Favre does that shit because he’s an attention whore, Moore and Mudd had/have to figure out two sets of complex and changing NFL rules (on pensions and on consultants) before they can clear up the issue.

First, let’s not pretend to know how pivotal the role of any of the four departed coaches was for the team’s success. The fact is, no one on this site has any way of knowing for sure how big of an impact these coaches had. I’ll assume their coaching and guidance have not hurt the team for the most part, and will assume that their legacy speaks for itself, but how “key” they’ve been in the team’s success is anyone’s guess that is not intricately involved in the organization itself.

Second, agree or disagree with MRW on this, the fact is, this team will be better of if the loss of Mudd/Moore, to whatever degree it is the team’s loss, be handled quickly. This team needs to be focused on developing its “new identity,” however that identity will change under the new coaches, and adjust the team chemistry in relation to those changes. This up-in-the-air, they’re gone, no they’re still here, well they are but only kinda, stuff is not good for the team right now.

Decide if they’re going to be a part of the team or not, figure out how they will and when they will, and AT LEAST the players know about it NOW! If you want to be real cool about it, you could throw the fans a bone about it too.

My 2cp.

What sort of idiotic stance is that? Listen, Moore and Mudd are gone. I like the guys, but its time to move on and develop in a new direction. This is just a distraction and it also interferes with the direction the team is going in. Its true the pension system is a raw deal, but its time to look past that and into the future.

I say sign both the assistant to full time coordinators and move on and the sooner we do that the better. Its time to take the training wheels off and move in a new direction. I swear Shake whenever things change with this team you’re mind just closes shut like a bear trap.

To use an old expression of my grandmother’s….

I think the only ones competent to measure the cost/benefit of the disruption and distraction are Colts brass. My assumption is that Mudd/Moore still have gas left in the tank and give good value. The fact that everybody interviewed wants them back in some capacity indicates the Colts think the same way.

The issue then is the negatives (the costs) associates with this being unknown. To that I only say, It’s May. Give it 4 weeks. We are in uncharted waters—sometimes explorers get lucky and discover new worlds, and sometimes sea monsters swallow them instead. Right now we’re still close to shore and safe. Come July, if it’s still murky, then it may be wisest to say adios to M/M.

In short, I think it’s too soon to cut the cord. These guys still have value that outweighs the distraction factor. Their replacements have worked under them for a combined 12 years, so they are not going to change a whole lot, and if M/M step back into the picture in late June, it should be fairly seamless.

Let me try again.

And just in case, here are some key quotes which reflect a less annoyed Peyton. I hate how the media loves their shit storms. (Emphasis Mine)

"I can’t tell you what’s going on," Manning said. "I will say I don’t think it’s been the most properly communicated scenario around here. But we have learned to deal with change and be prepared to adjust. It’s still somewhat of an open book the last I’ve heard about it.

"If they come back as consultants — status quo — it’s really hard for me to answer. I really don’t know what the word consultant means and I don’t know if anybody does. I know Tom Moore always told me that he talked to other teams that had consultants — he thought that was kind of a scary word. He thought all a consultant ever did was come in and second-guessed every play call you made."

and this about Caldwell:

"I think we’re still in the middle of [coaching staff changes], seeing how they’re going to play out. I think everybody’s getting to know coach Caldwell. I feel like I know him as a quarterback’s coach, but I’m getting to know him as a head coach," he said.

"Every team meeting, I’m sitting on the front row, upright with my pen and paper out. Everybody wants to make a good impression on the new coach. He told us in the first meeting [that] he’s 54 years old, [former] coach Dungy has a big influence on him, he’s going to do some things the way coach Dungy did them, but a lot of things he’s going to do his own way."

"However that plays out, I’m not ready to give you my closing remarks on Tom and Howard. Tom and I did have a meeting three weeks ago and it was somewhat of an emotional meeting. It was 7 a.m. We were saying good-bye not knowing if it was official or not. We took some time to share some personal thoughts. It’s hard to do it in an hour meeting after 11 years of being together. A lot of meetings and a lot of private conversations," he said.

This is from the Terre Haute News – Tribstar.com