Indianapolis Colts proprietor Jim Irsay has been extra concerned within the quarterback place during the last 12 months, and he reportedly empowered head coach Frank Reich to make Sam Ehlinger the starter over Matt Ryan.
Based on ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, Irsay was in “lockstep” with Reich and normal supervisor Chris Ballard about making the swap to Ehlinger going into Week 8.
Colts proprietor @JimIrsay stated early this morning that he empowered HC Frank Reich to make the change at QB from veteran Matt Ryan to Sam Ehlinger, a sixth rd choose in 2021, and was “excited” and that he, Reich and GM Chris Ballard have been in “lockstep” on the transfer.
— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) October 30, 2022
Mortensen additionally reported that the change going to Ehlinger began to warmth up in Week 5 when the Colts beat the Denver Broncos on the highway in prime time. Nonetheless, they felt the optics of demoting a quarterback after a win wouldn’t have gone over nicely.
Irsay praised Ryan as a “true professional and chief” however “Matt understands you possibly can’t have (12 turnovers)… the competitor in him needs to play.”
“Our line let him down. He is injured..he is shellshocked.”
Ehlinger talks heated up after Denver sport however “you do not fireplace a QB after a W.”— Chris Mortensen (@mortreport) October 30, 2022
Although Ryan suffered a shoulder harm in Week 7 towards the Tennessee Titans, he would have been demoted anyway. The Colts seemingly have been eager to make the change for a while, and the loss towards the Titans was the ultimate straw.
This can be a bit vital as a result of, on the floor, benching Ryan would seem like the Colts are conceding the season. However having the proprietor assist this type of transfer might make the transition a bit simpler.
At 3-3-1, the Colts are nonetheless technically within the playoff race, however it is going to extremely troublesome to take action as a wild-card workforce contemplating their division file is 1-3-1 and so they misplaced each video games to the Titans.
However the Colts are excited to see what Ehlinger can do even when the seemingly end result means they miss the playoffs for the third time within the final 4 seasons.
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