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Lov2fish 01-29-2026 11:23 PM
Jim Bob is not going to the Eggles. Mannion is hired as new OC.

Colts And Orioles 01-30-2026 01:56 AM
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Originally Posted by Puck (Post 342844)



Am I really the only one on here that thinks BB not getting 1st Ballot is complete bullshit ??? I don't like the guy but

Love him or hate him, the guy is the best coach in NFL history.



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Bill Belichick was the head coach of teams that made it to 9 Super Bowls ...... but in my rat's ass of an opinion, his most impressive piece of work was the 2008 season when the Patriots went 11-5 with Matt Cassel at quarterback. Tom Brady had missed that entire 2008 season with a knee injury, yet somehow Belichick's team went 11-5, anyway ...... and in addition to that, when Brady returned the very next season the Patriots went 10-6, and were blown out by the Ravens in the Wildcard round of the playoffs on their homefield in Foxborough.

The Matt Cassel-led 2008 Patriots team didn't make the playoffs that year even though they had a record of 11-5, because the AFC was stacked in 2008. They are only one of 2 teams ever not to make the playoffs with an 11-5 record (the 1985 Denver Broncos were the other 11-5 team to do so) ...... and in hindsight, I think that it's a shame that that 2008 team didn't make the playoffs because if they had and had done well (with Matt Cassel at quarterback), it would have put an undeniable, permanent stamp on the fact that those Patriots teams were loaded on both sides of the ball, and were led by one of the greatest coaches of all-time.


As I stated before, Bill Belichick led the Patriots to 9 Super Bowls in his tenure as coach ...... but I would argue that his best year as a head coach was when he led the Patriots to an 11-5 record with Matt Cassel at quarterback.



The 2008 Patriots Will Forever Be Bill Belichick’s True Masterpiece

(Draft America Administration)

https://draftamerica.com/the-2008-pa...e-masterpiece/

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albany ed 01-30-2026 07:27 AM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Puck (Post 342844)
Am I really the only one on here that thinks BB not getting 1st Ballot is complete bullshit? I don't like the guy but

Love him or hate him. The guy is the best coach in NFL history.
You're not alone in not liking him but feeling he should have been 1st Ballot. Here's what I think:

1. Coaches, like players, should have to wait 5 years before being eligible
2. Belichick made Tom Brady, and then Tom Brady made Belichick
3. I'm not a fan of the HOF format. To me, voters that skip over someone who is deserving so that they can help a borderline candidate get in is complete bullshit.

Perhaps it should be that the top 5 vote getters should get in regardless of their percentage.

Racehorse 01-30-2026 12:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 342857)
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Bill Belichick was the head coach of teams that made it to 9 Super Bowls ...... but in my rat's ass of an opinion, his most impressive piece of work was the 2008 season when the Patriots went 11-5 with Matt Cassel at quarterback. Tom Brady had missed that entire 2008 season with a knee injury, yet somehow Belichick's team went 11-5, anyway ...... and in addition to that, when Brady returned the very next season the Patriots went 10-6, and were blown out by the Ravens in the Wildcard round of the playoffs on their homefield in Foxborough.

The Matt Cassel-led 2008 Patriots team didn't make the playoffs that year even though they had a record of 11-5, because the AFC was stacked in 2008. They are only one of 2 teams ever not to make the playoffs with an 11-5 record (the 1985 Denver Broncos were the other 11-5 team to do so) ...... and in hindsight, I think that it's a shame that that 2008 team didn't make the playoffs because if they had and had done well (with Matt Cassel at quarterback), it would have put an undeniable, permanent stamp on the fact that those Patriots teams were loaded on both sides of the ball, and were led by one of the greatest coaches of all-time.


As I stated before, Bill Belichick led the Patriots to 9 Super Bowls in his tenure as coach ...... but I would argue that his best year as a head coach was when he led the Patriots to an 11-5 record with Matt Cassel at quarterback.



The 2008 Patriots Will Forever Be Bill Belichick’s True Masterpiece

(Draft America Administration)

https://draftamerica.com/the-2008-pa...e-masterpiece/

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What casual fans (Brady lovers) miss is what you said here. The Patriots teams were stacked teams. There were probably a dozen QBs who could have won the SB with those teams, but Brady gets the credit. Add in the BB was the master of moving on from a player at the right time, and the roster was able to churn in the best way possible.

IndyNorm 01-30-2026 06:08 PM
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Originally Posted by albany ed (Post 342860)
You're not alone in not liking him but feeling he should have been 1st Ballot. Here's what I think:

1. Coaches, like players, should have to wait 5 years before being eligible
2. Belichick made Tom Brady, and then Tom Brady made Belichick
3. I'm not a fan of the HOF format. To me, voters that skip over someone who is deserving so that they can help a borderline candidate get in is complete bullshit.

Perhaps it should be that the top 5 vote getters should get in regardless of their percentage.
Eh, fuck him. If Belicheat had wanted to be a 1st ballot HOFer then he shouldn't have so flagrantly cheated. Of course then maybe we wouldn't have won* as many championships*.

YDFL Commish 01-30-2026 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by albany ed (Post 342860)
You're not alone in not liking him but feeling he should have been 1st Ballot. Here's what I think:

1. Coaches, like players, should have to wait 5 years before being eligible
2. Belichick made Tom Brady, and then Tom Brady made Belichick
3. I'm not a fan of the HOF format. To me, voters that skip over someone who is deserving so that they can help a borderline candidate get in is complete bullshit.

Perhaps it should be that the top 5 vote getters should get in regardless of their percentage.
1. I use to agree with this sentiment. But, let's say a coach coaches until he's 74 and then dies before he can be inducted into the HOF. IMO, that would be heartbreaking for his family and unfair to him.

2. Chicken and egg, will be debated forever.

3. Agreed it's the dumbest format ever, and keeps deserving nominees out of the HOF.

Colts And Orioles 01-30-2026 10:02 PM
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Originally Posted by YDFL Commish (Post 342898)



1) l I use to agree with this sentiment. But, let's say a coach coaches until he's 74 and then dies before he can be inducted into the HOF. IMO, that would be heartbreaking for his family and unfair to him.



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Bear Bryant died one month after he coached his final game, in January of 1983.

Players' careers are relatively finite, but coaches (as you pointed out) are different.

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albany ed 01-31-2026 07:45 AM
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Originally Posted by YDFL Commish (Post 342898)
1. I use to agree with this sentiment. But, let's say a coach coaches until he's 74 and then dies before he can be inducted into the HOF. IMO, that would be heartbreaking for his family and unfair to him.
....
Two words. Junior Seau

YDFL Commish 01-31-2026 01:09 PM
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Originally Posted by albany ed (Post 342910)
Two words. Junior Seau
We are not talking about rare instances. We are talking about the law of averages.

albany ed 01-31-2026 04:09 PM
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Originally Posted by YDFL Commish (Post 342917)
We are not talking about rare instances. We are talking about the law of averages.

Law of averages? So how many coaches died less than 5 years after retirement but fortunately made the HOF after that 1 year and were able to enjoy the honor?

YDFL Commish 01-31-2026 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by albany ed (Post 342920)
Law of averages? So how many coaches died less than 5 years after retirement but fortunately made the HOF after that 1 year and were able to enjoy the honor?
At no time did I say 1 year after. I only said before he could be inducted to the HOF. Since we only have 4 1st ballot HOF coaches, who knows how long that could be?

Colts And Orioles 01-31-2026 09:17 PM
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Originally Posted by YDFL Commish (Post 342925)



At no time did I say 1 year after. I only said before he could be inducted to the HOF. Since we only have 4 1st ballot HOF coaches, who knows how long that could be ???



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Bobby Bowden was still coaching when he was elected to the College Football Hall-of-Fame when was 76 years-old. Bill Snyder was also 76 years-old when he was elected while still coaching in 2015. John Ralston was 65 years-old when he was elected while still coaching in 1992, and John Gagialrdi was 80 years-old when he was elected while still coaching in 2006.

I'm fine with coaches that are well beyond their 60th birthday and still coaching being elected to the Hall-of-Fame, in the pros and in college ...... Bear Bryant never got to see his induction because he died when he was 69 right after he finished coaching his final game, and he was not elected until 1986, 3 years after he died.

A coach might live until he is 99 years-old like John Wooden did, he might live until he is 90 like Don Shula did, he might live until he is 82 like Chuck Noll did, or he might drop dead at 57 like Vince Lombardi did ...... if players regularly continued playing well into their 60's and 70's like coaches often do, I would be OK with them not waiting to be retired for 5 years for induction, also.

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Puck 02-01-2026 11:43 AM
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Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefter
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Ravens are hiring former Colts assistant Charlie Gelman as their Game Manage Coordinator and defensive assistant. Gelman will replace Daniel Stern, who is expected to become the Browns’ associate head coach.
https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/20...806219647?s=20

Hoopsdoc 02-01-2026 03:16 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Puck (Post 342844)
Am I really the only one on here that thinks BB not getting 1st Ballot is complete bullshit? I don't like the guy but

Love him or hate him. The guy is the best coach in NFL history.
No, it’s bullshit. If that guy isn’t a first ballot hall of famer, no one is.

YDFL Commish 02-01-2026 03:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Puck (Post 342941)
Probably not a great loss.

IndyNorm 02-01-2026 08:41 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc (Post 342945)
No, it’s bullshit. If that guy isn’t a first ballot hall of famer, no one is.
Vince Lombardi, who didn't cheat, wasn't a 1st ballot HOFer. Not sure why a cheating POS like Belicheat should be put ahead of him.

Dam8610 02-02-2026 09:13 AM
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Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc (Post 342945)
No, it’s bullshit. If that guy isn’t a first ballot hall of famer, no one is.
One of the first times anyone has held Belicheat accountable for his cheating, and we're saying that's anything but warranted? Why?

Oldcolt 02-02-2026 11:11 AM
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Originally Posted by Dam8610 (Post 342971)
One of the first times anyone has held Belicheat accountable for his cheating, and we're saying that's anything but warranted? Why?
This isn't being held accountable, it's your prototypical tempest in a teapot. A nothing burger. He will get in next year and the entire thing will be forgotten. Hall of Fames are egotistical bullshit anyway. Lombardi's are what counts and the dude has a ton of those. All this other crap is someone's opinion. I am betting most of us are old enough to not give a shit anymore about what most people think.

Colts And Orioles 02-02-2026 03:03 PM
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These are 2 separate articles, both on the same subject ...... Game Management Specialist Charlie Gelman.




The Colts Lose Coveted Shane Steichen Assistant (And Nobody’s Talking About It)

(By Lee Vowell)

https://horseshoeheroes.com/indianap...lking-about-it




The Colts Lose Important In-Game Strategist to AFC Foe

(By Jake Arthur)

https://roundtable.io/sports/nfl/col...ist-to-afc-foe

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Racehorse 02-02-2026 05:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 342989)
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These are 2 separate articles, both on the same subject ...... Game Management Specialist Charlie Gelman.




The Colts Lose Coveted Shane Steichen Assistant (And Nobody’s Talking About It)

(By Lee Vowell)

https://horseshoeheroes.com/indianap...lking-about-it




The Colts Lose Important In-Game Strategist to AFC Foe

(By Jake Arthur)

https://roundtable.io/sports/nfl/col...ist-to-afc-foe

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I will read both articles, but I am not a big fan of horseshoeheroes. They post a lot of clickbait stuff with no substance.

AlwaysSunnyinIndy 02-02-2026 06:52 PM
Wow - Gus Bradley got another Defensive Coordinator job.

And it is with a division rival - the Titans!

However, looks like new Head Coach Robert Saleh will be calling the defensive plays on game day, not Bradley.


https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/2018438138587414534

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The Titans are hiring Gus Bradley as their defensive coordinator, sources tell The Insiders.

Robert Saleh adds a trusted piece to his staff.

Colts And Orioles 02-02-2026 07:38 PM
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Originally Posted by Racehorse (Post 342995)



I will read both articles, but I am not a big fan of horseshoeheroes. They post a lot of clickbait stuff with no substance.



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The Horseshoes article is actually more detailed than the other article that I posted ...... but, whatever floats your boat.

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Hoopsdoc 02-02-2026 08:22 PM
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Originally Posted by AlwaysSunnyinIndy (Post 343001)
Wow - Gus Bradley got another Defensive Coordinator job.

And it is with a division rival - the Titans!

However, looks like new Head Coach Robert Saleh will be calling the defensive plays on game day, not Bradley.


https://x.com/TomPelissero/status/2018438138587414534
Yeah, I was laughing heartily at the Titans as I skimmed the story about it until I read that Saleh will still be calling the plays.

Damnit.

Hoopsdoc 02-02-2026 08:25 PM
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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 342989)
o


These are 2 separate articles, both on the same subject ...... Game Management Specialist Charlie Gelman.




The Colts Lose Coveted Shane Steichen Assistant (And Nobody’s Talking About It)

(By Lee Vowell)

https://horseshoeheroes.com/indianap...lking-about-it




The Colts Lose Important In-Game Strategist to AFC Foe

(By Jake Arthur)

https://roundtable.io/sports/nfl/col...ist-to-afc-foe

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Ehh, I think the Colts success on 4th down had more to do with Jonathan Taylor and the offensive line than it did with Gelman.

Colts And Orioles 02-02-2026 08:41 PM
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Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc (Post 343013)



Ehh, I think the Colts success on 4th down had more to do with Jonathan Taylor and the offensive line than it did with Gelman.



o


OK.

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Colts And Orioles 02-03-2026 01:42 PM
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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 342857)
o


Bill Belichick was the head coach of teams that made it to 9 Super Bowls ...... but in my rat's ass of an opinion, his most impressive piece of work was the 2008 season when the Patriots went 11-5 with Matt Cassel at quarterback. Tom Brady had missed that entire 2008 season with a knee injury, yet somehow Belichick's team went 11-5, anyway ...... and in addition to that, when Brady returned the very next season the Patriots went 10-6, and were blown out by the Ravens in the Wildcard round of the playoffs on their homefield in Foxborough.

The Matt Cassel-led 2008 Patriots team didn't make the playoffs that year even though they had a record of 11-5, because the AFC was stacked in 2008. They are only one of 2 teams ever not to make the playoffs with an 11-5 record (the 1985 Denver Broncos were the other 11-5 team to do so) ...... and in hindsight, I think that it's a shame that that 2008 team didn't make the playoffs because if they had and had done well (with Matt Cassel at quarterback), it would have put an undeniable, permanent stamp on the fact that those Patriots teams were loaded on both sides of the ball, and were led by one of the greatest coaches of all-time.


As I stated before, Bill Belichick led the Patriots to 9 Super Bowls in his tenure as coach ...... but I would argue that his best year as a head coach was when he led the Patriots to an 11-5 record with Matt Cassel at quarterback.



The 2008 Patriots Will Forever Be Bill Belichick’s True Masterpiece

(Draft America Administration)

https://draftamerica.com/the-2008-pa...e-masterpiece/

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Speaking of the Patriots succeeding without Tom Brady ......




Tom Brady Won’t Be Rooting for the Patriots in Super Bowl LX ...... 6-Time Champ Explains His Reasoning

(By John Breech)

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/s...s-vs-seahawks/

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Racehorse 02-03-2026 03:15 PM
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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 343005)
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The Horseshoes article is actually more detailed than the other article that I posted ...... but, whatever floats your boat.

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I saw that. I was shocked to see that.

Racehorse 02-03-2026 03:17 PM
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Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles (Post 343043)
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Speaking of the Patriots succeeding without Tom Brady ......




Tom Brady Won’t Be Rooting for the Patriots in Super Bowl LX ...... 6-Time Champ Explains His Reasoning

(By John Breech)

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/s...s-vs-seahawks/

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And people say Manning was bitter because the Colts cut him. I think Brady is the bitter one.

AlwaysSunnyinIndy 02-04-2026 12:37 PM
And Reich is back in the NFL...not as a Head Coach but as an Offensive Coordinator.

I guess that interim gig with Stanford scratched an itch and he decided he wasn't finished coaching yet.


https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/2019052051997565236

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Source: the Jets are hiring former Panthers and Colts HC Frank Reich as their offensive coordinator.

Reich also was Stanford’s interim head coach last season, but now he returns to the NFL.

YDFL Commish 02-04-2026 07:54 PM
Quote:
Originally Posted by Hoopsdoc (Post 343012)
Yeah, I was laughing heartily at the Titans as I skimmed the story about it until I read that Saleh will still be calling the plays.

Damnit.
Play calling wasn't Bradley's biggest fault, it was his lack of holding players accountable. I don't expect that to change. Tit's fans will be severely disappointed.

ukcolt 02-05-2026 02:05 PM
Tony Sparano interview
 
I enjoyed the below youtube interview on the colts show with our offensive line coach Tony Sparano, thought some of you might like to watch


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2475e02rQng

AlwaysSunnyinIndy 02-12-2026 10:23 AM
Looks like the Colts have identified who their new DL coach is going to be: Marion Hobby. The wording is "expected to hire" so not all the i's are dotted and t's are crossed. Apparently his current contract with Arkansas has some strong non-compete language that included NFL teams.

Anyway, assuming that gets resolved, Marion Hobby has experience at both the college and NFL level.

And, of course, previously worked with Lou in Cincinnati.


https://x.com/mzenitz/status/2021777153910784442

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The Colts are expected to hire Arkansas’ Marion Hobby as defensive line coach, sources tell CBS Sports.

Hobby, who has 10 years of NFL experience, worked with Indy DC Lou Anarumo in Cincinnati from 2021-24. Helped Trey Hendrickson post a total of 35 sacks in 2023 and ‘24.

Puck 02-23-2026 01:27 PM
https://x.com/AdamSchefter/status/20...866182534?s=20

Adam Schefter
@AdamSchefter
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Colts made these additions to their coaching staff: Tyrell Brown as strength and conditioning assistant, Jeremy Bruce as defensive quality control coach, Dillon Doyle as defensive quality control coach, Marion Hobby as defensive line coach and Aditya Krishnan as game management coordinator.


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