On Sunday we find out the answer to an absurd question: Can you drag a guy off the street (or out of a television studio), make him a NFL head coach and six days later … win?
the man tabbed here in the middle of the season to become the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts
Still, the man has never worked a single day as even a lowly assistant coach at the pro or college level . He hasn’t even been in the NFL since 2012, which in football terms represents about three generations in schematic innovation. Does he know the playbook? Does he know the players? Could the Colts, currently 6-point underdogs, actually start winning and reverse the fortunes of their season?
Irsay has always been a misfit among the misfits that make up NFL ownership; an unpolished trust fund kid with a fancy guitar collection and a history of substance abuse challenges. He certainly doesn’t care about anyone or perhaps anything. So he gave us this experiment.Indy is one of the NFL’s most disappointing teams. Despite trading for another quarterback savior — former MVP Matt Ryan — the offense is anemic. Its 14.7 points per game is the worst in the league. It’s 315.
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