I really believe that when Ballard was finally hired, he was OK with keeping Pagano for another season so he could evaluate the players and begin in earnest to build a championship team in 2018 and on.
Now, with Luck out for possibly the entire season, I'm glad Pagano is still here. You can't ask players or coaches to tank the season, but with Pagano at the helm, the season will certainly be tanked. Ballard has probably already begun to contact the short list of HCs he has in mind and possibly gone as far as a verbal commitment to his choice. And maybe even conferred on choices for OC, DC and the rest.
I know these are dark times for us Colts fans, but hang in there.
The future looks bright
We'll be tripling up before you know it.