Schefter: Colts wanted Caserio!

[NEPats1]

just said now on ESPN...

WOW

Good thing the Pats were able to keep him, keep searching for a GM Colts!

 

[RobertWeathers]

just said now on ESPN...

WOW

Good thing the Pats were able to keep him, keep searching for a GM Colts!

I missed the report. I assume that he did not interview because he doesn't want to or he wanted to be respectful of the NEPs playoff run? My assumption is they can offer him a GM title and he'd be free to walk if he wanted to.

 

[VrabelMayeWin]

Shefter just tweeted it. I would have been very disappointed. I like Casserio a lot, I hope he has the title and income to stay long term and can pick the next coach when the sad day that Belichick retires arrives.

AdamSchefter Adam Schefter
First candidate the Colts tried to hire for vacant GM job was New England's director of player personnel Nick Caserio. Opted to remain in NE

 

[NEPats1]

I missed the report. I assume that he did not interview because he doesn't want to or he wanted to be respectful of the NEPs playoff run? My assumption is they can offer him a GM title and he'd be free to walk if he wanted to.

I think (If I understood Schefter correctly) the Pats convinced him to stay and ownership may have done something to his contract to help.

 

[Bella*chick]

Way to try and poach our guys, Indy.

Get your own people.

 

[RobertWeathers]

I think (If I understood Schefter correctly) the Pats convinced him to stay and ownership may have done something to his contract to help.

I wonder if they gave him the VP of PP title. Floyd is still an "advisor"

 

[PatsFanSince74]

Shefter just tweeted it. I would have been very disappointed. I like Casserio a lot, I hope he has the title and income to stay long term and can pick the next coach when the sad day that Belichick retires arrives.

AdamSchefter Adam Schefter
First candidate the Colts tried to hire for vacant GM job was New England's director of player personnel Nick Caserio. Opted to remain in NE

I'm very happy that Casserio isn't moving as well, but Kraft picked Belichick, so I imagine that he and Jonathan will be the ones picking his successor, probably aided by Bill Belichick.

 

[Uncle Rico]

Reiss on Twitter calls this an "anti-Mangini move."

Don't think Bill Belichick minds when staff leaves (e.g. praise for Bill O'Brien), but certain spots (Jets, Colts) alter the outlook a bit.

 

[cstjohn17]

I wonder if they gave him the VP of PP title. Floyd is still an "advisor"

Although he is a total ****, I would trade Caserio for Polian.

BB, Reese & Polian would be quite the brain trust.

 

[RobertWeathers]

Although he is a total ****, I would trade Caserio for Polian.

BB, Reese & Polian would be quite the brain trust.

Will never happen in a million years. BB/Polian/Kraft is the equivalent to Obama/Romney/Regan deciding domestic spending policy

 

[Willie55]

Although he is a total ****, I would trade Caserio for Polian.

BB, Reese & Polian would be quite the brain trust.

No way on Polian! Not only is he psychotic, have you seen what the Colts have turned into? Plus, his teams are 1-5 in Super Bowls.

 

[Palm Beach Pats Fan]

Although he is a total ****, I would trade Caserio for Polian.

BB, Reese & Polian would be quite the brain trust.

The Polian of 10 years ago, sure, but not the one of today. Look at his recent drafts. He lost his fastball a long time ago, but not his arrogance.

 

[102 Pat]

I would love to of seen Polian's reaction when he heard this bit of news! :rocker:

 

[patchick]

The Polian of 10 years ago, sure, but not the one of today. Look at his recent drafts. He lost his fastball a long time ago, but not his arrogance.

:yeahthat: Really terrible run of high-round picks for a long time. I think I'd take Aaron Hernandez over any player the Colts have drafted in the high rounds since 2004, let alone Gronkowski, Mayo, Vollmer, etc.

 

[MoLewisrocks]

Here is a glimpse at the initial reaction over on Coltsfreaks...and from one of their most vocal patriots haters...

well Bob Kraft v. Irsay



pick your boss



I know a lot of you would pick Irsay because you would get to smoke pot and **** around, but we are talking about real professional business environment that takes chit very serious.



It is probably the reason they don't have fall off the cliff seasons as well

 

[Rob0729]

Caserio is smart. The Colts' GM position is not a great position. The guy who takes that job is going to be the guy who cuts Peyton Manning and his whole tenure will ride on whether Andrew Luck lives up to his hype or not.

Polian has devastated that team. I know the popular saying this season was "the Colts are too talented to be this bad", but are they? Taking out the QB position, I see they are a o-line, d-line other than on DE (Mathis is gone), RB, LB corp (Angerer is good, but overrated because of his stats), and secondary (other than Bullit) away from being a Super Bowl contender. They have a lot of names, but not a lot of talent. They will likely lose Mathis, Wayne, and Saturday this offseason. The new GM has to rebuild this team from top to bottom.

Caserio will get his opportunities either here or somewhere else if he wants, but the Colts' job is a dog job unless Luck becomes the next Peyton Manning. Anything less and the new GM could be known as the guy who cut Manning.

 

[PatsWickedPissah]

Exactly Rob. The Colts GM position right now is toxic. Too many variables and too many unknowns relative to GM with another franchise. Better to take a poor team and rebuild than take the Colts with their emotional issues (Peyton) added to the fact obvious to football people but not Colt fans and maybe the owner that the team is in decline.

Luck will not have the supporting cast that blessed Peyton in his glory days. After a couple more bad seasons, all the new heads will roll and then the job will be attractive.

 

[MoLewisrocks]

Caserio is smart. The Colts' GM position is not a great position. The guy who takes that job is going to be the guy who cuts Peyton Manning and his whole tenure will ride on whether Andrew Luck lives up to his hype or not.

Polian has devastated that team. I know the popular saying this season was "the Colts are too talented to be this bad", but are they? Taking out the QB position, I see they are a o-line, d-line other than on DE (Mathis is gone), RB, LB corp (Angerer is good, but overrated because of his stats), and secondary (other than Bullit) away from being a Super Bowl contender. They have a lot of names, but not a lot of talent. They will likely lose Mathis, Wayne, and Saturday this offseason. The new GM has to rebuild this team from top to bottom.

Caserio will get his opportunities either here or somewhere else if he wants, but the Colts' job is a dog job unless Luck becomes the next Peyton Manning. Anything less and the new GM could be known as the guy who cut Manning.

And the HC he and Irsay hires is likely the next Mora Sr., scapegoat for the owner and the GM when the Colts aren't consistently competitive for the next 3-4 seasons. Which is why all the delusional Colts fans picturing a Fisher (or earlier Cowher or Gruden) wanting the gig or every potentially fired HC with coordinator chops fighting to join the organization...

Irsay did the right thing, because of who Polian is at 69 and who his son isn't and probably won't ever be. But it remains to be seen if he can figure out the right thing to do going forward or pull it off. Mort is again reporting there is no way Irsay will cut Manning...

 

[Deus Irae]

Interesting that Irsay would look to a team that used to stand for everything anti-Colts but has basically become Colts 2.0. It makes me wonder which part of that he was looking to get.

 

[Rusty Coupe]

Aside from the Colts roster having no depth, the other huge problem with hiring Polian is that he comes as a package deal with his bratty kid, whose personality makes Mangini seem downright giddy.