Steichen Eagles OC

[IndyNorm]

Cool. Glad to hear that it's likely that Irsay put down the pills along w/ Ballard pulling his head out of his ass long enough for the 2 to make a decent, objective decision.

[JAFF]

https://profootballtalk.nbcsports.co...tor-positions/

This seemed like the best place to post it

Eric Bieniemy has “outside shot” at Colts job, multiple options for coordinator positions
Posted by Mike Florio on February 12, 2023, 9:11 AM EST

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As Super Sunday arrives, one of the four primary coordinators stands out about the rest.

Chiefs offensive coordinator Eric Bieniemy, after five years of being considered for head-coaching jobs, remains in play for one of the two openings.



Agent Jason Fletcher, who began representing Bieniemy for the current hiring cycle, tells PFT that he has an “outside shot” at the coaching position in Indianapolis. Although Bieniemy has had only one interview, most of the interaction has occurred between team ownership and the league office.

If Bieniemy does not get the job in Indianapolis, he’ll have multiple options, per Fletcher. Bieniemy can: (1) stay with the Chiefs as offensive coordinator; (2) become the Ravens’ offensive coordinator; (3) become the Commanders’ offensive coordinator; or (4) potentially become the Cardinals’ offensive coordinator, depending on who is hired.

Bieniemy is the one member of coach Andy Reid’s staff who has had a prominent position without getting a head-coaching opportunity. Doug Pederson went from being the Chiefs’ offensive coordinator to Eagles and now Jaguars head coach. Matt Nagy followed Pederson and become the coach of the Bears. Quarterbacks coach Mike Kafka, who would have succeeded Bieniemy if he’d gotten a head-coaching job, has served as offensive coordinator for one year with the Giants — and is in the running for the Cardinals’ head-coaching job.

Bieniemy has served as offensive coordinator for each of the five years that quarterback Patrick Mahomes has filled the role of starter. And considering that Mahomes entered the NFL regarded as something other than a can’t-miss, all-time great, he needed some coaching to get to where he is. Bieniemy has been a key part of that.

Maybe Colts owner Jim Irsay, who at times has seemed determined to hire Jeff Saturday, can’t see that. Maybe Bieniemy will have to work magic with another offense before owners finally realize that he deserves a chance.

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by Racehorse

I think he is thinking the opposite. He probably doesn’t think Ballard will hire an offensive lineman as coach, but Irsay would.

To be fair to ChoppedWood, Ballard's track record at hiring is pretty bad (although it's pretty limited).

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by ChoppedWood

So you are excited for Matt Pryor to be named the next Indianapolis Colts Head Coach?

LOL. Well since he didn't work out at any of the OL positions and he has blackmail info or Irsay or something, he has to be placed somewhere.

[ChoppedWood]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

LOL. Well since he didn't work out at any of the OL positions and he has blackmail info or Irsay or something, he has to be placed somewhere.

Exactly. There was much speculation that Bjorn Werner had some form of dirt involving Polian which allowed him to be employed and compensated for doing effectively nothing. It is simple deduction that Pryor has the same on Ballard.

[Hoopsdoc]

Originally Posted by ChoppedWood

So you are excited for Matt Pryor to be named the next Indianapolis Colts Head Coach?

I really hope the Pryor/Pinter fiasco from last year sufficiently burned Ballards ass to where he won’t take chances like that going forward. He readily admitted he failed in his postseason presser.

As for Steichen, I hope it’s him. We need someone who can work with a young quarterback. Jalen Hurts improvement has been impressive.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Originally Posted by ChoppedWood

Exactly. There was much speculation that Bjorn Werner had some form of dirt involving Polian which allowed him to be employed and compensated for doing effectively nothing. It is simple deduction that Pryor has the same on Ballard.

Werner was a Grigs draft pick.

[BCN#1]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

Rumors on NFL radio it’s Steichen and they will announce next week. He will keep Bubba and Gus as assistants and will build his own offensive staff.

Lets just hope there is no under table agreement tht the new coach must bring Saturday as an OC or "Asst Head Coach" or some shit... That would simply suck away at what is left of my enduring and wide ranging love of the Colts - warts and all.

[AlwaysSunnyinIndy]

Rapoport is also indicating that Steichen is the frontrunner.

https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/1624809620719173632

The Colts have been informing candidates this morning that they are out, including interim coach Jeff Saturday who at one point appeared to be the favorite.

Now, Shane Steichen is considered to be the leader in the clubhouse to be their next head coach.

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

To be fair to ChoppedWood, Ballard's track record at hiring is pretty bad (although it's pretty limited).

He wanted Gus Bradley for a long time. Reich brought in a good staff. He kept Eberflus. Yeah mcDaniels sucked, but dude was highly sought after by just about every team with an open job. Not like he went out and hired Jeff Saturday. And Reich wasn’t terrible, he kept the team competitive despite a new QB every year. No coach will succeed under those circumstances and will eventually fail. If Reich had Luck I think we would have been looking at a long string of success.