New Colts Coach for the next year: Pete Carmichael Jr.

by Ramon Navarrete on Oct 27, 2011 8:52 AM EDT

First I will like to say that I still consider myself a Colts fan, every Sunday I watch the Colts game hoping for a beam of light, hoping that the team I cheer for it´s going back to the ol´ ways (for those that have forgot I mean the "winning ways"), and hoping to see a pass defense that can stop at least one pass (and I’m not exaggerating). Of course there are a lot of positives that I’ve watch during this season, to give you some examples, Pat Angerer and Kavell Conner combo, Curtis ~~Cobain~~ Painter "breakthrough", Anthony Castonzo improvement of the OL, Drake Nevis as a potential "QBKilla", Delone Carter as a real power-back and Pierre Garcon as a potential #1 receiver. Another positive for all these season is that Peyton Manning has shown all critics that he is the best QB of all times .

Now of course that at 0-7 the most obvious negative thing of the season it’s the coaching department. And to be honest I never liked Caldwell as a coach and was because of a comment given by Peyton during the first off-season without Dungy. He said something like "I haven’t seen a lot of coaching out there" or something like that (please correct me if I’m wrong and if any of you fellow bloggers has a link for an article related to this, please post it below in the comments). This brings me to the topic of hiring new coaches to Indy (both head coach and defensive coach). And my first candidate for HC is Pete Carmichael Jr.

You might ask: who’s Pete Carmichael Jr.? Well, if you were watching last Sunday night game, you might remember that Coach Sean Payton wasn’t on the field due to a knee injury, so who was the guy that was calling the plays for the N.O. Saints? Who was the coach that "outcoached" our team"? The answer is Pete Carmichael Jr.

Pete Carmichael Jr. is in his third season as the Saints’ offensive coordinator after tutoring the club’s quarterbacks the previous three years. Throughout this time he has been a key figure in the planning and preparations of an offensive attack that has been ranked first in the NFL in yardage in three of the last five seasons, while leading the league in scoring for the 2008 and 2009 campaigns.

In 2010, the Saints finished third in the NFC and sixth in the NFL after averaging 372.5 yards of total offense, while finishing third in the league in passing, averaging 277.6 net yards per game through the air. The unit converted a club record 48.8% of their third down conversions and finished second in the conference and fifth in the league with 351 first downs, the second-most in club record books.

So I encourage you my fellow bloggers to post comments about who do think is going to be a good Coach for Indy. And remember ~~Keep Calm and Kerry on~~ at least if we are ‘lucky’ we can draft a really good QB prospect for next year’s draft and if we don’t have ‘luck’ with a QB there still are good talented players out there.

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Hiring an offensive minded coach is not where I see the Colts going. I believe either Mike Zimmer(Bengals DC), Rob Ryan(Cowboys DC), or Greg Williams(Saints DC) will be our next HC. We need a coach who will junk the cover Nobody, I mean Cover 2, use our LB’s and CB’s in a more effective blitzing role, and will teach our DL how to stop the run not play the run on the way to a sack oppurtunity. No more passive, gutless defenses and no more spineless, cowardly coaches. We have to much young talent to have it wasted by coaches who are just overmatched. Lets Go Colts.(Fan since 1968)

by finallysaved on Oct 27, 2011 9:06 AM EDT reply actions

Amen brother.

Offense will be fine. Just need Castanzo and Ijalana 100%, as well as Manning.

Defense needs an overhaul.

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by Bronn on May 17, 2011 4:56 PM EDT

by Sparhawk on Oct 27, 2011 11:21 AM EDT up reply actions

Agreed

Rather have a defensive coach in as head coach. Jeff Fisher…Bill Cowher anyone?

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by coldy4goldy on Oct 27, 2011 12:18 PM EDT up reply actions

the cover two isn't the problem

it’s the way the colts employ it….plus a lack of talent. u can’t shine a turd

by BLOODontheTRACKS on Oct 27, 2011 3:11 PM EDT up reply actions

THIS ^^^^^^^

by tim55 on Oct 28, 2011 12:55 PM EDT up reply actions

What about the DC for the Ravens? Zim would be a great pick too!

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by Bronn on May 17, 2011 4:56 PM EDT

by Sparhawk on Oct 27, 2011 11:23 AM EDT reply actions

I'm On Board for This!

by Next Man Up on Oct 27, 2011 6:30 PM EDT up reply actions

never thought of him

but stats back that up so hard to argue. i still think gregg williams is a solid choice. minus his time in buffalo (with little talent) no one can question what his defenses have done outside that time and that has been our issue for the last decade minus the SB run in 2006. perfect scenario would be gregg williams and pete carmichael jr coming aboard. lol

by Straight Out The Burbs on Oct 27, 2011 1:38 PM EDT reply actions

the best thing a gregg williams defense does

is cheap shot

by BLOODontheTRACKS on Oct 27, 2011 3:09 PM EDT up reply actions

I'm no coaching expert so go ahead and slam me if i'm wrong...

but what about Butch Davis?

He’s a defensive minded coach and UNC just let him go for reasons beyond his control (i think they’re fools for doing it). I know his head coaching experience at the NFL level isn’t amazing but lets face it, he was coaching the browns, not exactly a place that’s ideal for any coach. He’s had solid success at the college level and if you look at the guys he recruited and coached in college its clear he has an eye for talent and how to use it. Pair him up with a good Offensive Coordinator and I think he could be solid.

Like I said though, I’m no expert so if you have issues with this just tell me.

by khaostheory117 on Oct 28, 2011 10:46 AM EDT reply actions

I'm

all for Rob Ryan, Perry Fewell, or Carmichael

by Dito29 on Oct 29, 2011 11:48 AM EDT reply actions

I'm all for the Freaky Ryan

That Cowboy’s defense is pretty good. And think about any Colts-Jets showdown.

by coltsfan88 on Oct 30, 2011 5:00 PM EDT up reply actions

one of those three

i would rather keep caldwell and get rid of polian only. i let you guess which one of them it is.

by Straight Out The Burbs on Oct 29, 2011 10:49 PM EDT reply actions

Avoid the has beens and used to be's.

I see a lot of great suggestions here, and what I really like about all of the posts above is, with the exception of one or two, no one is suggesting bringing Gruden, Cowher or Fisher out of retirement. I for one would like to see a hungry young up and comer on the sidelines leading our team. But at this point, anything would be better than the human bobble head we have now.

by First Sergeant on Oct 30, 2011 8:53 PM EDT reply actions

I'd rather have Hoagy Carmichael than Caldwell.

by ActionOxford on Oct 30, 2011 9:12 PM EDT reply actions

so… people we rather see than caldwell… how about bob knight. i love to see him and bill polian go head to head on decisions. i don’t care about BK being a basketball coach i pay to see them go head to head just for the fun of it. although my money is on the grim reaper taking both of them after one round.

by Straight Out The Burbs on Oct 31, 2011 1:59 AM EDT up reply actions