Report: Jim Caldwell Will Indeed Be Retained As Colts Head Coach With Steve Spagnuolo Possibly As His Defensive Coordinator UPDATE Caldwell Fired, Spagnuolo DC Interview Confirmed

I feel like Spagnuolo got a bad rap for something that wasn’t his fault at all. He made their defense competent, and the front office is responsible for the fact that Sam Bradford has zero weapons. It’s not like the Rams were going to become powerhouse contenders in two years. I think getting him to be the Colts’ D-Coordinator would be awesome.

I LIKE THAT (Adam from workaholics voice)

This would make me happy knowing that Caldwell will have at least one good coordinator who could be called up as the head coach if Caldwell bungles it again.

I just expect to see more emotion from the on-the-field leader of a professional football team. I also think that many of his in-game decisions have been suspect and that he is regularly out-coached, especially in big games.
Maybe it really was the case that Caldwell was stymied/intimidated/controlled by Polian and without BP and “Toxic” Chris around Jimmy Irsay thinks Caldwell can get it done.
Maybe a real defensive guru like Spags will be enough, but keeping Caldwell will not be popular with the fan base.
With that being said I will not pretend that I know more about the situation than Jim Irsay, so I will not bitch and whine if he decides to keep Caldwell.
Oh, who am I kidding? Fire that bum!!!

Just like with the Manning injury report in 2010 (which was 1005 accurate, thank you), if our sources are wrong and feeding us bogus info, yours truly will write an article begging your forgiveness, and I will submit himself to have virtual bricks thrown at his face by all the people who like to troll me for being a supposed rumor whore.

But, the sources are solid and haven’t steered us wrong in the past. And no, I won’t tell you who they are. Personally, I hate quoting from or referencing anonymous sources, but that’s the business we work in.

As always, thanks for reading.

make the non-firing of Caldwell sting less. Jim Caldwell, HC: Offense. Steve Spagnuolo, HC: Defense.

Then Spags can take over next year, although I hope, he doesn’t suck. Compared to Colts, Rams gave up a couple times.

From Having 1 Coach with a 2-14 record to having 2 Coaches with a 2-14 record! Woohoo!!

Maybe the GM doesn’t like the coaches out there this year. Perhaps there will be a better coach available next year.

If we examine the KC 2011 sitch and the subsequent Haley firing and replacement by Romeo Crennel ;keeping Caldwell may not be such a bad idea.
It ensures the continuity that Irsay wants, keeps number 18 happy and likely to be back at center. And essentially allows Caldwell to spend the first 4 games in 2012 reapplying for his job. If he cannot cut it he will be replaced by Spags.

For me, retaining Caldwell is a good sign because it means Manning is probably healthy and will start. Trade that first pick for 4-5 extra picks in 2012 and 2013. Caldwell doesn’t get a new extension next season unless he’s miraculously become better at managing the game and Spagnuolo, whose had a year to become familiar with the offensive system, becomes the next head coach for the last few years of Manning.

Sounds like a good idea to me. I thought Spagnuolo was a really good coach in St. Louis. After all, they were the NFL’s darlings in the 2010-2011 season

It’s worth noting that La Canfora (bleh) reported that Spags was due to re-join the Eagles last week. Hopefully the deal (if there ever was one…) fell through and Irsay reels him in. Like most said, it would make the Caldwell decision sting less (I like the fact that it likely means Peyton will be kicking butt in ’12 though.) and Spags would be a great addition.

First off BBS, I don’t think you know what ‘Lame Duck’ stands for. Lame duck means there is nothing to fight for because you have no chance of being retained (i.e. a president at the end of their 2nd term.) Caldwell could clearly come back if he proves to us that he can be effective without Polians’ leash.

Second, I think Spags was given a raw deal in St Louis because of their injury situations, etc this year. He turned their defense into a pretty good unit with mediocre talent, and that’s being generous. Didn’t they play the Saints really close? Maybe Spagnuolo is the backup plan. If the Colts start anything worse than 2-2, Spagnuolo could easily step in and take over HC duties.

This could also be preparation for when Caldwell’s contract expires. Get Spags comfortable with the organization before he takes the HC role. If the Colts have to make lots of big cuts in regards to talented aging veterans, this could be a rough season upcoming. Spagnuolo, wouldn’t have to take the heat for the initial season and could come in to make his splash after a year of grooming Luck.

I’m not sure why Spags would come to Indy over the Eagles. The Eagles have more in place on defense and have a brighter future. Maybe he knows he actually has a shot at the head coaching job here after Caldwell’s 1 year (as long as he does well).

The Colts have responded back to us, and have offered no comment. In case you care, this is a big change from the norm. Under the previous regime, the Colts just ignored us. To get a response, and to get it as quickly as we got it this one, was a happy and welcome change.

This news makes me believe Peyton will be back with the Colts next year, regardless of his health, as keeping Caldwell only makes sense if Peyton will be here.

Just saw this on the Colts website…
http://blogs.colts.com/2012/01/17/the-indianapolis-colts-release-jim-caldwell/

Stampede Blue is slacking on reporting Caldwell being fired…

jumping the gun…lol….lol

It said Caldwell is retained.
Now it’s saying fired.

I’m certainly very happy, but I’m not going to celebrate a good man being fired. Unfortunately it was deserved. I wish him the best.

unbelievable

Wow so releived now… :-)

I’m not excited to see what he does with Josh Freeman. Here’s to hoping he doesn’t turn Tampa into a SB contender and make us regret it. Will he be a great HC? Probably not. Lots of other coaches have thrived though after coming out of a poisonous situation, i.e. Bellichick.

The story is updated, and we have a ‘Caldwell Fired’ story on the homepage.

Before I submit my face to be whacked by virtual bricks, I’d like to see how the Spagnuolo thing plays out. I don’t believe the people who talk to me lied, and they are credible. It’s possible that they were fed bad info to test ‘leaks,’ or they got the info wrong.

In any case, I’m actually quite happy the info that I, Mike Chappell, Phil Wilson, and Jake Query posted was wrong. I wanted Caldwell fired. #NewEra

for what he’s been writing about Caldwell’s hiring. Plenty of people get incorrect info from incorrect sources. I DO, however, think the foot is in the mouth regarding a certain journalist needing to apologize when, in fact, he was correct.

and that if he hadn’t Caldwell would still be here.