NFL Network's Tom Pelissero reports the Colts have requested to interview Seahawks DC Kris Richard for their head-coaching vacancy.

Richard has been running the defensive show in Seattle the past three seasons after Dan Quinn took the Falcons' head coach job. 38-year-old Richard is a riser in the coaching ranks and interviewed for the Bills' job last year.

Richard joins;
Patriots OC Josh McDaniels,
Chiefs OC Matt Nagy,
Panthers DC Steve Wilks,
Texans DC Mike Vrabel

as names connected to the Colts' opening thus far. Jan 1 - 8:44 PM

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Source: Tom Pelissero on Twitter

I don't think he is even an option, just shit thrown against a wall.

Vrabel just got out schemed by Chud, nuff said!

My hesitation with Kris Richard is he could end up being Pagano 2.0. His recent resume is pretty much the same as Pagano's prior to being hired. He was the DB coach and then promoted to DC for Seattle, only 2 years of DC experience in Seattle.

The D is loaded was good long before he came along, same as with Pagano in Baltimore when he followed the same path

They kept changing coordinators because he kept sucking and they though a new coordinator would solve the problem.

The Bears were loaded with talent at WR at one point and Cutler still wasn't that good.

2013, Josh Mccown, a journeyman back up, far outplayed Cutler once Cutler went down injured.

https://www.pro-football-reference.c...s/chi/2013.htm

But sure, it was the OC

Bears had Matt Forte, Alshon Jeffery, Martellus Bennet and Brandon Marshall on that team. THREE of those players made the Pro Bowl that year. But Cutler played perfectly mediocre that season.


Bears never should have signed him long term after that

We don't just need a bright HC who will hold players accountable, but we need one who can build a great staff, having an overall strong staff will propel us to the next level and beyond.

So hiring the right coach is obviously key to start turning things around, but who they surround themself with is even moreso.

Remember when we could go more than two posts in a row without Dam fucking up the conversation with his dumb argumentative bullshit?

Steve Wilks is Black, so he appears to be the Rooney Rule candidate that’s making the rounds this year.

I have no idea if he’s deserving or not, don’t get me wrong, but that’s the way of things, like how Jim Caldwell and Pep Hamilton would get interviews.

Agreed, there’s a high correlation right now between HC’s that are offense first and development of QB’s and ultimately team success right now.

McDaniels and Cutler never worked together.

Cutler was traded to the Bears prior to the start of the 2009 season, which was McDaniels’ first in Denver.

McDaniels’ problems came as a talent evaluator as he tried to be czar of the organization like Belichick is in New England. With Ballard in place in Indy, clearly this wouldn’t be the case.