Tag Archives: Jim Irsay

SNBS – Pacers Jeremy Lamb’s season over; IU @ Purdue Thursday; Luck not coming back; Cubs Ricketts financial predator
February 24, 2020

Colts owner Jim Irsay hopes for Luck and Castonzo to return because he’s always hoping
February 24, 2020

Colts owner Jim Irsay spent some time with Indianapolis media yesterday, and he said interesting things, as he always does. We never know what Irsay is going to say to the media because he doesn’t know either – at least I don’t think he knows. On their best days, billionaires are a little quirky. Irsay sometimes […]

Who’s to blame for the Andrew Luck mess – let’s rundown the top 5 candidates
November 3, 2017

The return of Colts quarterback Andrew Luck has been a shiny tchotchke dangled in front of fans’ noses since the opening of training camp. It was shattered yesterday as the Colts finally placed Luck on injured reserve, which ends his season. Colts fans are rightfully miffed that their team is missing the roster’s only difference maker. That […]

What Colts owner Jim Irsay should have said yesterday in announcing the firing of Ryan Grigson
January 22, 2017

“Thanks for coming out at a weird time. I know you were in bars, malls, watching Indiana beat Michigan State, and spending time with your family, but my life doesn’t operate like that, so here we are on a Saturday at 5:45 in the afternoon Five years ago, I screwed up. I had become so […]

Jim Irsay announces Ryan Grigson fired in best all-time performance
January 21, 2017

Colts owner Jim Irsay occasionally concerns fans and media with his odd and rambling media appearances. That was not the case tonight as he took only 20 minutes to explain his decision to fire general manager Ryan Grigson, retain Chuck Pagano, and state emphatically that Peyton Manning is not a candidate for the job. Irsay […]

Jon Gruden to remain at ESPN – Colts will look for another answer or ask for fans’ patience
January 14, 2017

The beautiful dream that Jon Gruden might swap his ESPN headphone with one worn by the head coach of the Indianapolis Colts died today. Gruden knows he is a better broadcaster than a coach, and so he’s decided to stay in the booth rather than continue to engage in negotiations that likely would have yielded a […]

Vote of confidence for Colts Chuck Pagano from Jim Irsay hardly binding
January 8, 2017

Let’s say reports are true that Indianapolis Colts coach Chuck Pagano was told by owner Jim Irsay that he would return for 2017. What exactly does that mean? Maybe something, maybe nothing, and not a damn thing in many workplaces. My experience professionally has been mostly restricted to media, but I have heard managers tell […]

Reports Colts bringing back Pagano (and Grigson?) must mean Manning a year away, right?
January 6, 2017

There must be something else – an unseen chapter – to reports that the Colts are going too retain Chuck Pagano as the head coach of the team for 2017. And if Ryan Grigson returns as general manager, there is absolutely has to be a future Plan A that Colts owner Jim Irsay is currently unwilling […]

Top 10 reasons why you should feel very good about Andrew Luck getting historic cash
June 30, 2016

Colts quarterback Andrew Luck signed a contract yesterday that makes him the highest paid player in NFL history. The guaranteed money is an astounding $87 million over the next six years – $22 million more than the next biggest deal, the $65 million guaranteed to New York Giants quarterback Eli Manning. Luck has never won a Super […]

Indy’s Morning Sports List – Top 10 Colts screws ups that led to recent organizational chaos
January 6, 2016

The Colts celebrated a return to reason Monday night as owner Jim Irsay, general manager Ryan Grigson, and coach Chuck Pagano showed a united front in announcing contract extensions for Grigson and Pagano. Firing leadership that brought the Colts 44 wins (including playoffs) in four seasons seemed a tad bizarre to fans as well as […]