“The League Is STUNNED” - Rich Eisen Still Can’t Believe the Colts Named Jeff Saturday Head Coach
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- Опубликовано: 21 окт 2024
- Rich Eisen weighs in on Colts owner Jim Irsay’s decision to make former center Jeff Saturday the team’s interim head coach despite never having coached above the high school level.
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Jeff Saturday, translated: "If Jim Irsay is crazy enough to ask me to be head coach, I'm crazy enough to say yes."
They're good friends I'm sure this didn't just happen as presented here. It's not like Irsay just woke up in the morning and said hey i got a great idea i'll call Jeff and fire Frank. Always more to the story than what they say in media interiviews
😂
@@mythrapi73 being the owner's good friend and an excellent former player for the franchise doesn't make one qualified to be an NFL head coach, even as an interim. This hire makes no sense at all.
🤣🤣🤣
@@JohnDrummondPhoto It makes sense if you're white and privileged. Irsay himself, never did a thing to earn his position in life, it was handed to him by his father. When you're born with a silver spoon in your mouth, it tends to give you a warped view of the world. Merit and honor, are nonexistent. The frustrating part, is all those poor and disenfranchised white people who stand and applaud for them.
Jim Irsay: When I hired the most successful coach in team history, I did the exact opposite of what I'm doing here, today.
Best comment award
I mean...this is funny, but obviously when you hire an interim coach halfway through the season, the vetting process is going to be a little different than when you're hiring a coach for a Super Bowl caliber coach in the off-season.
Colts won 🤣😂
@@joshmoss3535 L
Colts need to just lose out hire all new and find something to work towards because colts have totally lost it a total meltdown !
I actually want to watch this raiders/colts game just to see how it plays out.
Fucking epic watch...I can't wait😂
My Raiders will make them look like world beaters.
@@sentz1239 raiders 28th in total D, they will look top 5 against my colts team bro.
I am going to laugh so hard if the raiders lose to the colts this week
@@AB-ou5qc Dude, the Colts actually gonna win this. The Raiders will stop themselves from winning. Again.
This whole NFL season just feels like some person with an "I wonder what would happen if" attitude was controlling everything with a Madden type of simulator. Maybe it's the Loki of the football Gods at the controls.
If you are old enough and used to collect comics in the 1980s through 1990s, you could say this is a What If title.
Not a football fan but is there a chance it’s because owners sometimes take a shine to someone and all logic goes out the window? “He’s a good guy! He remembers my birthday! His HS students love him!”
Why you think they changed their name from a sport to just a rigged entertainment, nothing is real, all bs, scripted entertainment. You can't even suit them for the orchestrion.
@@mikelkeith2115 are you okay?
The whole universe is a simulation. Makes sense to me, cause nothing makes sense anymore.
Irsay's statement translates to, "f**k it, things can't get much worse."
Basically
he's being brought in for 2 reasons. first jim trusts him to tell it how it is and second is that he knows what it's like to play at that high of a level. he'll be able to see what's wrong and have a good idea how to fix it.
Translates to "we're tanking"
He hired a guy to tank that the fans won’t hate. Everybody loves Jeff Saturday even if he doesn’t win a single game. Granted, that’s kinda unnecessary considering that no fan really gets that passionate about an interim head coach since the word “interim” usually means they’re gone at the end of the year anyway.
@@craiglortie8483 nah, he already had someone to tell him how it is but won' t listenl. Frank Reich is a good coach. It's Irsay's way to take credit for the wins and thrrow someone under the bus when they lose. His GM is a yes man and wants his coaches to be yes men, too. Instead of addressing their real problem of OL blockin
This is how it's done in European soccer...If a coach is fired midway thru the season, a lot of times the team will hire a "club legend" as the interim coach for the time being, usually the rest of the season. I think the thinking is it creates a good vibe around the team even as there are low expectations. Like "Get us oit of this season as someone the fans love, and if it turns out to work that's amazingly lucky."
Sadly the NFL is not like a Ted Lasso episode lmfao
I don't mind this
Well you're kind of forgetting that to manage a team at that level you have to have done a whole series of coaching badges, up to pro level to coach more than 3 months at the top tier (And pro badge needs you hto have coached for at least one year at a pretty elite youth or above level). And it almost never works out after the initial few game bounce, the ones that have worked out almost never get the big job as their first one, they start at smaller clubs or as an assistant.
And sometimes it works out pretty good (Arteta at Arsenal) but quite often its an absolute disaster (Solskjaer at Man Utd, Lampard at Chelsea).
@@johnraitken Sure... that's all true if you want to win games, but Irsay already said he knows how to build a franchise and how's he supposed to follow that formula if he can't draft a QB with the #1 overall pick?
Wow, I bet that was an exhaustive search finding a coach with no experience coaching at the professional level.
I need to know the name of the bar where the job interview was conducted.
Booz had to be part of the
Hiring process!!
It is pretty crazy, but I would see Hackett as a much riskier hire than Jeff Saturday
He is YT n the NFL. They always get jobs they don't deserve. Make blacks jump through hoops to get a job but hire a YT high school coach😂😂So Glad Jay Z and Bezos will buy the commanders
@@RUTHLESSambition5 There gonna hire who they want to coach if they buy the team right ?
@@joekane8026 The next teams being sold need to be sold to blacks who have the money. That's the only way for fair representation. It's clear YTs are very bias.
Can’t be much worse than Nate Hackett. This coming from a Broncos fan. At least Jeff will know the process of getting a play to the QB and snapping the ball before delay of game. Considering he played center for the most methodical QB of all time.
About as bad
Can we please have Warren Sapp coach the Raiders? Couldn't do worse.
boys dont tip!
We all know warren can Beat something at least
Nah let JaMarcus Russell get a shot first.
Why would you let that degenerate anywhere near the Vegas female staffers?
@@FilonisHat what female staffers? Just win Baby!
If you want your team to tank for draft position, you hire a buddy you trust as coach.
If he wanted to be assured of the #1 draft pick he would have hired Hue Jackson.
Perfect tanking job.
Bingo
@@michaelwaninger3155 idk Jackson is elite when it comes to tanking , so his services won’t be cheap
That's all this boils down to IMO
Can we get Will Ferrell to play Irsay in a new film? It's the role he was born to play.
Easiest thing they can do as far as offense goes is to allow Matt Ryan to call plays and allow him to make the transition to QB Coach for the Colts next year 🤷🏾♂️
Jim sounded drunk in that presser 😂
He was.
Irsay's team, Irsay's decision. So much about business is relationship and this relationship both professionally and personally paved the way for Saturday's opportunity.
That doesn't make this the correct decision
It just blows my mind how people reflexively bend the knee to the rich in this country
@@draneym2003 Who gives a rats arse? It's a GAME...People act like it's anything other than a game that makes money and supports gambling.
@@draneym2003 They only bend the knee when it benefits white privilege. Sadly, that's most often what happens.
Sometimes its not what you know, but who you know. Who knows, everybody has to start somewhere.
Irsay: “Trading for Carson Wentz was the biggest mistake of my life”
Colts 2022 season: “Hold my beer…”
I hope Jeff Saturday succeds. He is a class act. He has a real challenge ahead of him.
Hope he loses every game so the Colts can land the no. 3 pick, allow a qualified coach to take the reins and the Colts to land the qb to finally put the Luck years behind.
I hope he fails badly because he got something he didn’t deserve.
@@pauljohnson842 That's not his fault though.
@@FilonisHat Panthers might get lucky w that
@@pauljohnson842 Their O-Line is a Dumpster Fire and the MAIN reason that they are failing. He's an All Pro Super Bowl winning O-Lineman. He may be able to fix the Offensive Line. Probably not...but we'll see.
Jeff Saturdays resume
-“he’s a really nice guy “
-“he played for the colts as a pro bowler”
-“he coached high school once in Georgia”
-“he’s tight with Jim Irsay”
Meritocracy indeed!
Don't forget his piercing blue eyes
Won a SuperBowl too
Consultant the Colts team
"Meritocracy indeed" -- couldn't have said it better.
What does anyone involved under Reich who didn't already leave (Eberflus, etc) long ago for being quality talent have that deserved promotion? Perhaps every single person under Reich was trash at their jobs and didn't deserve a promotion or even a temp position as HC.
Jeff Saturday ACCEPTING the position is what I understand even less
He only has to do it for a few months. If he doesn't like it and can walk away.
It's basically appealing to Colts Fans, so they have one of their all time greats and most popular players to cheer for...because the actual Team sucks and will still stink.
Well put. But they probably flashed some serious lotto in front of his face. A offer he couldnt refuse. Also, how can you say no to a buddy?
What a disasterous season for the Colts! As a Falcons fan, I was honestly so happy for Matt Ryan when he was traded to Indy because I felt that he would have a very real opportunity to find success there. It goes without saying that it pained me to see him leave ATL but geez...who could have ever guessed that the 2022 season for Indy would be this bizarre. Wow! I wish Jeff Saturday the best and I'd love to see him do well but it's a massive uphill climb without a doubt.
I guess you and Jim Irsay were maybe the only 2 people in the world who thought Matty Ice could work magic there. At least I for one didn't think this would be anything like Brady to TB or Stafford to LAR
The Colts saw how well Steve Nash was doing in the NBA as a HC with no experience and said “I want that”
@@mythrapi73 Most people saw that. Competency doesnt equal 'magic'
Matt ryan is trash.. and been overrated for so long. As an atlanta fan, he stayed 6 years too long.
@@JJdeluxe2000 Really? I’m not gonna say he’s an all-time great or anything like that but it doesn’t help when your offensive line sucks year after year. I mean look at what they did the one year he actually had a competent line. To be perfectly honest though that entire team cratered after they blew the Super Bowl game. Obviously I am hopeful for the Falcons future but I don’t see them sniffing another Super Bowl anytime soon.
Irsay just wanted headlines...mission accomplished
Well if anything, the hiring of Saturday for HC will be entertaining. Good luck to Coach Saturday.
he's not HC. or else they'd have to go through interviewing candidates. He's Interim coach if you want to get teahnical
Are you entertained, Are you entertained.
Is that a passive aggressive way for the Colts to tank? Also, its basically a two month gig - Colts last game is January 8, 2023 so after that game Saturday can return home and back to his normal life.
I'd call it an aggressive vote of no confidence to the rest of that coaching staff. McAfee said it well enough during the "suck for Luck" days - when teams "tank", people lose jobs.
Norm Van Brocklin was made coach of the Minnesota Vikings in January 1961, not the Eagles.
Big fan of Jim irsay’s clown decisions. Keep it going!
I mean, I know you say that sarcastically, but he might just be trying to tank hard with plausible deniability. Might be a shrewd move actually, because they certainly aren't winning anything this year.
@@ElectronFieldPulse and they won't win anything in the seasons beyond whether they tank or not.
@@PeanutButterAndJellyBros - Maybe, maybe not. I am so mad that my team, the Chiefs, lost to that dumpster fire. I am still scratching my head over that one. I guess I see this as the best move they could make. They don't want a competent coach who will get them to .500, as that only hurts them. They need to lose and lose big immediately, so what better coach to hire than a high school coach? What do you think the better move would have been?
Reminds me of when my 9ers fired Jim Harbaugh and hired Ron Jeremy
I think this is a great move. The Colts don't have any passion and anyone who has that much time with one of the greatest minds in the game for years and years will be lucky to have as a coach. I think people will look back and realize that judging this immediately as if it's a failure will look stupid in 6 weeks
Did anyone check to see if Jim Irsay had just finished watching TED LASSO? Because this has a surreal Ted Lasso type feeling to it
Ha Lol
that would make more sense or he was just really high
Should not be surprised .. Irsay wants a Coach he can trust right now and Jeff Saturday is one of the few that Irsay’s fully Trusts
and he wants someone who isn't afraid to tell him exactly how it is and how to go about fixing it. doesn't mean that he's going to be right, but he will help the o line and get the best out of them.
@@craiglortie8483 Saturdays Job will be to fully evaluate the Roster and Coaches and let Irsay know who is fully committed and who is not ..
@@paulmancini3363
Manning declined the job , so Irsay hired the only guy to talk smack back to Manning ! Respect !
Feels like a more crazy Ted Lasso scenario. I hope Jeff does well. It would drop the jaws of basically everyone.
No, he was hired to Tank. He's not supposed to win. That gets Irsay off the hook and can blame Saturday for why they cant win now. Another savvy move by another ogliarch
it would be absolutely hilarious if Jeff Saturday actually managed to right this sinking ship and get the Colts to the playoffs.
Believe it! Jeff Saturday is an icon in Indianapolis. An experiment everyone will watch.
Happy for Jeff Saturday..do good..
I honestly have no issue with the hire. It’s a low risk, high upside move and if it doesn’t work Irsay can just hire someone else in the offseason. The NFL is a group think league where the prevailing logic is when you fire a coach make some retread like Gus Bradley or John Fox the interim HC. Why? You already have a large enough sample size of their records as a HC and you have no real interest in making them the permanent HC.
I'm pretty sure according to NFL rules they have to seek out candidates before making a hire next year. But interim coaches i guess don't go thru that process
Media being media. Interesting story no doubt but definitely a lot of overreacting atm
Thinking about it, I agree. If the season's shot, why not think outside the box? I mean it's not like he hired the lady from the Chinese restaurant.
Sports Media HATES not being asked to be part of a coach’s hiring.
Colts vs Raiders suddenly becomes must watch TV I for 1 am rooting for "coach" Saturday.
Jeff's first game coaching is gonna be the most watched NFL game in a while for all the wrong reasons.
And they won. Stay salty
It pays to be an exceptionally kind person for your entire life
I'd ask Matty Ice to call plays. I think hiring Saturday is about the locker room, he will be the ultimate "players coach".
There's a guy named Manning who might be pretty good as an offensive coordinator... I hope the Colts win five straight and absolutely blow everyone's minds.
Keep wishing, there is no place like home, just ask Dorthey, may the good witch from the north might appear.
I think that Manning guy has had his fill with this dysfunctional everything runs thru Irsay dumpster fire. And Saturday was hired to tank not win if he wins too much he'll likely get the boot lmfao
My Texans tried to do this with Josh McCown first but they got scared because of public backlash
You dodged a bullet
Big difference when you're doing it in an interim situation.
Would be the same result as lovie lol
@@REALTRUEJOURNEY probably worse if you could imagine that lol
Fellow Texans fan,yes they did try
Imagine how Carson Wentz feels today.
Well, he still stinks, so pretty much the same...
He's thinking he found some suckets in Washington ro pay him a lot of $$$$.
I’ve been a Colts fan for over 50 years. I am so confused in the direction this team is headed.
he's being brought in for 2 reasons. first jim trusts him to tell it how it is and second is that he knows what it's like to play at that high of a level. he'll be able to see what's wrong and have a good idea how to fix it.
Irsay has dementia or the league is rigged
then you remember the sneaking out of baltimore in the middle of the night to move to Indy? and you think this odd? my my ..Ever hear of a guy named Jim Irsay? he's you owner you know..google him if you must but being a fan for 50 years how is this the weirdest thing. What about signing Matty Ice, Carson Wentz? sitting Matty for 6th round draft pick. Firing OC cuz he couldn't make low draft pick look like Mahommes? then firing HC to tank? it all makes perfect sense if you're the genius know it all Jim Irsay
The direction of trying to draft a QB in the first round
Mediocrity
Jim owns the team he can hire anyone he wants.
It’s a win-win move! He’s super successful and they look like geniuses, or they coincidentally lose every game (not technically tanking)and get the 1st or 2nd overall pick(Stroud or Young)…
it's a win win unless the QB they pick turns out to be another sam darnald but ya basically that's there game plan now. Draft a franchis QB instead of signing high priced FA bust
Jim Irsay knows the formula for long term success in the NFL. One utter car crash season, get the number one pick, draft a generationally talented qb. Reich got fired because he may already have won too many games this season.
"Is that because Jeff wasn't out running an errand?" Is the hardest I've ever laughed at sports talk. 3:56
I really want Saturday to succeed and surprise everyone.
Me too. Screw the haters and whiners
Me too, but that team is dead in the water, Saturday or not.
Me too
Wasn’t Saturday a consultant for the team? I’m willing to bet he is a lot more familiar with the in and outs of the building than we know. Good for Jeff, not saying he’s the solution. But it seems like the team wants to play for him, which I think is half the battle.
That was a really great analysis!
Its been an especially weird NFL season, but I'm SO thankful the kind of weird we're having in Seattle isnt this kind of weird.
Our weird has been a lot of fun.
Best part of press conference is when Jeff Saturday actually said. “ I’ll be frank with you guys” Now was that a bad moment to use that expression or what. Lol
Could it be the Indianapolis Colts are setting it up to purposely tank the season to place them in the Bryce Young sweepstakes?
By George, I think he's got it
Exactly what I thought
Why?
So according to Irsay, Saturday has no experience, yet he has tons of experience?
Mr. Eisen…I believe when Irsay was glad he was available it’s stating that Saturday may not have accepted the position. Great segment. Stay Brilliant! Safe travels to Germany.
Doug
The good thing about it, is that he won't have any type of pressure for winning right now.
and won't need any pressure at all to lose which is the chief reason he got the job
I hope he does well!
I wish Jeff all the best and I'm sure he'll do fine tanking as his boss directs him
His number 1 priority will be that O line
Jeff sounds just like John Lynch. Not just his actual voice, but the way he speaks, the tone at which he speaks, the word choice he uses. He is going to win a locker room over, he’s going to win an owner over, he’s going to win a fan base over, but winning them over, and actually winning football games are two very different things. We’ll see how he does
I am profoundly disappointed for the high school team that was shamefully abandonded.
Season is over for most teams
Season is profoundly over for the team.
what is the make/model of Rich's watch?
Best of luck to Jeff Saturday.
Been in football his whole life so I say why not.
Just because some other guys paid their “dues” Jeff has paid some too and that’s as an NFL center and not a talking head.
Go Colts !!!!
Things only a white guy can say..
I like the idea that Jeff hasn't paid his dues. Wtf were those 15 years playing Center in the NFL?
Norm Van Brocklin coached the Vikings not the Eagles, get it together.
He basically said i wanted tony dungy to prove himself so we made a critical and tough decision during his hiring process, as for Jeff omg didn't have to think for this one! Saturday's experience doesn't matter to me we want it like this cause this my guy 🤪
I wouldn't want my football coach wearing as much eyeliner as Jeff does🤣
when you want to lose to play for draft position this is a brilliant move
People are acting as if its anything other than this and its pure delusion. 0 hours in a professional or collegiate coaching staff. Be amazed if they won a single game.
Okay, Andrew Luck didn't just randomly decide not to play football anymore. I think Rich's statement is unfair. Luck was beat up with injuries and couldn't get healthy, and the reason for that was the Colts didn't give him good offensive line protection.
so why not retire right after the 2018 season? You know, BEFORE free agency, BEFORE the draft. Why retire literally a few weeks before the start of the season? His timing is what the team hasn't recovered from. That offseason, Kyler Murray and Daniel Jones were in the draft (Colts would have to, and probably wouldn't, trade up to get either, but who knows) and Ryan Tannehill, a younger Nick Foles, Teddy Bridgewater and Case Keenum were traded. Also, the Colts o-line was not the sole reason for his injuries. He played reckless and took a lot of unnecessary hits. In the offseason after he tore his labrum, he had a snowboarding accident that sprained an AC joint in his throwing shoulder. Also, after a healthy 2018 season, the best of his career stats-wise, how did he hurt his calf or ankle or whatever it was that led to his retirement? No one to this day knows.
@@jimmie_g If I remember correctly he was trying to play that season but couldn't get healthy. The point is that it wasn't a random decision to quit. Maybe he was injury prone, but many have questioned the Colts offensive line.
I think the move is GENIUS. He doesn't want to hire from within, the team and the locker room are a mess and he is a hero in that franchise. There is nobody else from the outside he trusts more to finish the year and then search for a permanent replacement. He can't do any worse and maybe he brings the team back together.
yeah bring the team back together to tank so they get a QB next draft
@michael totally agree 👍
They’re not going to the playoffs so what’s the big deal? A lot of hand wringing for nothing
This is amazing, it gives people hope and inspiration. Anything is possible
Damn, can't believe Jeff fell for this.
Jim Irsay doesn’t care what Rich Eisen thinks 😂😂😂
Obviously Irsay doesn't care what anybody thinks.
If he was black, would you applaud the decision or would you call him a patsy... because this team isn't winning more than 2 games the rest of the season, no matter who was named interm head coach.
He's an Interim Coach finishing up a season. A sacrificial hiring giving Indy ample time to find a Head Coach. Why are people upset. Wait until the end of the season to get butt hurt if he keeps the job.
Right!!!! I’m so confused.
Chesh, I think it’s just the fact that the American dream is to work hard, pay your dues in the trenches and some day you’ll get your chance.. it would be no different at your work place if the boss hired his buddy with no experience over you… I doubt you’d like that… everyone agrees it’s the owners decision, but it just smells….
@@bman6502 if it a guy who used to work for the company and has a great relationship with the CEO and it’s a temporary hire, I’m not complaining. Now if it’s a vote of no confidence in the locker room and he gets permanently hired then yea everyone has a right to be peeved, but ultimately he’s going to be working with an Assistant HC, who is a former HC and a DC who also is a former HC. It’s really not that deep.
Did Irsay just take credit for hiring Tony Dungy??? I’d like to hear what Bill Polian has to say about that.
Irsay family and the Colts organization owe their lives to Peyton Manning. This franchise would be a joke otherwise!
AVAILABLE? What other FREAKING NFL team was camping outside Jeff Saturday's door begging him to be tbeir HC?
Irsay shows by hiring Saturday that he has no idea what the skillset of a headcoach is. Let's not forget he also chose to keep Chuck Pagano while letting Bruce Arians go to Arizona.
What was he gonna do, tell Pagano to piss off after his cancer treatment and keep Arians?
@@hoshkins could have moved him upstairs and let everybody save face. Pagano went 2-2 that year, Arians 9-3.
Love the fact "Dues" were not an aspect of it. Jim can do what he wants with his team.
He should hire Peyton Manning as an assistant and Peyton can say "we need to run the damn ball" and they can start screaming at each other.
I can tell you this much. If Jeff Saturday is underqualified to make coqching decisions, having been a probowler, consultant, and espn analyst. Then i never want to hear an espn commentator talk about coaching decisions again, cause they arent qualified to do so.
Vegas unexpectedly has their Homecoming game this weekend.
Jeff Saturday seems like a great communicator with a high football IQ. He can make it work by hiring really good coordinators. He certainly brings creditably as a Super Bowl winner, not to mention he worked closely with football genius Payton Manning. I'm rooting for Jeff Saturday.
I can recall one thing kind of similar to this. Remember when Bill Russell was hired as coach of the Celtics while he played for them?
That's incomparable.
Why?
@@polumathes9729 Well. He became the first "black" (for lack of a more accurate term) coach in the NBA's history with that hire. Yippyyyy!
He also won two titles as the player/coach.
Is there another situation of someone winning a title as a player/coach?
@@mrdonivy8 well we don’t know if Saturday will have success or not, cause he hasn’t coached a game yet. So I feel like that point doesn’t really mean much (yet)
I think you possibly are missing something here...
Bill Russell was STILL PLAYING when that happened. He was playing AND coaching.
Jeff Saturday...hmmm...
You understand, now, right?!
Why do I feel like Irsay wanted Manning, but was told no?
Why would he want Manning? Manning has no coaching experience either.
And he coach's at the lower end of High School AAA 8 in Georgia.
Jim Irsay explanation is like listening to Sleepy Joe talk about how magnificent the economy is going
It's his team his money, he can do what he wants with both. Mind your own business, all of us can only wish to be in that man's shoes and have the life he lives
Maybe what Irsay meant, when he said they were lucky he was available, was because Jeff Saturday could have said no thanks.🤔
I think you are exactly right. Football guys just cant imagine a world where someone would turn down a coaching job I suppose.
Yeah. That's exactly it. Ballard and irsay already said they've tried to hire him multiple times over the year to come be a coach.
Good reporting by Dick Eisen
Colts are use to winning. We are 3-4-1 and the teams imploding.
Jets fans get cocky after a 5 win season. Congrats
@@DeepRest420
Just like all the modern day mainstream "Talking Heads," they're paid to push a certain agenda.
You should not over analyze the complexity of the problems at hand. Jeff is a very high character guy-you hire for fit and the rest will take care of itself.
I really hope Saturday does well, it will be an all-time amazing NFL story that would be remembered for generations. Just a good dude getting a shot to coach a team he loves.
Give that opportunity to someone who has paid their dues !! Some NFL owners aren’t occupied with winning! Just bringing a buddy in to hang out with!
Tell that minority coaches working their butt off for years waiting in line to only get an opportunity. Instead, they dont even get a fair crack at it. This is the best example.
@@calvinjackson4888 I'm just gonna be honest here, when you own something.. you do what you want with it. Doesn't matter if other's approve or not. Out there in the real world lots of people pay their dues and don't get ish. Fact of life. Just bc you've "paid dues" don't mean you're entitled to anything. People do what people want to do and the rest of us are just along for the ride.
@@ra-TH_ If everyone approached it that way, would destroy the integrity of the game. Simple facts. Hey, go get your golf buddy. You know what, my housekeeper seems to know a bit about the game. Absolute joke.
@@davidpetrosky tbf I think you're being a bit dramatic here.. he was already a consultant which means he was more than a golf buddy
Irsay sp? Sounded hammered for that 1 hr!!! Press conference ,did I say 1 hr- where he talked about mars and sausage !
I think to save the team an intervention is needed lol, when the owner takes over and let’s a slurring ego make decisions you become the commanders or the cowboys or how good were the raiders the last several years of Al Davis life!
Knowing he’s a hall of Fame Center, I’m heavily assuming he’ll address the trenches first. Both sides. I expect a heavy dose run/screen game and also short non downfield passing. I hope he steadies the ship and not pick up speed like a downhill avalanche.
He's not in the HoF, and is a bit of a long shot to make it. He played in 5 pro bowls his entire career.
Very poingnant commentary by Rich Eisen, WOW.
Pretty sure a guy that ran the snaps for about a decade can keep track of his 3 timeouts and how to communicate with the QB
Especially when the O-Line is clearly the worst of their many problems. If he can just fix THAT dumpster fire...the Colts will suck less. May not win many games...but hopefully won't get blown out as badly.
When he said they were lucky he was available, I don't believe he meant it in the way you say. I think he meant interested and with the support of his family.
Yeah but that doesn't make for "fun" controversy... These people are disgusting
Joe Judge, Matt Patricia, Adam Gase, etc all had lots of coaching (not head coaching) experience how did that work out?
Lol I love how Jim sneaks in “ there was no other candidates” in the middle of his Jeff Saturday hoora speach lol lol
I think this will be good for them. 4-4 the rest of the season and jeff comes back. Bold statement but calling it
2 - 6 the rest of the way, IMO. They are a train wreck right now and they hired a Coach with zero experience. We shall see.
no way. If Jeff wins more than a game or two i'll be surpried. He was hired to tank for draft pick
Could be right about the tanking but I'd like to think he's a winner
4 wins the rest of the way? I don't see it happening..Maybe 2 if they are lucky..
I’m right there with everyone else about how ridiculous this all is. But all jokes aside for a second, Jeff Saturday is looking good. Am I the only one who noticed it? He’s skimmed down, got the nice suit, finally put something in his hair besides sweat. Whether he fails or succeeds, my man is camera ready…
I can't wait for the SNL skit of last night's press conference.
The Colts biggest weakness has been O line. They just hired one of the most effective Centers in history to coach the team. Its not that shocking really. They desperately need to fix that issue.
Comparing Tony Dungy to Jeff Saturday?? Looks like dementia has fully set in for Mr. Irsay.
Indeed, that cold hard analytical hiring process wasn't difficult given Dungy had just turned around the Bucs franchise for the first time in its history. I'd also assume Bill Polian was responsible for the interviews and hiring.
I just want to know the name of the bar where the job interview was conducted. Booz had to be
Part of the hiring process!!
This might be one of the biggest examples of nepotism in the history of the nfl
Are Irsay and Saturday related to each other?
I don’t think that word means what you think it means. Nepotism requires a family member benefitting otherwise it’s called paying your dues, aka knowing the right people. He’s a HOF level player with knowledge many coaches would dream of, he will be just fine.
The odds are he has very little knowledge compared to just about any coach.
@@ngc-fo5te Nah, The O-Line is by far the biggest problem the Colts have currently. He's an O-Line Expert and they wanted to hire him to fix it previously. Now if he can just fix that issue, they Colts will be better, even if they lose all their games. They won't get blown out as bad.
@@davidc2838 I think you replied to the wrong person.