Jeff Saturday had the worst loss in NFL history on Saturday. The Indianapolis Colts blew a 33 point lead and lost to the Baltimore Ravens.
The Colts 39-36 historic loss to the Minnesota Vikings should put to rest any notion that it was a good idea for owner Jim Irsay to give his friend Saturday the head-coaching job.
Saturday did not meet the qualifications for the job. Before he became the interim coach of the Colts, he had never been a head coach.
The move was thought to be lunacy by almost all owners and executives.
Football coaches are more important than any other sport. Irsay went with his instincts.
The decision by Irsay to give the keys of his car to a kid with no driver's license was the worst thing that could have happened.
They would have had to stop clapping. It was really bad. They were hoping that this half-baked pound cake wouldn't be eaten.
Other owners would hire former players from their teams because they liked them better than the next coach. The former players wanted to go through the back door to get a handout.
One day he was a talking head on a sports network, the next he was a head coach. The players who didn't like the hiring are hiding. They won't have much to say. Saturday had an impossible job trying to turn the Colts around because they were so bad.
It's not true.
It can't be both ways. He has to be criticized for his losses if you want to celebrate his victories. He is a former player and a leader of men, so the drum beat was to connect him with the players. That's more important than knowing the rules or actually playing the game. He would change the culture in the locker room by himself.
It's important that you please. That hasn't happened.
The Colts haven't won a game in four weeks. It has gone from bad to worse. Fans and other media should not allow these former cheerleaders to get away with their crimes. Saturday and his impact were incorrect.
Pat McAfee was a cheerleader for Saturday. He's biased because Saturday is his friend. It is a show that you want to listen to. LaVar Arrington was also on the plane. He believes former players are better at coaching. Saturday was the first win of the season. How impressed was he with this latest loss? Edgerrin James is a former Colts running back. James wouldn't get my vote.
Saturday should be let go after the season. The experiment was worse than the one that created the monster. His head was straight.
It was the worst loss in franchise history. He made a lot of mistakes with game management in the other three losses.
In the loss to Pittsburgh, it was obvious. Saturday didn't use timeouts to stop the clock. The man took two timeouts with him. Joe Buck wondered why Saturday didn't have timeouts.
Saturday has often looked like a beginner.
The football Gods had seen enough and decided to send a message to Irsay.
The Vikings were behind 33-0 at the end of the third quarter. Since 1930, a team that has led by at least 30 points is 1,548-1 in the history of the league.
The Astros lost in the 1993 playoffs. The Bills scored 35 points in the second half to come back. Saturday was the fourth straight loss since he won his first game as a head coach. Don't forget to check social media after the game. Many people celebrated Saturday's buck-the-system win. Saturday proved that anyone who played the game can coach and doesn't need any experience, according to former athletes.
The guys were wrong.
They thought they were going to change the way coaches are hired in the National Football League. The man didn't. All the former players thought they were going to follow Saturday through, but he closed the back door. That's a positive thing.
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