Harbaugh made an "official" statement that he's staying at Michigan. I saw it on r/Colts if anyone is interested. Colts reddit

Then it was announced Michigan is being investigated so good time to leave

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It would be ironic (and refreshing) if this wound up being the reverse of what most coaches in that kind of situation do ...... they often leave just as the shit is about to hit the fan, and the school (rather than the coach) winds up holding the bag and paying the price.

Harbaugh probably has/had a good chance to leave such a situation, but may wind up choosing to stay instead. If that sequence of events comes to fruition, that would be the most interesting scenario to wind up playing out.

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Think he also said no one knows what the future holds. Probably to placate their recruits. I'm sure he will still listen to offers.

Saints have given the Broncos permission to interview Sean Payton.

Sean McVey might be losing the Rams job. Anybody interested in him? I'd definitely have interest.

I just don't know. Rams mortgaged their future to give him a loaded team to win the SB, & he did, but he won't have anything close to that with the Colts.

Nope, he won a SB there. If you're getting a retread, you want it to be a Tony Dungy or Andy Reid type. A clearly great head coach who never won it all for whatever reason.

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/...ms-coach-limbo

Per Schefty McVay might be stepping away not, not possibly fired.

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Tony Dungy and Andy Reid both won Super Bowls.

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I assume he meant before they won as an example. Dungy and reid were both well established and somewhat successful before they changed teams and then won the SB.

Add to that USC in the Big Ten in another year, and with NIL, they will rival the SEC teams for talent. Yeah, Jim may be looking to get out while the getting is good.

Yep, nevermind on that. I don't want any part of any 36 year old who's needing to walk away/retire. On to the next one...

i heard he was offered an obscene amount of money to go into the booth. i would probably walk away as well

Irsay more than likely is sticking with Saturday.

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With their second teams

No doubt. If he'll be making a ton of money with a cush commentator gig then you can't blame him taking that over the super stress filled NFL coaching job.

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OK, but you had not said that.

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If Ballard is was going to step down on his own or get fired would have happened this morning already. I also think we need to come to terms that Saturday will be back. What a mess.

I want both Ballard & Saturday gone. If either stays then I can't see how Colts are serious about ever playing in a Super Bowl again in my lifetime.

I dont think saturday is a foregone conclusion.

Heard on First Take that Harbaugh has indicated he has interest in Indy due to his background- it makes a lot of sense to try to close out a loop that I am sure haunts him both here and in SF.

If not Harbaugh, Demeco Ryans or after what Detroit has been able to do, and after the damn hook and step ladder play yesterday, sign Ben Johnson for the gig. Both are young and aggressive and design things to their player's strengths.

And please, please, please get rid of Ballard. He clearly missed on this whole concept of giving contracts to winners, to captains, to fighters- he has rewarded a BUNCH of quitters.

Yest, one of the big screens- went for 15+ early, perfectly set up, Nelson has to make the ONE block he is assigned to, a block it used to just be a given that he was making it, if he gets it, it's a 60+ yard TD- he never even comes close and I believe it was Moss was tackled by that one man that could get to him.

Either Nelson is hurt, or Nelson isn't very good anymore / JDGAF!

I unfortunately think it is inevitable.

I like Saturday personally, I wanted to believe in him. I loved the feeling after the first game against the Raiders where he "proved" everyone wrong.

Then the next seven games happened. Which actually weren't horrible until the fucking Minnesota debacle, and then the team just gave up. So if this season was an audition for him, he failed miserably. Sorry, but there's just no other way to look at it. I won't completely blame him for this shit show...there's plenty of blame to go around, but hey, this is a job where the buck stops where he's it.

I seem to like Ballard better than many here, but honestly, I wouldn't care if he's gone either. Heck of a talent scout, but if the argument is to fire him for his failures on the QB and OL situation, I find it hard to argue.

It better not be. To me that would be damn near inexcusable.

Yeah, I think he'd be better than he was with some more experience and a full off season to work with, and a more competent staff. But still, please, for the love of all that is holy hire someone else.

Man I think we are fuckeD with that capital D!

Was listening to the radio and apparently will be a press conference in next couple days- headed by Ballard to announce future plans, and that he is leading the HC hiring task.

So, we're likely going to hire Marty Schotenheimer and trade our entire draft to move to # 3 and select the 6'9" 430 pound LB out of Nothern Boise community college that is projected to go 231st.

If Ballard is still here, then I would guess Saturday is as well- probably some Irsay horse trading that he will allow Ballard to stay so long as he keeps Saturday.

Officially turning the ire towards Irsay at this point. JMV is RAGING about how this franchise needs an entirely new vision, and he is right. I've always been in Irsay's corner, but keeping Ballard is a slap in the face.

FIRE JIM IRSAY!

Just STFU. Your whining is insufferable.

Losing over and over and watching overpaid non-caring fucks just mail it in, is insufferable, brought to you by a whole crew of insufferable fucks in an insufferable organization.

Change is necessary!

Ballard is going nowhere, he would certainly have been fired by now....hopefully he drafts better QBs than he trades for!:D

Yeah, Ballard needs to go...sooner than later.
If Ballard is still around next year, I am not even following the team...he will continue to be the same pig-headed, inflexible GM.
There needs to be Ballard Gone, Ryan Kelly Gone, Braden Smith Gone, Leonard Gone.
With the high draft pick, this is a good year/opportunity for change.

Not a Ballard fan myself but like it or not he's here for at least one more year.

Imagine being triggered by a GM so much you stop following your favorite team.

I heard on the radio this afternoon that McVey has now announced that he's staying with the Rams next season. I imagine they'll have a will he stay or go situation every year. That wouldn't be fun.