APThe Colts are planning to fire coach Chuck Pagano, ESPN’s Mike Wells reported.
The news attributed to Wells flashed across the network’s breaking news ticker around 3:20 p.m. Thursday.
Pagano took over in 2012 and the Colts went 11-5 in each of his first three seasons. Wednesday, Wells wrote about the “toxic” relationship between Pagano and Colts general manager Ryan Grigson, who also took over in 2012.
Wells reported that Grigson is not guaranteed to remain in his job for 2016.
The Colts are 7-8 heading into Sunday’s season finale, and none of this is unexpected. They were 2-5 in games injured quarterback Andrew Luck played.
Wednesday, Pagano responded to rumors he didn’t want to return by telling reporters he would “fight [his] ass off to be the coach here.”
Doesn’t matter unless they send Grigson packing with him.
Chuckgone
Chuck Paganocoachnomore
Too bad really. No help from the dimwit GM.
The only way he can be “fired” is if they let him go before the end of the game Sunday. Otherwise, his contract quietly expires.
No stability in these organizations like the Colts. If Mike Tomlin had one bad season after going 11-5 three times you think the Rooney’s would overreact and fire him? Colts ownership/management is a total joke that doesn’t get it.
Shocker!
In Colts fashion, should raise a banner announcing it, and tell Chuck to head out to the field and look up.
Irsay and his garbage bag of cash (and pills) has nowhere to go but down.
So Pagano is going. Okay. But the Colts are still undecided on Grigson? What!? He’s the worst GM ever! Here’s a good idea, waste all your cap space on aging fossils Frank Gore and Andre Johnson, and then do nothing about that bad defense and offensive line in the draft, even picking up an undersized WR in the first round. There’s so much wrong with this guy, and I don’t understand why he’s not fired yet.
Colts plan to chuck Pagano
With all the HGH mills in in Indy, you’d think Luck would have healed faster.
The karma of being wet pants,,,5 yr olds (LAST yrs playoffs) is coming home to haunt them. To look up and see “AFC FINALISTS” banner…wth is that? You lost 45-7…and for that you hang a banner?
That’s not the Wells report that the Colts were looking for.
They cannot fire him. His contract is up at the end of the year. Maybe, not renew his contract, but, not fire him.
Since ESPN is reporting it as being fired, he will probably get a lifetime extension.
Welcome to Nashville.
If they’re only firing one, it should be Grigson. He’s had a terrible team building strategy the last few years. But they should probably get rid of both and just start fresh.
He will be a “sought out” man and will find a new job very quickly!
You should always fire people in person. That way you can see the expression on their face.
I’ll place bets that Arians has already been on the phone with him.
Irsay needs new drinking buddies, they’re both gone.
The question is will Irsay be drunk or sober when this happens.
Ryan Grigson traded a first rounder for Trent Richardson….
That should be enough of a reason to get fired.
You guys called Kubiak a liar for saying “nothing has changed” with Peyton Manning. Are you going to call Mike Wells a liar for saying Chuck Pagano is going to be fired?
Seems like it wasn’t that long ago when this team was “Chuck Strong,” no?
2-5 with Luck. 5-3 without Luck. Thats interesting. And the Dolphins will be calling him in 5, 4, 3, 2, 1…ring
How does this guy Mike Wells get off letting Pagnano know via the internet that he is going to be fired? This sucks folks! Or, am I missing something in the ESPN / NFL: Days of Our Lives?
Hopefully the Colts will keep Grigson. That way they can continue to suck and be a laughing stock for the rest of the league.
I am repeating myself… Chuck will be part of BAs coaching staff in Arizona
Pigano: ” I don’t know about any deflated footballs, I learned about the story when everyone else did, I had no prior knowledge about anything.”
*Liar.
Now Pagano will have time to perfect his fake punt play. Lots of time.
Not to defend Pagano, but it sure looks like Grigson has performed way worse in his role than Pagano has in his.
For the last time, he’s not getting fired because he can’t be fired if he doesn’t have a contract, which expires after Sunday’s game
Let’s get rid of Grigson and start over. He is a clown that spends more time kissing butt than fixing this team.
Jim Irsay is the worst owner in the NFL. I’m glad his family left my city. As for the Ravens, I hope we fire Dean Pees and bring back Chuck Pagano.
Best thing that could happen to anyone is escaping that fraudulent, scumbag organization. Congrats on getting an actual NFL gig in the future, Chuck
ChuckStrong! How soon people forget…I’d dump the guy that traded a 1 for Trent Richardson. Chuck’s a good coach. This year’s been a mess. Getting rid of Chuck misses the point.
Pagano is the scapegoat for grigsons bad decisions. they need to fire grigson cause he is the cause for the bad offensive and defensive lines.
Wonder if the Swinging Gate hits him on the way out?
Teams are nuts. The average coaches tenure is 4.3 years. How do you build a championship team in less than that?
thinredline69 says:No stability in these organizations like the Colts. If Mike Tomlin had one bad season after going 11-5 three times you think the Rooney’s would overreact and fire him?
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Move over to the PIT section . . . Tomlin’s head is almost on a roasting spit.
Next time you’re called into the office, bring your gloves…
Seems ass backwards since a flawed roster provided by Grigson is the main reason for this failure. Pagano will end up ok but Colts may not.
As a Patriots fan I hope they blow him out and soon. REvenge is SWEET!!!!!!!!!!!!
And a year from now the owner will realize it was Grigson he should have canned.
All of this is due to air pressure. If the colts never would have ran thier mouths the curse wouldn’t have sent the colts and Ravens franchises back to the Stone Age.
But the AFC South Runner Up banner will look awesome!
He will have no trouble finding a new spot, if he wants one. Maybe NC; nothing less than a DC. But probably not a Special Teams coach.
thinredline69 says:
Dec 31, 2015 3:29 PM
No stability in these organizations like the Colts. If Mike Tomlin had one bad season after going 11-5 three times you think the Rooney’s would overreact and fire him? Colts ownership/management is a total joke that doesn’t get it.
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Just look at how the modern 49ers are doing post Harbaugh after firing him for a “bad” 8-8 season.
I think Pagano is a fine coach. I’m not a fan of their owner or GM (or the franchise for that matter – but I’m a Pats fan). I’m glad he’s going to go somewhere else and win instead of for that organization.
why would they plan to “fire” Pagano, he’s not under contract past this Sunday
whatever happened to the “Chuck Strong? motto?
As a jag fan please keep Grigson! Keep ruining that gift wrapped qb pick!
Black Monday has turned into Black Wednesday and Black Thursday. What’s next Cyber Friday we’ll email you that you’re fired.
When they drafted Luck in 2012, people were screaming the praise to Pagano and Grigson after 11-5 season and now…
thinredline69 says:No stability in these organizations like the Colts. If Mike Tomlin had one bad season after going 11-5 three times you think the Rooney’s would overreact and fire him?
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Move over to the PIT section . . . Tomlin’s head is almost on a roasting spit.
Once again Knute the Knucklehead shows he knows absolutely zero about the Steelers. They have patience… And brains… Knute not so much.
Paganism got a bad deal from a very bad GM.
He will be a “sought out” man and will find a new job very quickly!
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Several teams are interested in bringing him aboard as a “Trick Punt” Specialist.
I think teams are firing coach’s to early Panthers are a prefect example…but a coach should be able to hire his own staff ,he shouldn’t be fired for the HE’s hires
The colts will hire another Harbaugh disciple.
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The Patriots should thank the Colts for passing on Malcolm Brown in last year’s draft in favor of Philip Dorsett. Brown has become the Patriots #1 DT by fighting through a deep Patriots depth chart.
So surprised were the Patriots that the Colts passed on Brown, they had to scrap a deal with the Texans that had already been agreed upon.
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They hire the wrong guy in the first place for the head coaching position. The Colts would have been a true threat to New England if Bruce Arians was the head coach. However I’m not sure that Arians could have overcome how bad Gregson has been as the general manager and I think one of them would have been gone sooner or later. Now chuck is not a bad head coach and I bet he was a great positional Coach. In my opinion he’s going to land on his feet and probably do well but I pray for the franchise that ends up with Gregson later down the road. Actually I pray that the Steelers or the Ravens or the Broncos or the Jets end up with him and that way it will ensure the Patriots dynasty continues!
get that jealous rat grigson out of there asap
He trades a first round pick for Trent Richardson, that should be enough to give Grigson the boot. He is a product of Philadelphia where the philosophy of building a team is through free agency and not the draft. You want long term sustained success, grab a GM that emphasizes the drafting of young talent.
I think Pagano is getting a raw deal here.
Stealing out of Baltimore in the middle of the night,with the franchise, team colors and logo, the Irsay family gave their middle finger to Baltimore. They than tanked two different years to get Manning and Luck and we are supposed to look at this franchise as something special. So we are than made to think that Jim and Robert Irsay are great NFL owners who built great teams. They deserve everything bad that happens to them and that putrid franchise.
Why not just let the man walk away with an unrenewed contract. They love to fire people.
I hate the Colts… I hope they keep Grigson and that drunk pill popping owner forever.
As a Pats fan, I have to say I’m rooting for Grigson to stay in place and have an unprecedented run of miserable failure in Indianapolis.
Pagano will be a coach again. Grigson will never be a GM again (except maybe at a Burger King. Maybe.)
Please fire Pagano and KEEP Grigson.
Signed
The rest of the AFC South.
Jaguars fan here. For me, I’d love to see both fired. But as a football fan, what??????? Grigson traded for Trent Richardson. Let that sink in. Signed discard, has-been vets to fill spots that miserably failed. Injuries, missed kicks, but it’s Pagano’s fault???? Guy is class and won with a bad roster/good QB. Nutz
Too bad Irsay can’t be fired. He’s the real problem in Indy.
Karma coming back after false accusations
So the guy gets to the playoffs three years in a row, barely misses out this year (due to the QB being hurt) and gets fired for it?! Irsay is an idiot! He’s going to keep the guy who traded a first round pick for a useless running back, not to mention various other examples of not finding adequate talent.
Not a Colts fan but come on!
I wouldn’t believe anything until we hear from ole Mort’s insiders. Then we’ll get the real scoop.
They won’t let go of Grigson until he signs a NON-DISCLOSURE Contract with Irsay & Goodell for his knowledge of the FRAUD committed by the Colts & the NFL in Deflate-Gate.
Grigson seriously gives Matt Millen a run at worst GM in the history of the NFL.
smokehouse56 says:Dec 31, 2015 4:23 PM
Stealing out of Baltimore in the middle of the night,with the franchise, team colors and logo, the Irsay family gave their middle finger to Baltimore. They than tanked two different years to get Manning and Luck and we are supposed to look at this franchise as something special. So we are than made to think that Jim and Robert Irsay are great NFL owners who built great teams. They deserve everything bad that happens to them and that putrid franchise.
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Absolutely right on the money. Also the way they treated Manning. The whole organization stinks.
Before either of them leave Indy, can they tell us how long Mannings been on PED’s?
Leave it to bspn to scoop the universe on the imminent firing…of a guy whose contract is expiring
If Irsay keeps Grigson, then Christmas 2016 will come early to the other 31 NFL teams.
Take a Defensive Coordinators Gig,Chuck. It’s where you belong. Good guy,but simply NOT a Head Coach.
Sounds like a Todd Haley – Pink Panther Pioli marriage.
In other words, they’re doing Pagano a favor.
Jim Harbaugh on line 1
The Colts try to sink the Pats and end up swirling around the drain all year long. Luck said he felt “deflated” about the loss at the Pro Bowl. Hahaha
How you feeling now big guy?
You can’t even blame the record on you being injured because your record was WELL under .500 at 28.58%
#fireGrigson
Completely stupid. Your franchise QB which 20+ teams in the NFL doesn’t have, had a lacerated kidney so fire the coach. We will give you Rex Ryan. What do you think you’re going to get???????
all because of 1 screwed up trick play
smokehouse56 says:Dec 31, 2015 4:23 PM
Stealing out of Baltimore in the middle of the night,with the franchise, team colors and logo, the Irsay family gave their middle finger to Baltimore. They than tanked two different years to get Manning and Luck and we are supposed to look at this franchise as something special. So we are than made to think that Jim and Robert Irsay are great NFL owners who built great teams. They deserve everything bad that happens to them and that putrid franchise.
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Well said, couldn’t agree more.
On Manning- they cut him on March 7 of that year. he was due a $28 million payment on March 8 which they then avoided. It was the right move given his neck issues.
I know the Jags are keeping Bradley for one more season but they should hire Pagano as HC and make Bradley the DC, sign Mario Williams, draft and sign a boatload of defensive players and make the playoffs next year.
They hire the wrong guy in the first place for the head coaching position. The Colts would have been a true threat to New England if Bruce Arians was the head coach. However I’m not sure that Arians could have overcome how bad Gregson has been as the general manager and I think one of them would have been gone sooner or later. Now chuck is not a bad head coach and I bet he was a great positional Coach. In my opinion he’s going to land on his feet and probably do well but I pray for the franchise that ends up with Gregson later down the road. Actually I pray that the Steelers or the Ravens or the Broncos or the Jets end up with him and that way it will ensure the Patriots dynasty continues!…………………………………………………………………………………………..KEEP DREAMING THE STEELERS HAVE A GOOD GM AND YOUR DYNASTY IS TARNISHED TO SASY THE LEAST KEEP TRYING TO CATCH UP
Wow, really? Shouldn’t the GM be certain to go given the terrible personnel moves he’s made?
Come back and lead the defense in Balty, Chuck! The Ravens need you!
The media prophecy has been fulfilled. They’ve been talking about it all season for some reason, but thankfully I won’t see 5 articles a day talking about pagano’s job anymore