I hate rich people. Many owners in the NFL really have no clue about putting a winning football team on the field. The Indianapolis Colts owner, Jim Irsay, may be the number one buffoon on my list of owners that should cash in their chips, move on from the game, and do something else. Irsay fires his head coach, Frank Reich, a guy you have to keep on your side lines. Before the firing, the Colts removed a few of Reich’s coaching staff so now they are short-handed coming into week 9. Now comes the head pain if you’re a Colts fan. Irsay hires legendary former Colts offensive lineman and fan favorite from his playing days, Jeff Saturday. Saturday has no head coaching experience when it comes to Sundays. Saturday will be the interim coach which has fans and many others in an uproar for different reasons. Irsay has now painted himself and the current team in a corner. The sky is falling in Indianapolis and if you could, the fans should cut the head off the owner snake and send him to the glue factory.

Last Sunday was Jeff Saturday’s debut as head coach. The Colts go into Las Vegas and beat the Raiders. How is that Josh Daniels hiring looking now if you’re part of Raiders nation? Colts looked like a team reborn with their play on the field. Jonathan Taylor had a big game running the rock. It seemed like everything clicked and they leave town with a big W. In every sport, you see this kind of result after the front office or owner shakes things up and they fire their head coach or manager. Saturday, a different voice, probably kept things simple which resulted in his first win as head coach. Everyone seems to play harder when these things take place. Saturday gave up his football analysis job with ESPN and the telecasts. He also gave up his fantasy football team in a league he is involved in with all X-Colts players like Peyton Manning. Saturday looked more like Pete Carol hugging his assistants as it looked too easy to walk into a job like an NFL coach and get a win out of a team that has been riding the struggle bus.

Right now Jim Irsay’s move has panned out luckily. Lucky his Colts were playing another dysfunctional organization like the Raiders. Frank Reich, the Colts did no favors for, as he had a different quarterback every year since he was hired in 2018. Reich had Andrew Luck his first season the team made the playoffs and won one game while losing the next round in the post-season play. Reich then was stuck with Jacoby Brissett. In year two, the Colts went 7-9 which is not a bad record having a back up quarterback behind center the entire season. In Reich’s third season, Phillip Rivers was the guy and the Colts made the playoffs and lost to the Bills in the first round. Last year, the Colts could have been a very scary team if they made the post-season as they were playing some great football. Carson Wentz completely fell apart at the seams versus a bad Jaguar team in the last game of the season. Colts win that game & they would have been in the playoffs three out of the four seasons under the Reich. Then the Colts bring in an aging Matty Ice. Matt Ryan’s play looks like he’s heading to retirement home for quarterbacks where most of these Colts signal callers are located, eating the Grand Slam breakfast at the local Denny’s. Reich coached on quicksand the entire time in Indianapolis and left with a winning record of 40-33-1 in regular season and 1-2 in the playoffs. Reich should get another head coach gig somewhere else. Hopefully a better owner then this clown Irsay.

Why Jeff Saturday? Jim Irsay’s hire is an interesting move. Many in the league were in an uproar with his hiring of Saturday. The complaint was no black coaches were interviewed. Let’s quickly remember this job is labeled interim. Usually owners would give the job to someone on the current staff. The Colts wide receivers coach, Reggie Wayne, comes to mind as he is black. Wayne, another Colts legend, has coaching experience unlike Saturday. This move by Irsay is a Hail Mary play. Colts will not make the playoffs this season. If the Colts keep on piling losses, they have better chances to get a better quarterback in the draft. Irsay has had a lucky ass horseshoe up his icehole to land Peyton Manning & then Andrew Luck. Other organizations it would take decades to find another great quarterback to replace the last one. If the Colts suddenly turn things around, Saturday masters the head coaching duties, and the team follows his lead, then it’s a win-win no matter what. Reggie Wayne you don’t have to hire as interim then fire him. Wayne would stay on Saturday’s staff and it’s all hunky dory at the end of the season. Saturday most likely has a buddy buddy relationship with Irsay. The move is mind boggling but has a madness to it that the plot may thicken by the time it’s all set and done. This move can only work with a guy that has organizational ties. The Colts could not go nab a guy on some other team’s staff in the middle of the season. It’s such a devious move bringing in a former player, a fan favorite, to get your fans behind you. In the end, the Colts in my opinion will have egg on their face. If Frank Reich had stability behind center, he would still be coaching in Indianapolis. Reich will do well for some other team in the future. Saturday’s early success is beginner’s luck and he will eventually be in over his head when things get harder. Hopefully Irsay’s roll of the dice does not get him a top quarterback in the draft. If the Colts don’t make the playoffs and are a team stuck in the middle of the pack, they will be rewarded with no post-season birth and a draft pick that will surely miss at any top signal caller.