HC Search Discussion Thread

[ADnum1]

1 minute ago, NewColtsFan said:

Several thoughts.   Kevin Hickey who runs Colts wire is just a clearing house for already published Colts info.   He is NOT breaking news himself.   I’m not knocking him. I’m just saying.   He does a good job.  
 

But the Martindale story is overblown.   The headline says he is “A” front runner, it does not say he is “THE” front runner and that’s a big difference.   
 

Also there is a tweet from Pat Leonard  tweet in the link calling Martindale “one of the front runners”.    
 

Bottom line: if you’re in the Round two group, you are — almost by definition — a front runner.   
 

So I strongly recommend to all, do NOT read too much into this.  There are 8 candidates left, and they’re ALL front runners.   

Isn't there normally only ONE front runner ?

 

Like being at the head of the line ?

[krunk]

I think it's between Morris, Steichen, and Callahan.

[John Waylon]

# it, I’m a front runner now, too. 
 

And just for reading this post you’re a front runner. 
 

The guy who wrote the code for this website is a front runner now, too. 
 

Ope, the guy who plugged in the server the site is hosted on has been identified as a front runner also. 
 

But enough about that, I have some breaking news. Sources indicate to me that Jim Irsay has pivoted from Saturday and now views Stevie Ray Vaughn as the front runner for the job. 
 

Obviously a very fluid situation…

[NewColtsFan]

9 minutes ago, PRnum1 said:

Isn't there normally only ONE front runner ?

 

Like being at the head of the line ?

Only if you’re thinking linear.   But if you’ve got a group, then there could be several in front, several in the middle and several in the back.  
 

There are 8 candidates in the 2nd interview group.  And there’s just no way for anyone to know who leads.   I’m not sure we’ll ever know until the new coach is announced. 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

12 minutes ago, krunk said:

I think it's between Morris, Steichen, and Callahan.

I think I am coming around to what a lot are thinking. We would have a coach already if they weren’t very interested in Steichan. Eagles going to the SB delayed things.

[csmopar]

Just now, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

I think I am coming around to what a lot are thinking. We would have a coach already if they weren’t very interested in Steichan. Eagles going to the SB delayed things.

You mean there is a method to this madness?!

[Defjamz26]

19 minutes ago, krunk said:

I think it's between Morris, Steichen, and Callahan.

This is the consensus for a lot of Indy media, but that’s what I believe too. There’s 3 front runners. 

[buccolts]

It's going to be Harbaugh.

[John Waylon]

10 minutes ago, Defjamz26 said:

This is the consensus for a lot of Indy media, but that’s what I believe too. There’s 3 front runners. 

Actually, 3 is a front runner now as well. 
 

[Tsarquise]

5 minutes ago, buccolts said:

It's going to be Harbaugh.

That would be an awesome twist lol

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

It makes sense that it will be Morris, Callahan or Steichan. Especially if they are being asked to keep defensive staff. Morris has history with Bradley. Morris could probably help Bradley evolve the defense. Then the offensive guys might be ok with it since the defense looked good and they can bring in their offensive coaches.

[ADnum1]

9 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

It makes sense that it will be Morris, Callahan or Steichan. Especially if they are being asked to keep defensive staff. Morris has history with Bradley. Morris could probably help Bradley evolve the defense. Then the offensive guys might be ok with it since the defense looked good and they can bring in their offensive coaches.

I read on the news that Morris had a really long 2nd interview and now is another front runner of the 3rd group

[Crush22]

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Just now, PRnum1 said:

I read on the news that Morris had a really long 2nd interview and now is another front runner

I think Morris has always been one of the front runners. All these guys seemed to have like 12 hour second interviews. Callahan and Morris interviews reportedly went very very well. If the Steichan interview doesn’t go well tomorrow I think we will know in next few days. Will be interesting if Steichan does well though if it  leaks he is being offered or will be kept quiet.

[Pelt]

I just want someone that can immediately identify when we have Taylor run effectively for 83 yards in the first half, then we come out with three straight incompletions to Pittman in double-coverage to start the second half - and then proceeds to walk over and break his foot off in the OC's *** - rather than wait to go back to Taylor half-way through fourth, down by 17.

[Dobbinblitz]

9 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

I think Morris has always been one of the front runners. All these guys seemed to have like 12 hour second interviews. Callahan and Morris interviews reportedly went very very well. If the Steichan interview doesn’t go well tomorrow I think we will know in next few days. Will be interesting if Steichan does well though if it  leaks he is being offered or will be kept quiet.

Yes, but Morris is the Principal Tier 1 Frontrunner..... There is big difference.

 

[Moe]

1 hour ago, krunk said:

I think it's between Morris, Steichen, and Callahan.

We should have the answer tomorrow if it’s Steichen it just won’t be official tell after Super Bowl?

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

It would be really fun to have a young coach with a young QB and offense. Especially a young offensive coach. It’s something I have always wanted and look forward too.  I want some swagger that comes with a young offense.

[Dobbinblitz]

While we are all waiting on the Colts:

 

JPA

@jasrifootball

Report: Some #Panthers players are skeptical about Carolina’s hiring of Frank Reich, per @TonyPauline

“There are players who privately think that David Tepper hired the wrong candidate. There's a faction within the building that was rooting for Steve Wilks to get the job.”

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

He has some fire in him. I like this.

 

 

[John Waylon]

35 minutes ago, Crush22 said:

We have a new front runner in the pack!

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Woops double posted 

[JColts72]

11 minutes ago, John Waylon said:

We have a new front runner in the pack!

 

50 minutes ago, PRnum1 said:

I read on the news that Morris had a really long 2nd interview and now is another front runner of the 3rd group

Please no 3rd rounders. 

[Pelt]

23 minutes ago, Dobbinblitz said:

While we are all waiting on the Colts:

 

JPA

@jasrifootball

Report: Some #Panthers players are skeptical about Carolina’s hiring of Frank Reich, per @TonyPauline

“There are players who privately think that David Tepper hired the wrong candidate. There's a faction within the building that was rooting for Steve Wilks to get the job.”

To quote Homer:

 

"Do'h!"

[csmopar]

1 hour ago, PRnum1 said:

I read on the news that Morris had a really long 2nd interview and now is another front runner of the 3rd group

I also read on the news once that Anna Nicole married for love….

[chad72]

We sure are a weird show for the outsiders with our coaching search  

 

https://defector.com/there-is-no-escape-from-the-colts-coaching-search

 

[krunk]

Steichen wouldnt surprise me though in terms of who they pick. We are currently using Frank scheme. Sirriani learned from Frank, and Steichen is under Sirriani. Hiring Steichen may keep from making wholesale changes to our offensive scheme. 

[Pelt]

11 minutes ago, chad72 said:

We sure are a weird show for the outsiders with our coaching search  

 

https://defector.com/there-is-no-escape-from-the-colts-coaching-search

 

And they haven't even touched upon the fact that when the Colts widdle it down to the final two candidates, they'll determine the winner with the Showcase Showdown on the Price Is Right!

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

1 minute ago, krunk said:

Steichen wouldnt surprise me though in terms of who they pick. We are currently using Frank scheme. Sirriani learned from Frank, and Steichen is under Sirriani. Hiring Steichen may keep from making wholesale changes to our offensive scheme. 

A good coach is going to design  scheme around the Qb strengths. Not the other way around.  That’s what is impressive with Steichan. The made that offense around hurts strengths.

[John Waylon]

11 minutes ago, chad72 said:

We sure are a weird show for the outsiders with our coaching search  

 

https://defector.com/there-is-no-escape-from-the-colts-coaching-search

 

The weird show for the outsiders is here to stay for a while. If Ballard hired his guy right now and Irsay went to the press conference and said “Yeah I let Chris do his thing his way and he found the guy he wants, and now I’m gonna go chill in the Bahamas for the next 6 years” we’re still going to have to put up with media nonsense about Irsay interfering for at least the next several months. 

[chad72]

1 minute ago, John Waylon said:

The weird show for the outsiders is here to stay for a while. If Ballard hired his guy right now and Irsay went to the press conference and said “Yeah I let Chris do his thing his way and he found the guy he wants, and now I’m gonna go chill in the Bahamas for the next 6 years” we’re still going to have to put up with media nonsense about Irsay interfering for at least the next several months. 

If that’s how it plays out, most of us would take it (the Irsay getting out of the way part).

 

We sure like to interact with Eagles folks, Grigson came from there, Reich from there, Sirianni went there, and now it’s probably Steichen, I’m thinking. Anyone else, we’d have finished the process by now.

[csmopar]

43 minutes ago, csmopar said:

I also read on the news once that Anna Nicole married for love….

I’m actually surprised 4 whole people knew who I was talking about and found it funny

10 minutes ago, John Waylon said:

The weird show for the outsiders is here to stay for a while. If Ballard hired his guy right now and Irsay went to the press conference and said “Yeah I let Chris do his thing his way and he found the guy he wants, and now I’m gonna go chill in the Bahamas for the next 6 years” we’re still going to have to put up with media nonsense about Irsay interfering for at least the next several months. 

Most of these outsiders couldn’t name 2 players on our team. And that’s if you gave them our roster

[krunk]

35 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

A good coach is going to design  scheme around the Qb strengths. Not the other way around.  That’s what is impressive with Steichan. The made that offense around hurts strengths.

Yeah but it doesnt change the verbage and some of the other things that would be universal with the scheme. If what they do schematically in Philly is similar to what we have here then thats less work that needs to be done to get everybody on the same page. The players here already know what we run now. With Steichen you probably can keep most of the stuff the same and he could tweak versus implementing a brand new scheme.

[stitches]

6 hours ago, Superman said:

 

Yeah that's what I mean. No one "plugged into the search" is talking. I listen to the Ringer podcast at times, Solak is making a name for himself but he's more blogger than insider, and I don't think he knows anything.

Yep, maybe he's hearing other teams people talking, but it seems like the Colts are currently not leaking and everything that's coming out seems to be coming from outside the decision-making circle within the Colts. Everyone is guessing right now. Solak is good listen when talking about football analysis, but I have no reason to think he has any more/better sources than the big national reporters or even the beat writers.

[GRUMPY OLD MAN]

6 hours ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

It won’t even be worth coming here and posting and being mad. I will just be done.

no you wont

[Tsarquise]

3 minutes ago, DEFENSE said:

no you wont

She is right though, she won't be posting about being mad, she'll be posting other people's tweets being mad. Lol

[GRUMPY OLD MAN]

2 minutes ago, DEFENSE said:

no you wont

strange how this forum seems more concerned about the hc than the below average talent ballard has assembled

[NewColtsFan]

5 minutes ago, DEFENSE said:

strange how this forum seems more concerned about the hc than the below average talent ballard has assembled

There’s no need for anyone else to worry.   You keep reminding everyone with every post you make.    
 

Thank you.    

[crazycolt1]

7 minutes ago, DEFENSE said:

strange how this forum seems more concerned about the hc than the below average talent ballard has assembled

The old saying holds truth. 

Never as bad as it seems?  Only to those who look and see what they want. 

[csmopar]

10 minutes ago, DEFENSE said:

strange how this forum seems more concerned about the hc than the below average talent ballard has assembled

That’s because you post that every 10 minutes