Colts Name Jeff Saturday Interim Head Coach

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Yep. Just what we have been saying. Not sure that’s good for players to be worried about what he is going to say to Irsay.

 

 

[colts89]

What a wild season man. Saturday is fine as an interim HC. The rest of the season is an audition to see who stays next year.

[Nickster]

13 minutes ago, IndyEric07 said:

How about Art Schlicter? He’s had some   Time to put together a gameplan or 2! Get him a couple key bumps and he’s good to go!

Funny.  Art was an assistant HS coach about 15 years ago for a very small HS near his prison.  I guess when he got released he had some GF who he lived with in the area. 

[JediXMan]

Reggie and Saturday when they meet in the locker room lol.

[philba101]

15 minutes ago, AustinnKaine said:

 

He will get a chance to prove his team is better pretty quickly!

[Rhodelesstraveled]

This franchise is a big dumpster fire right now.  Irasay hired Jeff to make sure we tank nd I bet Irsay told Jeff to let Ryan call plays for Sam.  

 

What an embarrasing train wreck.  

 

He should have fired Ballard too.  

 

Burn it down to studs.  

[Nickster]

4 minutes ago, #12. said:

Every time I hear Saturday speak he's talking about establishing the run, so maybe Ballard is down with it.  Who knows.  

 

Bird had no experience when the Pacers hired him as coach in 1997.  That worked out.

That is true about Bird man.  

[Mackrel829]

I actually kind of love this.

 

Colts fans love Saturday, he should have a good impact on what seems to be a sour locker room, and he knows the organisation inside out.

 

This season is a write off anyway so if he sucks we just have a higher draft pick and go another direction on the off-season. If he doesn't suck then that's great too!

[1959Colts]

Given the sad group of Interim HC candidates to choose from within our current staff...

Saturday looks like a very good pick to me

[1959Colts]

 

[FanFromtheWasteland]

Well I  honestly can't see how he can do worse than Frank.  As far as us being a laughing stock now......you mean we weren't already?

[jvan1973]

1 minute ago, 1959Colts said:

Given the sad group of Interim HC candidates to choose from within our current staff...

Saturday looks like a very good pick to me

Based on what?

[horseshoecrabs]

As well as head coach, He is going to play center also to free up cap space

[philba101]

9 minutes ago, TaylorTheStudMuffin said:

Colts need Texans to win a few more games so we can get into the top two because I doubt they are winning anymore games. I hope the Texans beat us again lol.

Don't they have two picks in the top 5? They may draft another QB as well.

[1959Colts]

Just now, jvan1973 said:

Based on what?

well, who would you pick? Fox? Gus? Montgomery?

[Tsarquise]

This is absolutely fun and entertaining!

[shasta519]

I said it before...but despite the Colts not winning anything in recent years...they are arguably the most interesting team in the NFL, from a news standpoint. So much silly and wild stuff continues to happen. 

 

 

[FuedinHatfield]

[GoColts8818]

9 minutes ago, JediXMan said:

Reggie and Saturday when they meet in the locker room lol.

Don’t forget Cato.

 

Come on Peyton we have 2006 Colts reunion here!  I kid I kid.

[1959Colts]

From Kevin Bowen:

https://1075thefan.com/87276/colts-hire-jeff-saturday-as-interim-head-coach/

 

...Despite in-house interim candidates in Bubba Ventrone, John Fox and Gus Bradley, the Colts have elected to make quite the headline with Saturday as the interim for the final 8 games of 2022.

Clearly, the Colts have had massive offensive line issues in 2022.

I guess this is one way to address it.

Now, Saturday (with likely Peyton Manning approval) joins his former teammate Reggie Wayne on the Indy coaching staff.

Jeff Saturday, Indianapolis Colts interim head coach.

As the world turns.

[Tsarquise]

43 minutes ago, philba101 said:

The press conference tonight is to fire Ballard and hire Manning as the new GM.

Would be awesome 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

If Saturday is hear to consult Ballard should of also been fired. It’s going to be weird having him at the presser.

[jvan1973]

9 minutes ago, 1959Colts said:

well, who would you pick? Fox? Gus? Montgomery?

Probably John Fox until the end of the season. 

[philba101]

20 minutes ago, TaylorTheStudMuffin said:

Yep. Just what we have been saying. Not sure that’s good for players to be worried about what he is going to say to Irsay.

 

 

I get the idea behind that but he couldn't have done this as some type of paid consultant? What exactly did that conversation look like between Saturday and Irsay. Irsay: Jeff, I want you to go undercover for me and see who is pulling their weight in this franchise. Saturday: Sure, but how do you want me to do that Jim? Irsay: I was thinking we would just tell everyone that you are the new head coach so no one would suspect a thing. Saturday: Good plan boss, I am "all in."

 

Do you know how insanely bizarre this sounds? Please tell me this is not the real reason? Has Irsay completely fallen off his rocker?

[King Colt]

First. firing Reich was good and bad because they have no OL, no QB, a RB with a bad wheel and questionable backups at the RB position and on defense #53 is not 100%. So, who is going to step into this pile of poop?  It is ridiculous to criticize the decision for an interim HC at this point. The big questions are 1.) how bad is this team? and 2.) Can anyone pick a person that can step in and fix it? Comparing the hideous embarrassment against the Pats while knowing they beat KC this year is a real head scratcher. Green Bay has lost five straight .....why? At least Saturday will replace "looking at films" with good old fashion butt chewing

[#12.]

12 minutes ago, 1959Colts said:

 

 

They want an overseer and motivator.  Let the coordinators coordinate.

 

Who knows if Ballard is on board or not.  He was interested in Dan Campbell who had never been a coordinator.

[1959Colts]

2 minutes ago, jvan1973 said:

Probably John Fox until the end of the season. 

So my point is, given the poor choices, Saturday has the most potential to succeed.

Going nowhere with Fox

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Wonder if Irsay wants to hear  Ballard take some accountability that’s why he didn’t fire him and making him go to the presser.

[DougDew]

8 minutes ago, Tsarquise said:

This is absolutely fun and entertaining!

That's usually the way it is about many things.  Gawking at the traffic accident is more interesting than staring at the usual routine stop light.

[Nadine]

13 minutes ago, FanFromtheWasteland said:

Well I  honestly can't see how he can do worse than Frank.  As far as us being a laughing stock now......you mean we weren't already?

 

Exactly

[Happy2BeHere]

I think we may all end up being pleasantly surprised 

[#12.]

8 minutes ago, 1959Colts said:

 

Now, Saturday (with likely Peyton Manning approval) 

 

Frank also got Peyton's approval.

[jvan1973]

5 minutes ago, 1959Colts said:

So my point is, given the poor choices, Saturday has the most potential to succeed.

Going nowhere with Fox

This team could have Vince Lombardi and be going nowhere this season

[IrsaysArmy]

Who will be calling plays

[1959Colts]

Just now, jvan1973 said:

This team could have Vince Lombardi and be going nowhere this season

But perhaps Saturday can turn out to be a good head coach? It's worth a shot.

Even next year, the choices will probably all be...

either uninspiring, recycled former coaches...

Or unproven younger assistants.

Can't hurt to try Saturday? 

[Carolina Colt]

I'm still shaking my head on this one.  I thought the Colts might go with John Fox who has head coaching experience but choosing Jeff Saturday was a move no one could have seen coming.  Jeff Saturday was one of my favorite Indianapolis Colt and UNC Tar Heel players when he was on the field and I hope this decision turns out to be a mad stroke of genius on Irsay's part.  With no real big time coaching experience the odds are long against Saturday turning this into a permanent position but I'll be pulling for him.

[1959Colts]

1 minute ago, Carolina Colt said:

I'm still shaking my head on this one.  I thought the Colts might go with John Fox who has head coaching experience but choosing Jeff Saturday was a move no one could have seen coming.  Jeff Saturday was one of my favorite Indianapolis Colt and UNC Tar Heel players when he was on the field and I hope this decision turns out to be a mad stroke of genius on Irsay's part.  With no real big time coaching experience the odds are long against Saturday turning this into a permanent position but I'll be pulling for him.

Do you really think Fox would be good?

[Virtuoso80]

6 minutes ago, IrsaysArmy said:

Who will be calling plays

Maybe Peyton Manning from his ManningCast on MNF.

[danlhart87]

Jeff Saturday comes in and Colts win every game the rest of the season including the playoffs where they beat the Eagles 63 to 0!

 

Players and coaches are so blown away by Colts that they convince Roger G to move Superbowl Sunday to Saturday in honor of the GOAT Jeff Saturday!

 

Colts change their logo to a picture of Saturday's face and never look back

[1959Colts]

Who will call plays for the Colts?

 

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2022/11/07/who-will-call-plays-for-the-colts/

 

...Candidates include quarterbacks coach Scott Milanovich, pass game specialist/assistant quarterbacks coach Parks Frazier, offensive line coach Chris Strausser, receivers coach Reggie Wayne, running backs coach Scottie Montgomery, and tight end coach Klayton Adams.

 

Or Saturday could hire an outsider to fill the vacant position of offensive coordinator. Maybe Saturday could bring ESPN analyst Dan Orlovsky with him from Bristol to do the job.

 

No, that would be crazy. Almost as crazy as hiring an interim head coach with no college or pro coaching experience.