GunslingerColts Future
January 24th 2012 01:20
Yesterday the Indianapolis Colts fired Head Coach Jim Cladwell just a couple of weeks after the surprise firings of Vice Chairman Bill Polian and General Manager Chris Polian. Then today, actor Rob Lowe, who is friends with Colts owner Jim Irsay, tweeted that Peyton Manning may be retiring. So then what are the plans of the Colts this offseason?
To begin with the Colts hold the #1 overall pick in the 2012 draft after having a 2-14 season. No matter who the Colts hire as new head coach, there is little doubt they will pass on QB Andrew Luck from Stanford. If Manning does retire, this will put to rest what would happen if Manning are both on the roster next season. For both of those QB's to be on the roster, Irsay still has to decide if he will pay the $28M salary to Manning for next year. On top of all that, there is still no certainty Manning's neck, which was surgically repaired last September, will be strong enough for him to play.
The Colts also have to deal with an aging roster. Peyton Manning has been in the league for 14 years, but that is a mute point with the injury and Andrew Luck ready to be drafted. The concern is other star players such as WR Reggie Wayne, G Ryan Diem, C Jeff Saturday, and DE Dwight Freeney have all been in the league for 10 years. These are some key players that will need to be replaced,either this year, or in the next couple of years.
Those players futures may depend on who the Colts decide to bring in as head coach. Marty Mornhinweg, the Eagles Offensive Coordinator, Brad Childress, former Minnesota Viking Head Coach, and Steve Spagnuolo, who was the Head Coach for the St. Louis Rams, and was fired by them earlier this year, round out the short list of possible candidates for the head coaching job.
The next few weeks the franchise will begin to take better shape as a head coach is found, and the direction they are going will become more clear. In all, the Colts are working on the current situation so they can hope they will have another super bowl championship in the short future.
To begin with the Colts hold the #1 overall pick in the 2012 draft after having a 2-14 season. No matter who the Colts hire as new head coach, there is little doubt they will pass on QB Andrew Luck from Stanford. If Manning does retire, this will put to rest what would happen if Manning are both on the roster next season. For both of those QB's to be on the roster, Irsay still has to decide if he will pay the $28M salary to Manning for next year. On top of all that, there is still no certainty Manning's neck, which was surgically repaired last September, will be strong enough for him to play.
The Colts also have to deal with an aging roster. Peyton Manning has been in the league for 14 years, but that is a mute point with the injury and Andrew Luck ready to be drafted. The concern is other star players such as WR Reggie Wayne, G Ryan Diem, C Jeff Saturday, and DE Dwight Freeney have all been in the league for 10 years. These are some key players that will need to be replaced,either this year, or in the next couple of years.
Those players futures may depend on who the Colts decide to bring in as head coach. Marty Mornhinweg, the Eagles Offensive Coordinator, Brad Childress, former Minnesota Viking Head Coach, and Steve Spagnuolo, who was the Head Coach for the St. Louis Rams, and was fired by them earlier this year, round out the short list of possible candidates for the head coaching job.
The next few weeks the franchise will begin to take better shape as a head coach is found, and the direction they are going will become more clear. In all, the Colts are working on the current situation so they can hope they will have another super bowl championship in the short future.
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