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And so it begins in Indy: Colts have fired offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton, sources tell @MikeWellsNFL and me.

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Dead on. Awesome!

I liken GMs to Athletic Directors in my prior experience.

Coach: You scheduled McKinley and Massillon in back-to-back weeks? Both on the road?

AD: We will get a lot of publicity and money from these deals. We can beat them both. You just coach 'em up!

Coach: Where are the Tums?

QB in Middle School. RB in high school and college.

Too short...........LOL

Report: Ryan Grigson continues to meddle in lineup and coaching decisions

By Josh Wilson  @JoshWilsonSB on Nov 3, 2015, 10:13p 100






Brian Spurlock-USA TODAY Sports


According to the Indianapolis Star's Stephen Holder, Colts general manager Ryan Grigson continues to meddle in decisions typically reserved for coaches, such as the lineups, and this is particularly true on the offensive side of the football.


The Indianapolis Colts stole headlines tonight by firing offensive coordinator Pep Hamilton, a move that certainly seems to paint him as a scapegoat but one that was justified and needed. Rob Chudzinski, the Colts' special assistant to head coach Chuck Pagano, now takes over for Hamilton and will try to right a sinking ship and help quarterback Andrew Luck and the offense get things figured out - and as quickly as possible.

It's possible, though, that one of the biggest obstacles that Chudzinski encounters in his quest to do that could be general manager Ryan Grigson. According to the Indianapolis Star's Stephen Holder, it sounds like Grigson's continuous meddling in the roles normally relegated to coaches handcuffed Hamilton somewhat. Here's what Holder wrote Tuesday night:


"Additionally, one of the issues that still exists is involvement by the front office in the coaching staff's decision-making, up to and including lineup decisions. Grigson, multiple sources say, is still heavily influencing moves on the coaching side, particularly on offense. Hamilton's performance appears to have been affected by some of those outside decisions, making it difficult to know what is attributable to him and what isn't."

This isn't anything new from Grigson. He was heavily involved in the decision to change centers last season, has reportedly been influential in other decisions in determining who plays, and even reportedly was the one who hired Pep Hamilton for Chuck Pagano's staff. In other words, it has long been reported and assumed that Ryan Grigson is involved much more than is normally acceptable for a general manager, particularly one with Grigson's pedigree (having only been a general manager for a few years and not exactly having a stellar record, either).

Many have wondered whether Grigson's influence over decisions like this has decreased this year with his own job in jeopardy, but it sounds like that's not the case. Instead, it sounds like Grigson is very involved with aspects of the team typically left to coaches (Holder notes it has been particularly on the offensive side of the ball), which may have handcuffed Hamilton a bit as to how much control he had and how much he could do. It's hard, then, to understand completely how much Hamilton is to blame. He still didn't impress and is in no way blameless, but perhaps it wasn't all him, either.

Holder also notes that Grigson is "not acting independently" and has the backing of owner Jim Irsay. It's commonly known that Grigson is close with the Irsay family, and apparently Jim Irsay has in turn given Grigson a ton of control - basically to control whatever he wants, it sounds like. The problems, in other words, go all the way to the top with this Colts team, and it's a mess in large part because Jim Irsay has enabled it to become so.

FOX59's Charly Arnolt reported tonight that Grigson's job "is safe for this season" and that he won't be fired mid-year, but the more we hear about this situation, the more it sounds like the root of the problem might be coming from above the coaching staff and Chuck Pagano. Pagano and Hamilton are certainly not without blame and have done enough to warranted being fired, but if Ryan Grigson really is controlling things as much as some of these reports suggest, it looks more and more like Hamilton (and perhaps soon Pagano) are simply scapegoats as Grigson tries to save his own job.

http://www.stampedeblue.com/2015/11/3/96...amilton?ref=yfp

I stalk him? Yeah, just like I'm a ref and ban him. Oh, wait, I'm not a ref, nor have I ever been, as he's accused me. Neither do I stalk him.

I agree with him when I agree with him. I disagree when I disagree. Somebody can't handle that.

https://twitter.com/AdamSchefter/status/661688428044529664



Ryan Grigson still standing though. . .

almost like a GM texting down to the field telling the coaching staff who to play and what plays to run......

Even if actually factual, our problems pale in comparison with the Colts...

yea. i would hate to have a franchise QB

almost like a GM texting down to the field telling the coaching staff who to play and what plays to run......

Hey- I'm a helpful guy. I've got a pair of tweezers you can borrow... to get that thorn outta your paw. I think it would be appreciated by many other Dawgs too... I'm sure they're almost as tired of hearing that howl and whimper as I am.


I dig most of your posts, Dawg... but that "one-trick pony" routine of your was old months ago. Is it even possible to take a one-week hiatus from it? By now, I think we all know where you stand.