Would Jim Irsay Really Hire Jeff Saturday as Colts’ Head Coach?

The Indianapolis Colts have been extensively and rigorously looking for their subsequent lead as head coach.

Thus far, there have been a complete of 14 interviews for the place. The up to date record is as follows:

Bubba Ventrone (Indianapolis Colts STC)

• Interview accomplished Jan. 11

Ejiro Evero (Denver Broncos DC)

• Accomplished a second interview

Eric Bieniemy (Kansas Metropolis Cheifs OC)

• Interview accomplished Jan. 12

Raheem Morris (Los Angeles Rams DC)

• Accomplished a second interview

Ben Johnson (Detroit Lions OC)

Aaron Glenn (Detroit Lions DC)

• Interview accomplished Jan. 14

Shane Steichen (Philadelphia Eagles OC)

• Interview accomplished Jan. 14

Jeff Saturday (Indianapolis Colts IHC)

• Accomplished a second interview

Wealthy Bisaccia (Inexperienced Bay Packers STC)

• Interview accomplished Jan. 20

Brian Callahan (Cincinnati Bengals OC)

• Interview accomplished Jan. 20

Dan Quinn (Dallas Cowboys DC)

Mike Kafka (New York Giants OC)

• Interview accomplished Jan. 22

Wink Martindale (New York Giants DC)

• Second interview scheduled Jan. 28

DeMeco Ryans (San Francisco 49ers DC)

This, even with out Ben Johnson or Dan Quinn, continues to be a strong record of candidates. With that being mentioned, the interim coach, Jeff Saturday, continues to be 100% within the working for the place.

Whereas it doesn’t appear as if he might land the full-time gig with names like Raheem Morris, Wink Martindale, and Ejiro Evero getting or having their second interviews, Saturday shouldn’t be out of the race, but. This begs the query: “Will Jim Irsay rent Saturday as the pinnacle coach?”

In case you ask Colts followers, it’s a fast “no.” As this has been displayed within the petition to not rent Saturday because the coach. That is actual, individuals, and the signatures are additionally actual. Nonetheless, no matter quantity of signatures the petition reaches means nothing. What means one thing is that this has been performed in any respect.

By no means within the NFL has there been extra of a public outcry for an proprietor of a group to not rent a coach. To recap, Saturday was triumphant in his first sport in opposition to Josh McDaniel and the Las Vegas Raiders. After that, it was a landslide into darkness, sliding seven straight losses down the pipe to complete the marketing campaign. Cap that off with a horrific offense and a protection that mustered the biggest letdown in NFL historical past in opposition to the Minnesota Vikings and also you’ve acquired a case for why persons are so upset.

Is the petition a bit a lot? Sure. However, it’s comprehensible why followers can’t deal with this once more.

Saturday can also be making an attempt his skilled finest to get the job nonetheless he can. There have been divisions within the nationwide media portraying him as “certified and good for the job,” whereas native media will let you know they’ve heard nothing of the kind.

Is that this Saturday’s method of utilizing his connections within the media like a man similar to Morris would use his employees connections to assemble a group? It’s probably, and it’s the one software Saturday has if he needs to get the place. He doesn’t have connections throughout the NFL as he used to as a participant, so this isn’t stunning that he’s asking for a greater picture within the eyes of followers.

When it comes all the way down to it, the choice rests on Irsay. We’ve heard “there’s no method he can do it” and “take a look at the entire certified candidates, he’d be foolish.” Properly, back-track to Week 10 when Saturday was employed over the likes of Colts particular groups coordinator Bubba Ventrone, assistant John Fox (former veteran head coach of the Carolina Panthers, Denver Broncos, and Chicago Bears), and defensive coordinator Gus Bradley (former head coach for the Jacksonville Jaguars) and also you’ll see that it made zero sense then, but it surely nonetheless occurred nonetheless, and with a number of certified males to interim coach proper then and there.

Has Irsay discovered his lesson from a 1-7 end, a brutally dangerous offense, and an indignant mob-like petition? Let’s hope so. 

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