not really surprising statement...

James Boyd
@RomeovilleKid

#Colts GM Chris Ballard: “I won’t get into who the candidates are. … I’ll lead the search. Ultimately, Mr. Irsay makes the final call.”

Head Coach - what qualities do they need to have?
 

I think ability to manage people, to communicate freely with the GM, owner. But also to be able to communicate with the other coaches, players and media.

A head coach no longer needs to be able to 'coach', they need to manage. Making the right decisions regards players when they make mistakes, sorting out the in game decisions.

Needs to have connections with coaches who are proven to be excellent coaches, and can get the best out of their players.

A head coach will only succeed in my opinion with a good scouting department, you can have the greatest coaches, who get the best out of their abilities, but you need to have high quality players to begin with, who you can then maximize their talents.

This is 100% correct.

A good HC has a vision but hires the right OC and DC to execute that and let's them do their job. The HC is the CEO, they manage the operations and make the high level decisions.

Ahhh no Scott.

https://www.nfl.com/news/changing-co...000d5d815667b9

First 4 paragraphs.

I think, that this is the most important point. Who's your OC gonna be. Who do you like at DC. What do you think of Gus, Reggie and Bubba and why? How do you envision yourself running this team?

You should have read the 5th paragraph:

Guessing it's out of courtesy.

Read the last sentence of your quote.

Read the first sentence that clearly states a team can't block someone for interviewing for a head coaching position, which is what the discussion was about since the discussion involves the Colts interviewing for the head coaching position.

From the article itself:
Unless a coach already under contract is being interviewed for a head coaching job, or a personnel exec is being interviewed for a promotion to general manager that would involve final say on personnel, their existing team can block any meeting. Many out there think that only a lateral move can be blocked. That is not true on the coaching or personnel side.