...Anyone betting on Harbaugh as replacement?
Jim?
What makes anyone think that Jim Harbaugh isn't exactly where he wants to be?
...Anyone betting on Harbaugh as replacement?
Just tagging to see what others have to say, when the eventual news comes out. I don't think Pagano is anything more than mediocre as a head coach. As a DC he's great. As a person and as a motivator, he's phenomenal. But he hasn't shown me that he's a top-tier head coach. That said, as long as Grigson goes, I can live with Pagano.
I think they both should go, though.
And the worst of all worlds is the one in which Pagano goes, but Grigson stays.
Pagano probably is a mediocre-or-slightly-better-than-that NFL coach. But, I don't see anyone better out there. Including Saban.
Cincy did/is doing well under him, but... a former Raiders head coach? That's tough to get my brain around. I mean, Mike Singletary is probably still available, too.
Pagano is average at best. There were too many times this season the team looked completely unprepared and outcoached. Grigson however should be thrown from the top of Lucas Oil for his efforts in failing miserably in providing the team with quality starters and backups. Both the offensive and defensive lines leak like broken dams, our DBs are soft, WRs are over rated, and Frank Gore is not a long term answer at RB. Not to mention his drafts....Richardson trade, Werner, Dorsett....He would be fortunate to only be fired if I were Irsay.
Unprepared should fall on the O and D coordinators. Pagano is ultimately responsible but the coordinators aren't cutting it.
Maybe just 2 or 3 healthy first string bodies might have made a hellova difference in the outcome this year but Indy isn't the only team that got beat up.
The mighty Patriots look fairly average as well. They too have been bitten by the injury gremlins.
Cam Chancellor got healthy for Seattle. They've been on a tear since.
It doesn't take a lot to dismantle the best laid plans of mice and men. This year that "Murphy" guy reared his ugly head.
Heads will roll....deserving or not.
Looks like the decision has been postponed until tomorrow (at least) according to what I'm seeing on WTHR. I hope that's a positive thing for Pagano. I think Grigson is the one that needs to go. Wasn't he a former lineman himself? From all I've seen, he wouldn't know a lineman (offensive or defensive) if one smacked that smug look off his face.
All teams are beat up. Green Bay lost their #1 receiver before the season started. Carolina is without their #1 receiver and back. Denver lost Peyton for weeks. Arizona is down to their 3rd string back. Seattle is down to their 3rd string RB too. Cincy lost Dalton. KC is missing couple key defensive guys. New England lost their RB, #1 and #2 receivers, and Gronk missed couple weeks. We lost one main player (Luck), but the truth is we weren't playing well with him. Other teams won with more injuries to main players than the Colts. We are not a championship caliber team.
Ellington was out for 3-4 weeks prior to Sunday and also in the early part of the season.
I agree that the O line needs toughening up. Losing Reggie left big shoes to fill, as well.The big issue with the Colts I feel is and has been a very poor offensive line. They have not had a decent running game for years, no matter who was running the ball, but Richardson last year was obviously the worst. Bradshaw (when healthy) was better, but think about Donald Brown and Boom Herron...still not an average running game. The offensive line left both quarterbacks way too vulnerable and it showed up every week.
Our free agent signings of Johnson (bad result) Carter (bad result) Gore (average, considering offensive line) did nothing to improve this team. We have less talent here than when Grigson showed up plain and simple. Our free agent signings (for the most part) and draft choices have been poor since he got here, and I don't think anyone can dispute that. Our offensive line could have been improved via the draft but we took a WR instead. Had the two WR listed above worked out we wouldn't have needed to stockpile WR and take another with a first round pick. Taking the "best player available" does nothing if your
They have not had a decent running game for years, no matter who was running the ball, but Richardson last year was obviously the worst.