Official 2011 Colts Regular Season Thread

[falloutboy14]

Grading a better part of the team would be a difficult task, since most had significant bouts of inconsistency. For weeks, Bethea was playing very below average. Yet last week he was everywhere. There were games where Saturday was our best O-linemen, yet, I want to get Pollak into center to see if he can figure that out before we cut him. Should be the most interesting off-season we've had it quite some time.

[redviper311]

Well folks there you have it, the Colts have the number one overall pick in the 2012 draft.

[killxswitch]

We're #1! We're #1!

[Seamus2602]

Rumour has it that both Polians, Caldwell and the entire coaching staff have been fired.

[RCAChainGang]

Originally Posted by Seamus2602

Rumour has it that both Polians, Caldwell and the entire coaching staff have been fired.

This would be a dream come true.

[MaxV]

I'll wait until the official word to start celebrating.

Irsay and BP were best friends, that would surprise me.

[Seamus2602]

Originally Posted by MaxV

I'll wait until the official word to start celebrating.

Irsay and BP were best friends, that would surprise me.

PFT have confirmed the Polians are out but not word yet on Caldwell and the coaches.

So have ESPN

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/74...ts-source-says

[Bob Sanders Dreadlock]

JUSTICE


**** you for throwing the o-line under the bus then do nothing to improve it. **** you for drafting Jerry Hughes and Donald Brown. **** you for thinking Curtis Painter was a capable starter. I appreciate what you have done in the past but your power hungry ass needs to be gone.

[DoughBoy]

**** you for giving the Colts a competitive advantage by changing the rules in their favor-

signed all other NFL teams.

:p

[DI]

I know he's retired, but I think your first call should be to Ernie Accorsi. See if he has any interest in returning. Would be a great hire for GM/President.

[MaxV]

This is great.

There is however one big drawback to Polian's removal.

It's now up to Jim Irsay to find a replacement.

Do we trust him to find the right guy?

[redviper311]

Although needed, the firing of the Polian's really worry me. I am not sure who out there would be a good fit and would Jim Irsay be competent enough to find the best replacement.

As much as I don't feel it is the right move, but I believe after these firings the Manning era in Indy is over.

[Philliez01]

I'll thank Mr. Polian since he was part of the teams in the early-2000s that I loved.

However, the Colts needed a change and this can only help us as fans.

Hello, Andrew Luck.

[killxswitch]

Good riddance. I am thrilled. He was good for the first half of his time here but this is several years too late.

[RagingColt]

It's a step in the right direction. Would it be safe to say Irsay hires someone for the GM job in the next 24 hours?

Sounds like from the Irsay press conference that a search will take a while for a new GM. Coaches stay in place until further notice.

[MaxV]

24 hours?

I would think the search will take a week.

[MaxV]

I don't know about the GM.

But as far as HC, I would LOVE Gruden.

[Seamus2602]

I think he'll hire a new General Manager/President pretty quickly and then let him decide Jim Caldwell's fate. He did the same thing in 97 when he fired Bill Tobin the day the season ended, hired Bill Polian the day after the season ended and then let Polian decide whether or not to keep Lindy Infante.

[MaxV]

Yeah, but hiring Polian was a no-brainer.

This situation might be VERY different.

[MaxV]

BTW, despite this, I still think Bill Polian should be a first-ballot Hall of Famer.

[MaxV]

I've started a new thread on Colts' Off-season/Free Agency.

http://draftcountdown.com/forum/showthread.php?t=50361

I think we should try to distance ourselves from 2011 Season as much as possible, including ending this thread.