Originally Posted by sherck (Post 81015)

Uh, yeah. What Coltsair said.

Pags was a terrible coach. I have zero desire to have him associated with the team and am not surprised at all that he is not coaching somewhere else.

But, the question was "why was he given so much time" and I listed the factors that I believe gave him those six years as a head coach. Debate the validaity of them all you want but they are compelling factors.

And, yes, Andrew Luck was another huge factor of why Pags had the job for so long.

Walk Worthy,

Originally Posted by Dam8610 (Post 81009)

You must not have a high opinion of Tony Dungy, then, because without Peyton Manning, his teams would've looked like hot garbage.

Originally Posted by JAFF (Post 80987)

Fan base? The HC and GM (if they have their act together) don't care about what the fans think. The line can't block, he's getting fired because he has ONE JOB. Keep Luck clean. A good running game and solid pass blocking. A lot of little things add up. IF the fans had any say, how did Pagano last so long.

Originally Posted by sherck (Post 80989)

Because the cancer storyline bought him extra years...

3 seasons of 11 wins each bought him extra years...

Jim Irsay watching his father fire coaches as owner bought him extra years...

And, honestly, him getting setup to be the fall guy for last year's 4 win season bought him one extra year...

Heck, he never had a losing season until his last. 11-5, 11-5, 11-5, 8-8, 8-8, 4-12. Six years, one losing season. Honestly, he was a terrible coach but a ton of NFL teams would love to have a six year stretch where they only had 1 losing season.

Lots of factors as to why.

Walk Worthy,