Where does your squad stand in 2023? Adam Rank sets the table by providing a State of the Franchise look at all 32 teams, zeroing in on the key figures to watch and setting the stakes for the season to come.
Members of the Colts organization, Colts fans around the world and those who love to stroll over to the Slippery Noodle Inn after a game at Lucas Oil Stadium to listen to some blues music ...
That was a pretty, um, interesting football season in Indianapolis, eh? Frank Reich was fired midseason, prompting Jeff Saturday to leave the TV studio and coach the team. Quite an experiment, to be sure, but ultimately a failure. Now there's a new sheriff in town. No, not The Sheriff, but a new coach who's fresh off a Super Bowl appearance. What does that mean for 2023? Good question. Before spinning forward, though, we must take a quick glance back.
One low from last season: The midseason coaching carousel. Indianapolis fired Frank Reich after the Colts' 3-5-1 start, with the Mike Tyson punchout being a blowout loss to the New England Patriots. Reich has a strong reputation around the league, leading many to question the in-season firing -- especially once he was replaced by Jeff Saturday. Not that Saturday isn't a good person, but at the time of his hiring, the longtime Colts center was an ESPN analyst with no NFL coaching experience. One person who strongly disagreed with Reich's dismissal: Eagles head coach Nick Sirianni, who served as Reich's offensive coordinator in Indy for three seasons. Philadelphia came to town a couple of weeks after Reich's ouster, and after the Eagles eked out a 17-16 win, Sirianni passionately proclaimed to everyone within earshot that the win was dedicated to his old mentor. It was awkward, but
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