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Originally Posted by rm1369
I believe both of those. I’ve always felt Irsay’s firing of Reich had more to do with the fan base than anything else. You look at the QB situation in Indy and it’s hard as hell to have expected Reich to have won much more than he has. Especially when you throw in the issues at the other “winning” positions - LT, DE, WR, CB. He’s a good, not great coach, but far from the issue with this franchise. The sad thing is that this off season is the one where Reich would have the best chance to shine - mentoring a young QB.
I understand the argument that if Reich was only good and not great then there is room to improve. The issue is that the way Irsay went about things - both meddling with playing decisions and the joke of hiring Saturday - likely turns off the higher level candidates. The team simply isn’t a desirable destination due to Ballard and, especially, Irsay. I’d likely rather have Reich over whoever accepts the job for next year.
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You make two excellent points here.
The first is I can’t think of anyone I’d rather have mentor a young quarterback than Frank Reich. Even if you don’t think he’s a good coach, his track record with quarterbacks is impeccable.
Second, this season has ensured that there’s no way in hell Payton or Harbaugh are ever coming here.