01-24-2018, 05:01 PM
(01-24-2018, 03:54 PM)rfaulk34 Wrote: I don't think you understand how the NFL works. Fans have no say in whether a coach stays or goes. No matter how much you want to believe it, coltsfan's uproar has no effect on an owner. They may give you lip service but what it comes down to is the owner's impatience with not winning playoff games/super bowls.
Mike Brown doesn't care about any of that. As long as he stays in the black and has something extra to go in the bank, he will get by as cheaply as he can.
Yeah, I understand that fans have no real power in deciding whether a coach stays or not. However, Irsay DOES listen to the fans and he at least tries to please them - as much as he can or wants to. The fanbase pretty much wanted Pagano gone, not because he sucked this season. We wanted him gone because he played Luck when he should have benched him to heal. As a result, he was injured for an entire season. Irsay actually liked Pagano, and I think he had another year in his contract. But Irsay knew that if he kept him one more season, there might have been a riot in the Stadium... or worse... crickets from no one attending. Irsay's ego couldn't stand that. He likes money, don't get me wrong, but he likes his ego stroked by the fans even more!
He's pretty much giving the Patriot's OC anything he wants next season. Irsay wants a superbowl with Luck, that much we know. So, the Colts have some major building to do in order for that to happen.
It's too bad Mike Brown won't even listen to his fanbase. From what I've seen and read, y'all are loyal to a fault. I know boycotting the stadium would just incite Mike Brown to move his team to another city. I guess it's better to have a mediocre team than to have no team in the city, right? Look what happened to St. Louis! Bet they wish they still had the Rams. So, I get it when it comes to continuing to support the Bengals no matter what.
