Amidst a disappointing 2022 season, the Indianapolis Colts‘ head teaching state of affairs has been in flux currently.

They fired Frank Reich after he began 3-5-1, and his successor, Jeff Saturday, did even worse by ending the season 107.

Colts proprietor Jim Irsay let followers know on Twitter that his workforce might be affected person and do its due diligence in the case of discovering a everlasting head coach.

We mentioned,as an Group(Colts)🏈… The Teaching search can be a open minded and a radical course of…and the ultimate determination can be strictly primarily based on,what’s finest for our Franchise’s success and finest for our Followers,of Colts Nation🏈👍🏽..Remaining determination coming in Days not Hours🏈

— Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) February 7, 2023

When Indianapolis employed Saturday in early November, it confronted plenty of ridicule for that call, as Saturday’s solely teaching expertise to that time was at Hebron Christian Academy, a non-public Christian college in a small city that’s on the outskirts of the higher Atlanta space.

You’d assume that one should pay his dues and work up the ranks earlier than changing into an NFL head coach, but Saturday has been talked about as one of many candidates to grow to be the Colts’ everlasting head man.

However the workforce has different issues apart from who will put on the large headset on the sideline for it subsequent season.

The commerce for veteran quarterback Matt Ryan final offseason has been confirmed to be a flop, as he put up anemic numbers this yr and was benched late within the season.

The truth is, Saturday made Ryan his third-string QB for the final three video games of the schedule.

The choice got here after the Colts suffered a once-in-a-generation embarrassment by blowing a 33-0 halftime lead and shedding by three factors in time beyond regulation to the Minnesota Vikings in Week 15.

Indianapolis can have a whole lot of work to do with the intention to return to the playoffs, however it would all begin with who might be its subsequent head coach.