OT: Reich Fired

[farn]

Crazy how much the Luck retirement derailed that franchise.

Luck’s drafting. His greatest feat was losing the AFCCG in blowout fashion.

 

[203Pat]

Luck’s drafting. His greatest feat was losing the AFCCG in blowout fashion.

For whatever Luck was he was lightyears better than late career Matt Ryan and Phillip Rivers and any version of Jacoby Brissett, Carson Wentz, and Sam Elinger.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

Irsay today after firing Reich and bringing in Saturday

or this:

 

[Ian]

Saw this pop up on Twitter - interesting how the offensive linemen didn't seem to think much of Manning:

 

[farn]

For whatever Luck was he was lightyears better than late career Matt Ryan and Phillip Rivers and any version of Jacoby Brissett, Carson Wentz, and Sam Elinger.

I’d « lightyears » rather lose a row to losing a leg. I’d hate both. Neither of those scenarios get me a SB title and if that is what I’m looking to achieve, Luck - the chosen one - didn’t bring balance to anything (but postseason INTs and ineptitude).

I’ve had posters be all « he is one player ». His teams had talent. It’s over. He was a loser.

 

[PATSYLICIOUS]

Wow didn’t expect that. Imo indy is making a mistake. Other than his handling of luck ( iirc they were throwing like 40-50 times a game even when he was just coming off some major injury) I think he’s been a solid coach.

 

[Since1960]

No “banners” in 4.5 years - gotta go!

 

[slam]

Whoever it was in the Colts' decisionmaking room that was saying "We don't need to draft a franchise QB, we can just go with [insert retread here]" was the one who should have been fired. That may have even been Reich, for all we know. Virtually every elite QB in the league was obtainable within the last four years. The Colts just kept putting off that decision and never made a stand.

 

[Urgent]

They effectively pursued "Suck for Luck" a while back when Manning exited.
Dung for Young?

 

[Thelonious]

Saturday, eh? He's slow-thinking, pompous, and unaccustomed to meaningful work. Sounds good.

I like Reich, but I'm expecting Joshy (as the hockey types call him) back in a week or two, so I'll pass on the OC thing.

 

[Ras-IR Dowling]

Whoever it was in the Colts' decisionmaking room that was saying "We don't need to draft a franchise QB, we can just go with [insert retread here]" was the one who should have been fired. That may have even been Reich, for all we know. Virtually every elite QB in the league was obtainable within the last four years. The Colts just kept putting off that decision and never made a stand.

Just my opinion but I would lean toward Reich making the suggestion to go with a veteran qb over the rook. More experienced, less coaching and prob wouldn’t to simplify the offense compared to playing a rookie.

 

[patfanken]

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

peyton doesn't want or need to do what it takes to be a HC in the NFL. What HE wants to do is to OWN the team.

 

[PatsFan2]

Saw this pop up on Twitter - interesting how the offensive linemen didn't seem to think much of Manning:

That's Saturday yelling back??

 

[Ian]

That's Saturday yelling back??

Looks like it.

 

[JMC00]

Saw this pop up on Twitter - interesting how the offensive linemen didn't seem to think much of Manning:

This was so fake. Manning knew he had a mic and camera on him all game and gave nfl films a skit. I mean SNL pretty much ripped this off for that kids charity skit he did when he hosted

 

[patfanken]

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.

REALLY? is that your rant of the day?. Give me another HC who DIDN'T follow that path of "20+ years ago", Saturday is the outlier, granted and deserves all the ridicule you can heap on the ludicrous owner.

But Jees guy, take a chill pill (as my grandkids used to say)

 

[Bill Lee]

I like Reich, but I'm expecting Joshy (as the hockey types call him) back in a week or two, so I'll pass on the OC thing.

That's a nice thought, but I suspect Marc Davis won't drop McD as fast as ol' coke head Irsay just dropped Reich. Davis is no where near as wealthy and he just dropped a ton of money into McD and GM Dave Zeigler. It's hard to see where he'd go next after this and the Gruden debacle.

 

[upstater1]

If anything, a guy like Flores is better off for not being brought in in the interim.

No coach is going to leave his current team hanging in the middle of the year. The complaining about Saturday makes no sense.

 

[captain stone]

Just my opinion but I would lean toward Reich making the suggestion to go with a veteran qb over the rook. More experienced, less coaching and prob wouldn’t to simplify the offense compared to playing a rookie.

Not sure about that... he had Carson Wentz as a rookie in Philthy in 2016, and that seemed to work out fairly well...

 

[GaryfromTO]

Hired Saturday.

I'm predicting he'll be fired on a Monday.