HC Search Discussion Thread

[buccolts]

Just now, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Steichen might be the one guy I would trust with Richardson.

That may be, but I don't want the offense it'd take to make that happen. 

[LJpalmbeacher2]

7 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

woah

 

Jmv said he heard Saturday was told a couple weeks ago he was not getting the job. Keefer confirmed it. JMV also said he heard Saturday did not want the job with Ballard as GM. Didn’t feel it would be in his best Interest.

 

Saturday, imo, would love to get the HC gig.....even if Scooby Do were the GM.

The salary of a HC would be in his best interest. 

 

[#12.]

1 minute ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Steichen might be the one guy I would trust with Richardson.

 

I have a feeling he would work out about as well as the last Richardson did.

[t-rex]

2 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

Zak keefer kind of dragged Saturday and said if he couldn’t work with Ballard then he can go take the other hundreds of HC jobs. Lol

[JColts72]

Just now, #12. said:

 

I have a feeling he would work out about as well as the last Richardson did.

Trent; that was a horrible waste of picks.

[Superman]

39 minutes ago, Defjamz26 said:

I don’t remember a coaching search taking this long in recent memory. Another unprecedented Colts move which seems to be their MO lately. As someone else said earlier, zig’ing when everyone else is Zag’ing. 
 

I also wonder about the ripple effects from this extended search will be. 

 

On February 6 2022, the Dolphins hired Mike McDaniel as HC. Literally one year ago today...

 

Since then, the NFL rules changed in a way that requires teams to slow down the hiring process. Not only is the Colts coaching search not unprecedented in length, it's completely reasonable given the circumstances. Especially if the coach they hire isn't available until after the Super Bowl.

[cdgacoltsfan]

15 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

woah

 

Jmv said he heard Saturday was told a couple weeks ago he was not getting the job. Keefer confirmed it. JMV also said he heard Saturday did not want the job with Ballard as GM. Didn’t feel it would be in his best Interest.

If true, Ballard finally did something good. Their interviews must have been fun.

[DaColts85]

5 minutes ago, richard pallo said:

Read an interesting trade proposal today.  We swap 1st and 2nd rd picks with the Raiders in return for D. Adams.

 

Say what? Just a switch and we get one of the best WR’s. Yes please!!

[richard pallo]

I would think if there were going to be more interviews scheduled we would have heard about them by now.

[Dingus McGirt]

On 2/3/2023 at 7:28 PM, DEFENSE said:

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

 

[#12.]

Didn't Keefer just list Saturday as a finalist?

 

He must have just heard it today.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Just now, #12. said:

Didn't Keefer just list Saturday as a finalist?

 

He must have just heard it today.

He has said he doesn’t believe Saturday is in the mix but with Irsay involved he can’t completely rule it out. The thing is colts are not coming out and saying who they eliminated so right now there is still seven we know of.

[Dingus McGirt]

2 minutes ago, #12. said:

Didn't Keefer just list Saturday as a finalist?

 

He must have just heard it today.

 

[cdgacoltsfan]

4 minutes ago, DaColts85 said:

Say what? Just a switch and we get one of the best WR’s. Yes please!!

And who exactly is going to throw to him? I doubt Dvante is on board with this. I smell fish.

[csmopar]

24 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

woah

 

Jmv said he heard Saturday was told a couple weeks ago he was not getting the job. Keefer confirmed it. JMV also said he heard Saturday did not want the job with Ballard as GM. Didn’t feel it would be in his best Interest.

Wow… got a clip? Been trying to find one but I suck at new social media things 

Just now, cdgacoltsfan said:

And who exactly is going to throw to him? I doubt Dvante is on board with this. I smell fish.

So if they don’t hire Saturday, will Kroger take their tin foil back?

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

1 minute ago, csmopar said:

Wow… got a clip? Been trying to find one but I suck at new social media things 

So if they don’t hire Saturday, will Kroger take their tin foil back?

It was in the third hour at 5. You can rewind it here and listen. When the podcast is up I will post it.

 

[DaColts85]

5 minutes ago, cdgacoltsfan said:

And who exactly is going to throw to him? I doubt Dvante is on board with this. I smell fish.

Whatever QB we end up with would throw to him. 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Good video here. Wonder how much influence manning could have here.

 

 

[t-rex]

32 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

When it’s up on a podcast I will post it. Here is the link. He was just on so if you rewind it you can here it. He was on at 5 at the top of the hour.

 

 

Thank you.

[JColts72]

37 minutes ago, Dingus McGirt said:

 

Thats for another topic here another day. There's one about him andFA.

[t-rex]

Flores pulled himself out of the Cardinals job.

 

Wow! Doesn't he have a lawsuit against the NFL over a lack of coaching opportunities?

 

I get the impression the Cardinals job is really bad.

[Crush22]

3 minutes ago, t-rex said:

 

I get the impression the Cardinals job is really bad.

With Murray as the QB, I would tend to agree.

[bertjones7]

Small clip of Steichen interacting with Eagles offense

 

 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

3 minutes ago, bertjones7 said:

Small clip of Steichen interacting with Eagles offense

 

 

I saw that the other day and he has some fire. I like that.

[csmopar]

54 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:

It was in the third hour at 5. You can rewind it here and listen. When the podcast is up I will post it.

 

Thanks

[jimmy g]

11 hours ago, crazycolt1 said:

You are the same age as I am. I didn't become a Colts fan till 1973 when they drafted Bert Jones. I had been following LSU because I had a family member that went there. 

I believe Bert would’ve been an All NFL Great had injuries not done him in.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

Interesting 

 

[cdgacoltsfan]

1 minute ago, jimmy g said:

I believe Bert would’ve been an All NFL Great had injuries not done him in.

Jones, Carr and Mitchell were great.

[Dobbinblitz]

Assistant Coaches staffing shuffle inevitable.

 

https://fox59.com/sports/colts/colts-new-head-coach-will-determine-magnitude-of-changes-to-staff-scottie-montgomery-headed-to-detroit/

 

 

[crazycolt1]

4 minutes ago, jimmy g said:

I believe Bert would’ve been an All NFL Great had injuries not done him in.

No doubt.  He played in the era when QBs were not protected like in today's game. 

[1959Colts]

https://1075thefan.com/88898/colts-desire-specific-attribute-in-search-for-new-head-coach/

 

 

@KBowen1070

Leader or offense?

 

...When you examine the Colts reported second interview candidates over the past few weeks, you had 2 of the 8 candidates with an offensive background—Brian Callahan and Shane Steichen.

 

Several of the candidates were on that list because of their strong reputations as leaders, including Raheem Morris (great connector), Wink Martindale (think Bruce Arians), Aaron Glenn (blunt, aggressive) and Rich Bisaccia (lauded for two-decade long leadership).

That staunch belief in finding a ‘leader’ first, before a preference on the side of the ball, is something Irsay and Chris Ballard both align with.

 

Remember, the love for Jeff Saturday’s accountability has always been there from Irsay and Ballard.

Does that mean we should be putting more stock into some of those other defensive/special teams coaches, even though there’s a clear shift in how the NFL’s best teams are led?

Obviously, the goal would be to find a happy medium between bright offensive mind and strong leader...

[John Waylon]

3 hours ago, Superman said:

 

Is there a real sportsbook showing Martindale as the favorite? Or just one random site saying so?

 

 

 

They could just be seeing if the guy who bet 1.4 million on the Chargers at halftime of that WC game has anything left in his savings. 

[Superman]

7 minutes ago, John Waylon said:

 

They could just be seeing if the guy who bet 1.4 million on the Chargers at halftime of that WC game has anything left in his savings. 

 

I saw that. Just wondering if there's a sportsbook who will take a bet on those odds...

[#12.]

Remember the line of thinking from a few months ago - Saturday was conducting a spy operation, would report to Irsay and then take over as GM, or so many hoped?  Oh yeah.  lol

 

If Jeff's spy work is as good as his coaching, he probably couldn't find Ballard's house.

[Nate!]

37 minutes ago, John Waylon said:

 

They could just be seeing if the guy who bet 1.4 million on the Chargers at halftime of that WC game has anything left in his savings. 

That would be a major oof move IMO.  A long time defensive based head coach without prior HC experience taking over the team with a likely non-surefire rookie QB.  I just don’t see it

[Defjamz26]

1 hour ago, Nate! said:

That would be a major oof move IMO.  A long time defensive based head coach without prior HC experience taking over the team with a likely non-surefire rookie QB.  I just don’t see it

It really won’t affect the QB unless they don’t hire the right QB coaches and OCs. That’s what happened to Luck. The OC’s he had before Reich got there were all awful.

[richard pallo]

1 hour ago, Nate! said:

That would be a major oof move IMO.  A long time defensive based head coach without prior HC experience taking over the team with a likely non-surefire rookie QB.  I just don’t see it

It worked out great for McDermott when Buffalo hired him and they drafted Allen.  He brought in Daboll to be the OC and it worked out great.  Daboll becomes HC of the Giants this year and Allen regressed.  A defensive HC can work with a new young quarterback.  Getting the OC and a good quarterback coach right is the key.

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

 

[Restinpeacesweetchloe]

 

[Dingus McGirt]

5 hours ago, Dingus McGirt said:

 

Sorry it was an errant cut and paste of someone’s post on Sunday.  I think.