OT: Reich Fired

[mike_usagisan]

They should hire Peyton...

I'd have to think he'd be on their GM candidates list when they fire the GM.

 

[Steve102]

Irsay today after firing Reich and bringing in Saturday

 

[TheRainMaker]

There will be others following him.

 

[mgcolby]

Jeff Saturday named their interim HC. Wut

Is this satire?

Honest question.

 

[crawhammer]

Looks like that could have been an Irsay decision to save $17m.

Colts fans at Gillette were calling for Foles who should have at least replaced Ehlinger to start the second half. Ehlinger was the worst quarterback I've ever seen but then I watched Malik Willis on Sunday night football.

 

[SHOWTIME15]

I'd have to think he'd be on their GM candidates list when they fire the GM.

He has a great offensive mind. You'd have to think he's HC material, but yeah him as the GM would be interesting...

 

[sb1]

Is this satire?

Honest question.

Had to double check the tweet to make sure it wasn’t coming from AdamSchefler

 

[TheRainMaker]

Is this satire?

Honest question.

It's actually real. This is very bizarre.

 

[RedSleevesPinkStripes]

Just another day in the life of a Garbage Franchise.

 

[Pape]

Baffling hire... Jeff Saturday? i guess he does boast a hc position on his cv... (checks again) high school hc on his resume...

Or not

as it stands today, they are drafting 14th... Wonder how much that position will improve over the next 8 games...

 

[Deus Irae]

When you're Jim Irsay, you just

1. Demand the coach get rid of Carson Wentz
2. Force the team to scramble to find a replacement QB
3. Demand the coach bench that replacement QB (Matt Ryan) in order to save money
4. Fire the coach, effectively blaming him for your screw ups

Vrabel, and the Titans, must love having Irsay in that division. It makes their jobs so much easier.

 

[Thelonious]

On a related matter, I have my "Welcome Back Josh" placards all ready to go.

 

[TheRainMaker]

I think it's quite sad how HC's are being hired these days. 20+ years ago, you had to work your way up the ladder and make a name for yourself as a OC/DC for a few years. Now people are being awarded a HC job for absolutely no reason.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

Crazy how much Deflategate derailed that franchise.

FTFY. As far as I'm concerned, they're on the karma credit plan: buy now [in 2015], pay forever.

 

[ctpatsfan77]

The Colts bypass two former NFL head coaches already on staff — Gus Bradley, John Fox — and a rising head-coaching candidate in Bubba Ventrone, to name former center Jeff Saturday the interim coach.

That is a real sentence.

Yes, that's former Patriots ST assistant Raymond "Bubba" Ventrone.

 

[mgcolby]

It's actually real. This is very bizarre.

But hey he coached a High School team. I mean I get it he is HoF center, clearly knows and understands the game etc. But there is a reason most players don't retire and then take HC interviews the next day.

Irsay back off the wagon.

 

[Sam Bam Cunningham]

I think Reich is an excellent offensive coordinator. Patriots should go after him and Ballard who is an excellent GM.

 

[Bill Lee]

Reich is Irsay's scapegoat.

Rich tools are correct by virtue of their money. See Musk, Elon.

He was an OC and QB coach right?

I see where this is going...

I’d welcome him with open arms as the new Pats OC…

That didn't take long at all.

Reggie Wayne their next receivers coach and Edgerrin James their RB coach?

How come you didn't invite Fivehead to the party?

However, I think he's having too much fun and has enough money in the bank to not want to get his hands dirty in the ugly business of being an NFL coach or GM. He can just sit on the couch with his brother and yuck it up and make good coin doing so.

 

[VJCPatriot]

Well I hope they at least gave him the usual Colts participation trophy as he was headed out the door.

 

[Dragda]

People are making fun of the Saturday hire, but he paid his dues working several weeks for a juvenile christian academy. It’s time. Great hire.