I interpret "all in" to mean they knew he was the guy and wanted him, and if that's the case, by definition, they would have made an offer.

So something doesn't add up there.

Nagy isn't ready anyway. Bears are going to suck.

I really get the feeling the Colts are a headless organization right now. Probably not going to change as long as Irsay is running it.

Hub Arkush from PFW says that his sources indicate that it’ll be McDaniels in Indy.

McDaniels is a good pick but damnit fuckit I hate the cheaters.

Keeping a tight lid on the leeks is essential in cooking. Bravo, Ballard! How's that for substance, JMV?

Lol....I ate a lot of leeks when I lived in England many moons ago.....as for leaks well I for one am not unhappy he's running a tighter ship.

Was that a recent tweet?

The perceived delay in news points toward their candidate being among the teams still in the playoffs, which suggests McDaniels.

Wasn't the origin of this story from a Chicago sportswriter? One way to put a good spin on the hiring by the Bears, would be to say that the Colts were all in and that Nagy chose the Bears as the better prospect.

If Nagy actually said that, then he obviously isn't HC material.

He said it on 670am yesterday.

I agree...just hope it'd be more like a Vintieri than the production they got from a Duane Allen.

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I'll be happy, at least at first, with anybody but Pagano. I like the fact that the Colts have been very quiet in their search. Ballard has even managed to keep Irsay quiet. If Irsay is really letting Ballard run this thing (and is seems he is) it bodes well for us Colt fans.

So Kris Richard has been fired by Seattle. We may not have picked him up as HC, but I wonder if he'd make a good DC for us now? I didn't think he'd make a lateral move but now that Seattle has fired him, he'll be looking.
This is esp interesting with the speculation that Ballard wants to run a 4-3 with cover-3 zone ala what Seattle has been doing.

Also I agree with a prev post - the fact that we have no hiring yet suggests that Ballard's candidate is still on a playoff team

The flip side to this idea is that Richard underwhelmed while overseeing one of the best defenses of the last decade. I know there are injuries. But he had plenty of stars still healthy but especially at home Seattle played below their standard. And with the way two veterans in Earl Thomas and Bobby Wagner were publicly bitching at each other I'm not convinced he lead the defense well or was respected.

And then there's the fact that he was fired. I don't see a compelling reason to want him here unless it's as a DB coach. From an outside perspective it looks like he wasn't ready to be a DC and he needs to pay some more dues before getting another chance.

I wonder if its already been agreed upon in principle with mcdaniels

according to this we might have interviewed someone on monday that hasnt been reported on.

https://www.stampedeblue.com/2018/1/...hing-candidate

Toub is the most likely scenario, but could be anyone.

Kravitz is on JMV right now and he said that his information is that the Colts haven't even asked permission yet to interview Toub. That said, he quickly went on to say that the colts organization are on information lockdown and he may have in fact interviewed and the media just don't know about it. In other news he said he's hearing that McDaniels is cooling down on his interest in the colts based on continued questions on Luck's health.

I would think they would’ve filed the interview request with the Chiefs and that would’ve been leaked.

I’m not sure why they’d hide an interview with Toub.

Uh, whoever had the Baylor head coach as your pick for the mystery interview candidate, come forward and collect your prize:

SOURCES: Baylor coach Matt Rhule interviewed for the Indianapolis Colts head coaching vacancy earlier this week. Rhule, who completed his first season with the Bears in November, spent the 2012 season as the New York Giants offensive line coach.

http://www.espn.com/espn/now?nowId=21-40015230-4

This is just bizarre. Not even the Browns have to reach so low for a sub 500 college coach. Just what the fuck is going on here?

Rhule is a good coach. He had Temple playing at a high level before he left.

Baylor was in a a hell of a bad situation after the Art Briles fiasco.

No thanks on the college coach.

I’ve been half expecting a dark horse hire. Someone like this dude who I’ve never heard of.

As others have mentioned, it is encouraging that there have been no leaks. Seems like they’re doing this right.

I agree this shows Ballard is in control of his house.

Look, I'm not going to be "out" if anyone is hired outside of Pagano being re-hired, basically. And I think most people don't really know shit about what coaches can or can't do anyway.

But I have to admit, I would be discouraged if Rhule was the guy.

My guess is he acquired the mother of all stashes to keep Jimmy occupied while he does his job.

The news about McDaniels potentially backing out is depressing.

When you consider his previous HC experience along with the 100% non-success rate of Belicheat assistants we're probably better off without him, but it definitely is concerning if it's b/c of Luck's health. Pure speculation but maybe that was what made Nagy "uncomfortable" with the Colts interview if he was getting the run around on Luck's situation.

Its not really news. News is something that can be verified. This is one guy's "hot take" on a situation that he probably has little to no insight into.

As we would say in the intelligence community. a single source does not an analysis make.

Walk Worthy,

I think people forget about Bill Obrien. I'd take him as HC
If Watson hadn't gotten hurt they may have competed for the 1-2 seed this yr

Bunch of speculative BS.

Could just be Ballard feeling him out for a possible spot other than HC. Position coach maybe.

There's a decent chance Luck is done, period. I'm not saying it's a definite, but prepare yourself for the possibility. I think it's 50/50 at this point.

Irsay, Grigson, and Pagano really ****ed up by not protecting the franchise.

Luck is not done.

The worst that happens is he has some lingering pain and plays this year with some lingering soreness and is not 100%. And perhaps he has to continue to play with a somewhat damaged shoulder and learns to compensate.

I would be shocked if he at least does not try to play again though.

Not that they did not screw it all up, they did, but it was less than 50% that Luck does not play again. I'd put it at 1-5%.

My comment was including O'Brien since his NFL record is below .500 and Houston was thinking about moving on at the end of the season. Good point on Watson. Not sure if they'd be a top playoff seed, but I'm sure O'Brien would be slightly above .500 than below. If I had to hire a Belicheat assistant and he was available I would definitely go with him.

While I agree that true news has to be verifiable, it's hardly a "hot take" if Kravitz has a source giving him this info. I didn't hear the interview, but that's the way it read to me.

Exactly! A player has to go through practices and games to fully trust his body again. Right now, he is not able to do so. Once he gets his PT done and all, he will be back on track. After that, it is up to the four inches between the ears. Irsay alluded to that being the biggest issue. It wouldn't surprise me if that is some of what he was doing in Europe to rehab those four inches as well as the rest.