Colts New Era: Colts Announce Hiring Of Ryan Grigson ON A BLOG!

by Brad Wells on Jan 11, 2012 10:59 AM EST in Colts News

The previous regime that ran not just the front office but the entire Colts organization in general was one of the most backwards groups of people when it came to new technologies and ways to communicate to fans. They hated blogs. They hated Twitter. The hated Facebook.

Basically, they hated the 21st century.

With the new people in charge of this franchise, a clear signal that things have changed was in the way they officially announced the hiring of new general manager Ryan Grigson. Colts owner Jim Irsay tweeted the followiing:

BIG NEWS, here u go Colts fans! http://t.co/9osNeDhx — @JimIrsay via Twitter

The link in Irsay's tweet is to a new blog on Colts.com.

So, to announce a big, new hire, the owner of the team tweeted the news and then interested a link to a blog in that tweet providing additional details.

For me, this is a wonderful change in the way this team, which had a terrible reputation when it came to communications, interacts with their fans.

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Welcome to Indy and Good Luck !

by MrBoJangles46 on Jan 11, 2012 11:05 AM EST reply actions

I wish good luck and a good Luck too!

by Ty46 on Jan 11, 2012 11:08 AM EST up reply actions

Heh

National Media leak and announcement via their own site… it’s not that great, at least not for the Indy Star…

by willyduer on Jan 11, 2012 11:28 AM EST reply actions

Sweet! But what does this mean for Caldwell?

When do we find out about his fate?

by doma1992 on Jan 11, 2012 11:41 AM EST reply actions

Change comes quick in Indy.

wow, Pretty cool indeed..

bbS Even when you have news to report you still somehow bring back talks about Polians..(lmfao)

by 67ChevILL on Jan 11, 2012 11:58 AM EST reply actions

BBS has an Axe to grind

Go Blue!

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by dezznutz1001 on Jan 11, 2012 2:08 PM EST up reply actions

So.

by Ayrshire on Jan 11, 2012 2:45 PM EST up reply actions

MAY I SUGGEST HIS FIRST ORDER OF BUSINESS

PLEASE FIRE CALDWELL,, he is a nice guy BUT I WANT A NEW GOOD HEAD COACH!!!!!!!!!!

by OBGYNOSUPREME on Jan 11, 2012 1:19 PM EST reply actions

Yawn

I will LMFAO of if the new GM goes back to secrecy.

its better anyways, all th elite teams do it, the Pats the saints, etc.

No reason to give away trade secrets to appease the media.

Just win and no one (IE: the fans) will care how much of an a-hole you are to the media.

Just ask Bill Belicheck

Go Blue!

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by dezznutz1001 on Jan 11, 2012 2:10 PM EST reply actions 2 recs

true

but better to not be an asshoile until he has proven he can win

by OBGYNOSUPREME on Jan 11, 2012 2:15 PM EST up reply actions

you can be secretive...

and not an asshole to the staff at 56th st and former players, creating divide, pushing good people out that were a part of a winning tradition etc..
Point being, you can be secretive and tight lipped, just leave out the arrogance prick-jag behavior

TTYL,
Big Blue Dawg

by BigBlueDawg on Jan 11, 2012 3:16 PM EST up reply actions