The Indianapolis Colts have been arduous at work interviewing an unlimited panorama of candidates for his or her head coach emptiness over the past two weeks and are getting ready to slim down the checklist for a second spherical of interviews.
By the top of Sunday, the Colts may have interviewed 13 candidates—Wink Martindale is ready for the afternoon—and they’re nonetheless anticipated to interview San Francisco 49ers defensive coordinator DeMeco Ryans.
In response to Tom Pelissero of NFL Network, the Colts are getting ready to slim down the checklist of candidates within the coming days, and it ought to be famous that proprietor Jim Irsay has not been part of the interviews up so far.
“This complete first spherical of interviews has been digital, and I’m advised proprietor Jim Irsay has not been in any of these interviews,” Pelissero stated. “The plan is within the subsequent couple of days, to pare down that checklist of 13 and arrange a second spherical of interviews later this week that will likely be in particular person with Irsay concerned.”
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It’s troublesome to really know who will likely be part of the finalist group for the second spherical of interviews, nevertheless it’s encouraging that the Colts are making progress on this improvement.
There hasn’t been a sure kind of coach the Colts have focused. They’ve interviewed coaches with expertise and background in all three phases of the sport.
As for interim head coach Jeff Saturday, Pelissero reported that he stays within the combine for the second spherical of interviews.
“Jeff Saturday stays a candidate for this place. Irsay believes in him and desires him to have an opportunity regardless of his 1-7 file because the interim head coach. Nevertheless, I’m advised Irsay will likely be open-minded on this course of.”
Time will inform who will likely be on the ultimate checklist of candidates, nevertheless it seems they’re getting ready to slim that checklist down quickly.
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