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Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc
Almost all coaches fail, thats true. But they all also have the advantage of actually coaching in the nfl previously. Not to mention the fact that he’s being thrown into the mix halfway through the season.
There’s no realistic way he’s going to succeed in my opinion. I think it’s gonna be embarrassing, actually.
I hope I’m wrong but I doubt it.
As for Irsay, he’s firmly on the road to being Al Davis, who was the laughingstock of the league.
Nothing about this is good for the Colts or their fans.
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depends on how "success" in this situation is measured. and who is measuring that success.
to me irsay had seen enough to know he needed to go in another direction next season, so he made the move now in hopes of not letting the situation spiral over the next couple months.
irsay is a bit bonkers, but I would assume he doesnt expect saturday to come in and miraculously make us a contender for the rest of this season. I think he brought in saturday to just try and steer the ship straight for the rest of the season. that's the success he is looking for, not letting it turn into a further shit show.
I think he should have had ventrone do this though. I think bringing in an "unexperienced outsider" rather than someone that has been in the building and is more familiar with the players is some of what's gotten under ballard's skin. ventrone seems to be universally liked and probably would have been a good choice to just finish out the year.
i really hope that they have a good interview process and quality candidates come in. I hated the initial choice of mcdaniels and was happy when he backed out. ballard and irsay need to do better this time.
but what the hell do i know.