I think the replacements polian had in the waiting who have been studying the sytem for 5 years or so as long as we have guys like peyton and jeff saturday will help them in transition will be okay. my concern when I heard the news of the forced retirement was….I hope this doesnt cause us to not win a superbowl.

these guys taking over arent just no names. pete metzelaars was part of the bills 4 superbowl teams with kelly as the qb. I dont know alot about clyde christensen other than he was interviewed for offensive coordinator jobs this past offseason and he has actually been with the recievers doing this the past 5 years.

it is a big loss in terms of losing legends in assistant coaches. their overall coaching of everywhere they have been as been nothing short of excellent. they have had the no.1 offense whereever they have coached. Im mad the NFL pretty much forced them to quit but I think polian brought in competent people. and I know they would have eventually retired in a few years too because they are both up there in age. 71 and 67.

this is the bright side Im looking at now is….I didnt want tom and john to go when jeff saturday or peyton left in about 5 or 6 years and then leaving not only the qb position dry along with the O line leader but the guys who runs the offense as well. that would have been really bad. this actually may be a small blessing if you want to look at the positive of it.

just like polian does with signing his players….keep the talent always coming in. he well is never dry. that goes for coaches too

the well…not ..he well is never dry. sorry

I dont know but I find some of these comments written about the transformation on other sports websites almost beyond laughable

some of the comments reading about the colts and their new assistants taking over for legends….this IS THE end of the colts….blah blah blah…. THE END of reign is done.

yes we didnt win the division last year so maybe the quote unquote end of the reign is true…but the end of the colts as a team?

when peyton manning doesnt suit up for the colts is when they can start making this claim. but to think the colts are just going to lay down and die this season… new assistants or not is NUTS. I think people are forgetting beyond the leaving of the two coaches that were forced out. we also just got rid of 2 coaches who sucked so bad because of dungys loyality not to fire them that these fans making these proclamations are sorely misinformed. we just added some HUGE weapons on both side of the ball and peyton is still in his prime. do they think these star players the colts have are just going to sit down on the field and not perform?? and the new people…we just got an added potent running game to go with our offense?? they too are going to sit and watch the other teams say…you lost your assistants so we are giving up. I DONT THINK SO

Let’s give these guys a fair chance. They learned under the best.

As for Kravitz…..SCREW HIM!!….When I want my Colts fix, THIS IS THE FIRST SITE I GO TO….PERIOD!!!! KEEP UP THE GREAT WORK AND GO COLTS!!!!!!

Moore and Mudd weren’t going to be around forever. They were two of the oldest coaches in the league and this was probably their last season anyway. Christenson has been with the colts for a long time, knows the system, knows how Tom and Peyton worked, and will not let any of that change. I was worried we would lose him in the offseason, but this is good news. If he was qualified enough to earn the title of Assistant Head Coach (he is), then I have no doubt he will stay the course with the Offense. If we got a new OC from outside the org., then I’d be a bit worried.

The same with Metzelaars. The guy was an understudy for perhaps the best OL coach in the league for a long time. I have total faith he knows what he’s doing and the guys will respect him. And of course, as long as Peyton and Saturday are running things on the field, nothing should change. Lets just hope the OL is a bit more healthy and productive than last year.

good grief. I meant howard mudd not the other line coach in john teerlinck. sorry

Im just happy we have capable replacements to even pick from

and…..we are very lucky the 49ers missed this hiring. very lucky

Here’s hoping the coaching carousel spins in Indy for the next decade. Time will get your QB too…sooner or later.

From Mike Reiss of the Boston Globe:

Almost every year before the Patriots and Colts played, it was commonplace to see Bill Belichick talking with Moore on the field before the game. With news that Moore was retiring, Belichick touched on his respect for him: “Tom Moore is one of the finest offensive coaches I have competed against. His system is consistently successful year in and year out, most recently with the Colts but throughout his career. I appreciate premier assistant coaches and Tom Moore is certainly one of the league’s best.”

that Clyde Christianson was Tony Dungy’s Offensive Coordinator the year he got fired for again not having an offense worth a darn and not scoring a TD in the playoffs for the third straight game?

Just saying, here in the bay area, hes considered a joke like Mike Shula. The difference between the two is Vanilla and French Vanilla.