Adam WellsJanuary 3, 2025
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The Indianapolis Colts are supposedly not likely to proceed from head coach Shane Steichen this offseason.
On the current episode of the Scoop City podcast (starts at 17:15 mark), The Athletic’s Dianna Russini kept in mind the “sense” from speaking with individuals around the NFL is that Steichen will stay with the Colts in 2025.
“I’ve had some discussions around the league, in regards to Shane Steichen. I do not get the sense that they’re going to make a relocation at this minute. That might be something that alters,” Russini stated.
In the consequences of Sunday’s 45-33 loss to the New York Giants that formally ended the Colts’ playoff hopes, there were a great deal of concerns about the existing and future instructions of the franchise.
The majority of the concerns had to do with basic supervisor Chris Ballard and the task he has actually done over the previous 8 seasons.
Per The MMQB’s Albert Breer, there have actually been “whisperings” around the league that the Colts might make a modification at basic supervisor.
Ballard’s performance history with Indianapolis is a variety. The group has simply one playoff win in 2 looks and 4 gaining seasons because he was employed in January 2017. They have not won an AFC South title, while the other 3 groups have actually won the department a minimum of 2 times throughout the previous 8 seasons.
Another huge issue for the Colts has actually been the advancement of second-year quarterback Anthony Richardson. He has actually revealed flashes of the benefit that made him the No. 4 choice in the 2023 NFL draft, however it hasn’t taken place enough to think in him as the long-lasting service.
There was likewise the uncommon circumstance in the middle of this season when Richardson was benched after confessing he took himself out of a video game for being tired. Steichen appeared to show Joe Flacco would be the starter for the rest of the season, then he returned to Richardson in Week 11.
It’s not unusual for a group to fire a basic supervisor and keep the head coach, however it can produce an uncomfortable dynamic due to the fact that a brand-new GM would generally like the capability to work with somebody they choose instead of acquire somebody from the previous routine.
Steichen, who has a 16-17 record, will conclude his 2nd season as Colts head coach on Sunday. He was worked with after investing 2 years as offending organizer from the Philadelphia Eagles from 2021 to 2022, assisting the group reach the Super Bowl in his last season.
