe.

 

To be honest I don't think a 77 year old deciding to take a step back is much of a concern, all the best to him and I am sure he left his mark on the guys. 

[EastStreet]

2 minutes ago, DaveA1102 said:

 

I think there was a lot of love for guge last year in the building and the improvement was there to see. Reich obviously just had Strausser in mind as "his guy" and seems (at least from the outside) to be perceived as more of a teacher for these guys, which is a key philosophy of Reich. 

 

Guge just potentially wasn't the right fit but left on good terms I believe.

 

To be honest I don't think a 77 year old deciding to take a step back is much of a concern, all the best to him and I am sure he left his mark on the guys. 

 

I agree on the age thing, it's more the timing.

[jvan1973]

2 hours ago, VaAllDay757 said:

I mean he's 77 years old I know they wasn't asking him to do alot but he might've over thought about this return

I'm guessing his plan was to step down after training camp.    I doubt he wanted to do a bunch of travelling

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Mudd has already stopped attending practice. He had only been in meetings.

[jameszeigler834]

57 minutes ago, DaveA1102 said:

 

I think there was a lot of love for guge last year in the building and the improvement was there to see. Reich obviously just had Strausser in mind as "his guy" and seems (at least from the outside) to be perceived as more of a teacher for these guys, which is a key philosophy of Reich. 

 

Guge just potentially wasn't the right fit but left on good terms I believe.

 

To be honest I don't think a 77 year old deciding to take a step back is much of a concern, all the best to him and I am sure he left his mark on the guys. 

Ya but if this line regresses this season the blame falls on Frank.

[NannyMcafee]

Is it a coincidence that he leaves each time our franchise QB does?

[LockeDown]

Ballard: Howard, Andrew is retiring.

Mudd: I know. We’re on the same flight.

[jvan1973]

2 hours ago, jameszeigler834 said:

Ya but if this line regresses this season the blame falls on Frank.

Fair,   but if it the new scheme is the scheme Frank wants.  If it thrives,  Frank gets the credit

[jvan1973]

2 minutes ago, LockeDown said:

Ballard: Howard, Andrew is retiring.

Mudd: I know. We’re on the same flight.

Andrew retiring had zero to do with this.  He came in,   gave the team his knowledge and got out.   He is 77.  We're lucky we got him for training camp

[LockeDown]

4 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

Andrew retiring had zero to do with this.  He came in,   gave the team his knowledge and got out.   He is 77.  We're lucky we got him for training camp

I should have put the smiley face on this. I’m just having fun with it. Much respect for Mudd. 

[ColtsAC]

Hey, I'm 70 next month and I still go to work on my software job every weekday. 70 is a state of mind..as in you still have a job if your employer doesn't mind you being 70, lol!

[w87r]

Enjoy retirement Howard.

 

As someone who has had the pleasure of spending some time(Colts/Saints SB season) with Howard Mudd on a few occasions. I'm happy he is content and ready to just set back and enjoy life.

 

Appreciate all the knowledge you have shared with our team over the years.

 

He truly is a unique human being. Loves to drink him some scotch, too. Dewers Scotch Whiskey on the rocks is his drink. Imagine him kicking a couple back and singing some Irish folk songs. So here's a scotch on the rocks in your honor, Sir.

 

[ManningGM]

12 hours ago, LockeDown said:

I should have put the smiley face on this. I’m just having fun with it. Much respect for Mudd. 

You didn't need a smiley, some people on this forum are just dense.

[WoolMagnet]

15 hours ago, jameszeigler834 said:

Ya but if this line regresses this season the blame falls on Frank.

Dude, there are much bigger things to worry about.

This was the plan.  He was hired as a consultant.

Relax

[throwing BBZ]

17 hours ago, EastStreet said:

I'm still surprised we let our OLC go last year after such tremendous improvement. 

 

I love HM, and this is a bit concerning. Too much change IMO. If there's regression, I won't be surprised. Hope not.... 

 

 It is like you totally miss the fact that we eventually had 3 new starters, including an All-Pro.
Throw in the fact that the last QB went from being bad about holding on to the ball to being near the best at getting rid of it, which had Nothing to do with the last guy.
 With that, our sacks improved greatly, but we were near middle of the pack in giving up pressures. Very good run blocking, lots of room for improvement with pass blocking. Perhaps the later is Good Reason to Fire him? 
 There WERE issues with the last coach, surely some you know nothing about.
One should consider the past when looking for things to be concerned about.
Like, why did Belicheck fire him after one season! 
 Pretty sure you are poised to attack our OL play ASAP, with bias.

[Dogg63]

I'm sure after this many years the Colts have most, if not all, of HM's teachings, hints, tips, tricks, and general OL philosophy on tape/video to pull up and use whenever they want. It's not the same as one-on-one coaching, but it's helpful for indoctrinating players who may have never been exposed to his philosophy. He was very passionate about his beliefs on OL play, and at 77 he likely didn't have the stamina and fire to put into the job. It takes a lot of energy to coach professional athletes. Best of luck to a great coach in his well-deserved retirement.

[jameszeigler834]

4 hours ago, WoolMagnet said:

Dude, there are much bigger things to worry about.

This was the plan.  He was hired as a consultant.

Relax

Im not talking about Mudd um referring to the actual new o-line coach if the line isn't as good or better than last year then this is Frank's train wreck.

[ColtsBlueFL]

7 hours ago, w87r said:

Enjoy retirement Howard.

 

As someone who has had the pleasure of spending some time(Colts/Saints SB season) with Howard Mudd on a few occasions. I'm happy he is content and ready to just set back and enjoy life.

 

Appreciate all the knowledge you have shared with our team over the years.

 

He truly is a unique human being. Loves to drink him some scotch, too. Dewers Scotch Whiskey on the rocks is his drink. Imagine him kicking a couple back and singing some Irish folk songs. So here's a scotch on the rocks in your honor, Sir.

 

 

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[a06cc]

Could age or that fact Luck retired. In an interview Mudd seemed thrilled to help out with the new scheme. As others have stated though it could be age.

[WoolMagnet]

2 hours ago, jameszeigler834 said:

Im not talking about Mudd um referring to the actual new o-line coach if the line isn't as good or better than last year then this is Frank's train wreck.

I know.  It is concerning.  But they havent played a game yet.  Wait to panic if they dont get it together by week 3 or so.

  Guge had "personality issues" with several teams.  Was last years success guge?  The addition of Nelson and Smith?  A combination?  I trust Reich and Ballard.  If they think this Mudd deciple is as good as Guge, i'll accept that for now.

 

[jameszeigler834]

17 hours ago, WoolMagnet said:

I know.  It is concerning.  But they havent played a game yet.  Wait to panic if they dont get it together by week 3 or so.

  Guge had "personality issues" with several teams.  Was last years success guge?  The addition of Nelson and Smith?  A combination?  I trust Reich and Ballard.  If they think this Mudd deciple is as good as Guge, i'll accept that for now.

 

For me its stupid until this guy proves otherwise.

[WoolMagnet]

9 hours ago, jameszeigler834 said:

For me its stupid until this guy proves otherwise.

They looked pretty good today i thought

[Valpo2004]

Is it possible he only intended all along to work with the OL during camp and then go home for the season?  

[life long]

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