The last few weeks have been a whirlwind for the Colts, a team that was expected to contend in the AFC South this season. The team’s significant offseason quarterback acquisition, former league MVP Matt Ryan, was benched after a 3-3-1 start to the year in favor of Sam Ehlinger. After two more losses, the team fired Frank Reich and brought on ESPN’s Jeff Saturday, a former Colts center with no NFL coaching experience, as interim coach.
The moves seem to indicate that the Colts are looking toward the future, seeing what a young quarterback like Ehlinger can do in an otherwise-lost year and whether Saturday is the type of former player who can make a quick leap into coaching.