Jim Caldwell Took A Beating Last Night For Awful Coaching Job

That was on display last night for Caldwell and Larry Coyer. Even if you think your players can’t do certain things, like cover anyone,you have to make adjustments when it’s not working. They have time and time again NOT DONE THAT !!!!!

When your team is weakened due to injury, the underdog in each game, why come out and play vanilla defense and offense? Throw in some wrinkles, surprise’s, do something different to try and win. One thing I don’t see from this coach is, unlike Dungy’s teams, in the 2nd half they would come out with adjustments to whatever wasn’t working. I don’t see that with Caldwell’s teams, they seem to do the same things that don’t work over and over. I’m hoping for a new head coach & defensive coordinator next season. Peace

And its not even close. How did you find a picture of Hhim with his mouth open????! Thats a miracle

FIRE THIS LOSER NOW!!

The 4th & 3 decision was terrible. Jeff Fischer or Bill Cowher!!!!

But I don’t blame him for last night. They played prevent D because they have Powers and a bunch of guys that should bot be in the NFL. If Constanzo and Ijilana don’t go down they win last night. You can’t win when half of the guys on the field should be selling cars or insurance.

I am ok with Polian leaving not because I am sore about his picks…which are not as bad as many fans are saying…but because this team needs to change its philosophy and get strong on both lines. If Polian still want to use this scheme which runs countercyclical to 5th grade physics…then he needs to go. That being said Irsay is not going to make such a move and that’s what concerns me most about the franchise.

Forget about getting Chucky Billick Fisher or Cowher…they will not put up with Polian. They will hire a puppet who has charisma and won’t look like one.

Caldwell still had no business coaching this team.

So let’s see. Playing without his franchise quarterback, his starting offensive tackles, his starting defensive tackles and a quarterback making his first NFL start, the Colts go on the road in a prime time time game against a playoff contender and almost win. His team was ready to play and they played their guts out. Could he have been a little more aggressive, sure, but most coaches in the league do the same thing.
It’s the same old thing, when you win everything is great, when you lose let’s blame someone.

I like how the post suggests it was an obvious fumble that should have been challenged. It wasn’t at all obvious, but I guarantee you if Caldwell challenged and lost the post would have ripped him for a stupid challenge.

Well at least Caldwell wasn’t the worst coach on the field last night. Raheem Morris is awful. Preparation..NO, solid game plan..NO, competent play calling…NO, confused look on the sidelines…YES.

I am beginning to think many of these posts and statements are exaggerated to encourage readership…the writers here know what is really going on. Kinda the Colin Cowherd school of journalism.

I would like to see the personel and scheme change more than Polian. If the FO whiffs on the 12 draft then its a different story. Polian has put 7 SB teams on the field…that does not exonerate him for poor drafts recently but I am willing to give him a chance. We will see if they make needed changes in the philosophy of the team and its construction. If they refuse then a change will be needed.

…should also be receiving the salaries of Caldwell, Christensen, and the QB coach because Manning does everything. People always say, not 1 player is bigger than the team, well this definitely ain’t true. Manning is not only the poster boy for the Colts, Manning is the Colts. Without Manning, the Colts are just crap. It’s like Michael Jordan and the bulls, without their #1, the team is nothing.

If Sweater Vest wasn’t serving a suspension, he would have been all over the fumble challenge.

While Caldwell didn’t personally lose last night’s game, his game day coaching abilities are so shitty it’s sad and laughable. He makes zero adjustments, takes zero chances, and constantly makes boneheaded calls. There were a couple of 4th and short situations where going for it would have made sense. The 3rd and inches play action rather that run was questionable at best. Show some balls, or a bit of command of your team on the sidelines. Feel free to be creative, just a little bit.

When it comes to shitty NFL head coaches, he’s up there with Mike Tice, Brad Childress, Marty Morningwheg, and Dick Jauron to name a few.

Calling a play action pass on 3rd and short in itself wasn’t a bad decision. The first option was Dallas and he got tripped up. It’s the fact that we punted after the incompletion. I think a good coach is thinking about the whole picture, which Caldwell doesn’t. I picture a good coach saying without hesitation, “F*ck it. If we don’t pick this up on 3rd down, we’ll get it on 4th down.”

The reason the Colts are 0-4 is very simple, Peyton Manning is hurt. If he plays, the Colts are, at worst, 3-1. That is the only reason.

horrible coaching on offense and defense last night, outcoached in the SB, outcoached agaisnbt Jets in playoffs last year,, Peyton covers up for a lot of bad coaching, now it is showing,, i hope Cower, Grusen , and Fisher are on speed dail in

I’m not on the bandwagon to start firing coaches or executives, but I’d suggest if you are looking for coaches or executives to blame, Clyde Christensen is a real good place to start. The defense this year has been pretty good – at least as good as it has been in recent years. It’s the offense that has been awful. Granted alot of that is due to the absence of #18, but you still ought to be able to manage some TD drives with this team’s receiving talent. Clark, Collie & Tamme combined still haven’t reached 200 yards receiving for the entire season.

Consider also how the main players came to their present posts. Bill Polian has had a hall of fame career as an NFL exec. Caldwell was hand-picked by a guy who has seen numerous proteges find success as NFL head coaches. Coyer also had shown some solid success as a DC elsewhere – I recall most comments around here when he came on viewed him as a significant upgrade. But Christensen got his job mostly because he was the only offensive position coach with OC experience when pension issues forced Tom Moore into a consultant’s role.

Note also that Dungy was run out of Tampa because he was unable to develop an effective offense. When he came here our situation was reversed, so he wisely kept Tom Moore and most of his staff. The exceptions were Christensen and Caldwell. And now that Christensen has been OC, all of the old pre-Dungy offensive assistants have been nudged out the door. Despite coming in as a continuity pick, he’s completely revamped his staff by replacing some very highly respected assistants with coaches in their first NFL position.

Before I get banned. I want to make a last post. The truth is that the Colts have been built wrong from day one. They have overly invested on offensive skill players and never addressed glaring holes at DT CB and since Tarik retired LT. They were too small and soft to win in January mane…common sense says that LBs that weight 225 and DTs that weigh 270 are gonna have trouble against the run.

The Tampa 2 worked with down south because they had Sapp and Booger anchoring the middle which gave everyone room to manuver. Fans should really be calling on the team to abandon the Dungy strategy as opposed to crying about this years debacle. Smaller players that are fast but can’t make a tackle are not gonna get it done. Ask Philly and Atlanta…two teams also built wrong. There is a reason Bob Sanders was not drafted earlier…its because other GMs knew he was too small to play in their scheme and would not hold up. Polian has drafted well…until the last two yrs for this scheme…It’s the foundation that is cracked.

Caldwell is a bad coach but no one could win with these players sans Manning. They should have spent more effort in finding lineman as opposed to spending scouting efforts on more Manning weapons. This team had looks at other SBs and failed because when its 15 degrees and snowing you have to run and stop the run. The year they won was because of defense againt the Ravens and in the SB not Peyton chucking it around. Look at the Patriots…when they stopped running and playing D they stopped advancing in the playoffs! They will not win a SB with five wide sets. It won’t happen. It’s a passing league for sure. But in January you have to have the manpower to win games in poor conditions

What I am hoping for is that the FO will address the REAL problem…get a stud DT to anchor the D. Drop the cover 2 and use Wheeler and even Hughes as blitzers. Get another cover corner to compliment Powers. Get a kick returner…I’m not saying they need to switch to a 3-4 or completely clean house. But they have to get tough mean and angry in the trenches. If Polian will take note I think they have a chance. If they keep the same scheme…its ova!!!

You guys that want to cry over spilled milk have at it. But those years are gone. I prefer to focus on rebuilding and quickly. This team has some great vets and some young players with potential. Connor and Angerer along with Nevis are keepers! They draft well and get four contributors for 2012 they could emerge again. But I guess I am weak and stupid for not crying…

If Manning plays this team is a super bowl contender and this board would be complaining about something else.
 
By the way I think the Colts should go pluck a “stud” DT and cover corner off the “stud defensive player” tree out back. Really, every team in the league is looking for players like that. Who do you suggest that we get? They should also get a great safety and linebacker as long as they are looking.

If healthy, a big if. this team is a contender.

Stud defensive tackles and db’s are usually found much higher in the first round than when the Colts pick. They picked the best player at that spot based upon their evaluations. Most draft “experts” had all those players as late first round picks. Contrary to what many on this board want to believe, very few late first round picks turn out to be stars. A few do but most are just “guys” and some are busts. It’s the same for every team not just the Colts.

For the sake of argument, how would everyone feel if Angerer was our first round pick and Hughes a second pick. My guess is everyone would be thrilled with a stud linebacker and, based on last night, a defensive end with potential.

You really are giving the Colts too much credit

Peyton is just THAT GOOD

Polian should be garotted

Fuck Polian for messing up Peyton’s career

At this point, I feel sorry for Luck if we do draft him – Polian will fuck over his career like he did Manning’s

I still liked caldwell. Maybe its because i dont get to watch many colts games, but after watching monday, i’m never going to support him again. Chris polian is the only person in the organization (besides the players) who i dont HATE now.