Will Chuck Pagano have job Monday morning?

[DRob]

Somebody has to go and it's usually the head coach whether the poor season is his fault or not. Pagano is certainly not responsible for the injured QB parade but he's one of the faces, if not THE face, of the team. Grigson may have to take the "credit" for the awful offensive line but that can be fixed in the off-season if Irsay will spend the money. My biggest worry is about Luck. He's young and has a great career ahead of him if he has an O line to play behind. If the Colts don't prop it up, he should take the next plane out of Indy.

 

[Joe G]

NOT only NO, but H@ll NO !!!!!

 

[BigBoxaJunk]

I saw an interview with Pagano earlier in the year saying that this was going to be his last coaching gig. But, ya just never know.

I hadn't heard that, I get the impression that there are several teams that were interested in him if/when he parts ways with the Colts.

Who knows, maybe he'll come back to Indianapolis with some other team and kick our butts some day.

 

[sharkey]

I've said for quite a awhile now that they need a fired up coach who would get in the players faces when they screw up. When was the last time they had someone like that ?
Spend some big bucks and get Bill Cowher to come out of the broadcast booth and make him GM/head coach.

Why we drafted a wide receiver in the first round when everyone knew we needed OL and DL help is beyond me.

Unnamed sources for an axe-grinder at a dishonest network aside, if at all accurate... KRAVITZ: Grigson?s "meddling" helped undermine soon-to-be-fired - 13 WTHR Indianapolis

 

[Super Bee]

I've said for quite a awhile now that they need a fired up coach who would get in the players faces when they screw up. When was the last time they had someone like that ?
Spend some big bucks and get Bill Cowher to come out of the broadcast booth and make him GM/head coach.

I do not see that happening. He has been courted by teams with far deeper pockets than the Colts, Coach Cowher is quite happy were he is.

 

[Spear Dane]

The miracle required for the Colts to make it:

Indianapolis can clinch the AFC South division title with:
1) IND win + HOU loss + IND ties HOU in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over HOU
(Note: IND ties HOU in strength of victory tiebreaker and clinches strength of schedule tiebreaker over HOU if BOTH of the following occurs:
• a) all of the following teams win: BAL, ATL, BUF, DEN, MIA
• b) OAK win or tie + PIT win or tie as long as both teams don't tie)

 

[ArcadiaGP]

Irsay denies ESPN report that Pagano will be released - TheIndyChannel.com

 

[Spear Dane]

Indy finishes on a two game winning streak with a patchwork team that bears little resemblance to the one that took the field 17 weeks ago and they do so with an 8-8 record. Considering the complete disaster that our QB situation has been for most of that time...I say well done Coach Pagano and hope to see you next year.

 

[Leadeye]

Meh, it all boils down to cash for the irsays.

 

[mikebol]

+1. Now if we could just release Irsay....

 

[jblomenberg16]

Nice to see the Colts win, albeit against the worst team in the NFL (could be a toss-up between the Titans and Browns I guess). Perhaps the ability to put together a couple wins with guys that weren't even on an NFL roster a few weeks ago shows the ability of the staff to coach, and perhaps highlights the front offices lack of ability to find 56 guys to make a team week 1.

I'm sure Chuck is gone none the less, and there were some bad coaching moves this year, including several games early where the team was not clearly ready to play. Hopefully Grigson gets his walking papers too.

 

[magic man]

https://www.change.org/p/jim-irsay-...s-indianapolis-colts-gm-and-keep-chuck-pagano

 

[churchmouse]

Indy finishes on a two game winning streak with a patchwork team that bears little resemblance to the one that took the field 17 weeks ago and they do so with an 8-8 record. Considering the complete disaster that our QB situation has been for most of that time...I say well done Coach Pagano and hope to see you next year.

Nice to see the Colts win, albeit against the worst team in the NFL (could be a toss-up between the Titans and Browns I guess). Perhaps the ability to put together a couple wins with guys that weren't even on an NFL roster a few weeks ago shows the ability of the staff to coach, and perhaps highlights the front offices lack of ability to find 56 guys to make a team week 1.

I'm sure Chuck is gone none the less, and there were some bad coaching moves this year, including several games early where the team was not clearly ready to play. Hopefully Grigson gets his walking papers too.

Yup......the absolute worst team and we struggled with them.

 

[BE Mike]

Yup......the absolute worst team and we struggled with them.

I really wasn't expecting a Colt win with a 3rd and 4th string QB who had been with the team for just a few days. I think, everything considered, we ended the season pretty well at .500. Chuck has coached well. I think the problems are with the GM. Pagano's record of 41-23 with the Colts ain't bad at all.

 

[Hoosier45]

I think Chuck WILL still be the coach Monday morning, but only because his meeting with Irsay will be in the afternoon.

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

Guess we'll know shortly: Chuck Pagano to meet with Jim Irsay this morning | ProFootballTalk

Personally I'd be ok with getting rid of Grigson and keeping Pagano, but that's probably not going to happen. Anyone betting on Harbaugh as replacement?

 

[velociraptor]

Guess we'll know shortly: Chuck Pagano to meet with Jim Irsay this morning | ProFootballTalk

Personally I'd be ok with getting rid of Grigson and keeping Pagano, but that's probably not going to happen. Anyone betting on Harbaugh as replacement?

Irsay will need to write a VERY large check for that to happen. Harbaugh is currently making bank.

Jim Harbaugh contract: Salary, buyout details revealed

Harbaugh will make a minimum of $40.1 million over the seven years

 

[chipbennett]

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.

 

[historian]

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.

QFT

 

[JeremiahJohnson]

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.

Agreed - if Grigson stays the new guy's in for a rough road.