Disrespectful. Embarra sing. Unproven. Inexperienced. Entitled.All of those words were used to describe the and their decision to hire as their interim head coach. The national media was in an uproar about what was transpiring on W 56th Street. Tirades by former left tackle and former head coach went viral. How could the Colts hire someone to take over their team who had no coaching experience in the NFL or even college?And while Colts owner had , he made one thing clear: Saturday would not be afraid. He was right.Saturday did not blink, lit a spark into a spiraling Colts team, and trusted his coaches and players to get the job done. The result was a 25-20 win over the and , who spurned the Colts for their head coaching vacancy in 2018. For all the talk about inexperience, Saturday gets the win in his debut.Man, just an incredible win, Saturday said with a smile after the game. I told the guys, in all three phases, it was just an incredible team effort. These guys have been through it. I told the staff, the coaches, the players, just the fortitude that they presented and the way they played
Stephen Vogt Jersey today, they laid it all out there today. And I just could not be more appreciative of those guys and the way they played.Saturday said on Monday in his introductory pre s conference that he was drinking from a fire hose. He spent his first afternoon as the head coach of the Colts introducing himself to his staff, the coaches that would be going into battle with him in just six days. He met with the players for the first time on Wednesday morning, four days before kickoff.But one thing you can tell right away from Saturday is the pa sion he has in everything he does. Whether it was playing center for the Colts on his way to five Pro Bowls, being an analyst for covering the NFL, or leading this Colts team as their coach,
Milwaukee Brewers Hoodie Saturday gives it his all. He is honest and holds everyone accountable, including himself.Saturday did not come in demanding respect as the new head coach. He knew he would have to prove himself to all of the coaches and players in the organization. Sunday was a great first step.I felt like we had a really good plan in place, Saturday admitted. I felt like all the men who I had talked about empowering and giving them the ability to do what they can do exceptionally well, they all stepped up. And so, I knew what my role was, and I was going to execute my role to the best of my ability. And I was going to allow all of those men to do the same and they stepped up, man. It was an incredible day.Saturday did not come in to take over the team. He came in to help the talented coaches on the Colts staff in any way he could, and the connection seems to be building quickly. Saturday embraced defensive coordinator after the Colts final stop. He ran up the sideline with running backs coach after a . He encouraged offensive line coach as the unit was in the midst of one of their best performances of the season.But the coach on Saturdays staff that really stepped up, and introduced himself to the rest of the
Jhoulys Chacin Jersey NFL, was . Before Sunday, Frazier had spent the season as the Colts pa s game specialist/a sistant quarterbacks coach. Saturday named Frazier as the offensive play-caller for the rest of the season, and his debut was just as impre sive as Saturdays.The Colts offense rebounded nicely after their abysmal showing against the last week. The Colts had 415 total yards of offense with 208 pa sing yards and 207 rushing yards 147 by in a very balanced attack. The 7.0 yards per play was more than triple what the Colts mustered against the Patriots. They were 6-11 on third down as opposed to 0-14 last week. The Colts offense, finally, looked competent. Frazier kept it simple, calling plays the Colts could execute at a high rate. He dialed up calls to get the ball into the hands of the Colts best playmakers in Taylor, ., and . The results were obvious, and Saturday was pleased with how Frazier handled his new duties.I thought Parks did an excellent job of organizing and making sure his thoughts, ideas and that everybody contributed where they felt like we could take advantage, where they felt like we could make plays, and explosive plays in particular.Scroll to Continue"I thought Parks did a hell of a job, quarterback remarked. That's a hard situation, you know? And the first time doing it, to come on the road, to have all of the changes that we had this week. I thought he did a great job. Parks is going to be a really good coach in this league for a long time, but we also have some other really good coaches on the staff who helped him through the week, and I think they all picked up the slack.Speaking of Ryan, the former NFL MVP made his return this week as the Colts made another surprising move by starting the veteran quarterback. On Monday, Saturday had said that would be the starter. But as the week went on, Saturday knew Ryan was the quarterback that gave the Colts the best chance to win.I saw Matt throw, and that was the first time I had seen him throw, Saturday explained. He's coming off an injury and he put a good practice together on Thursday. So, Friday, I told him, Go back-to-back.' And again, now this is my first experience really ever seeing him throw and he looked really good
Paul Molitor Jersey . I wanted to talk to the staff on Friday afternoon, but I knew what I was going to do, and I knew everybody was with it. I felt like Matt gave us the best chance to win.After mi sing the last two weeks with a shoulder injury, Ryan returned to have his most efficient day as a Colt. Ryan finished 21-of-28 (75%) for 222 yards, two total touchdowns (one pa sing, one rushing), no interceptions or fumbles, and a QB rating of 109.5. Ryan even had the longest run of his career, a 39-yard sprint from the 37-year-old quarterback.Maybe if I was a little faster, I could have scored, but I did the best I could, Ryan said with a laugh.It took only two plays after the long run for Ryan to find Campbell for a 35-yard touchdown strike. Campbell led the Colts with seven catches, a career-high 76 yards, and a touchdown. The Raiders tried to respond with a 14-play drive, but great defensive plays by and sealed the win for the Colts.The win also sealed a 1-0 start for Saturday as the interim head coach. Multiple players spoke about how Saturday handled things this week and how he empowered the coaches and players to handle their busine s, ensuring he would help when they needed him. That did not go unnoticed by the leaders of this team.I
Corey Knebel Jersey thought (Saturday) did a great job at the beginning of the week of addre sing the situation, understanding it's completely unprecedented, completely unique, and was very clear about how he was going to try and go about it, and very clear about what he expected from the guys. Ryan explained. And, as players, I think players are extremely resilient. In this league th
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