When the Indianapolis Colts lost their Week 12 game against the Pittsburgh Steelers on Monday night, one of the bigger issues was clock management — or lack thereof — on Indianapolis’ final offensive possession. In the immediate aftermath of that game, a past tweet from Colts coach, Jeff Saturday, resurfaced.
As an analyst during the 2021 season, Saturday sent a tweet, telling everyone that the following morning, he’d be discussing clock management on ESPN’s Get Up.
We talking clock management in the morning…again @GetUpESPN
— Jeff Saturday (@SaturdayJeff) September 28, 2021
Now, 14 months later, Saturday’s own clock management is being questioned — and for good reason.
Some, uh, bizarre clock management by Jeff Saturday and the Colts on their final possession. 🏈🤔 #MNF pic.twitter.com/RunHFlFHY8
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) November 29, 2022
With Monday’s game fresh on everyone’s mind, NFL fans couldn’t help but comment on that tweet from last season.
— Andrew Fillipponi (@ThePoniExpress) November 29, 2022
Oh no… Lol https://t.co/xo4WRlegVo
— Colts Militia (@coltsmilitia_) November 29, 2022
Need to re-watch this Jeff? https://t.co/rWL8btXAG4
— Peter Da Sports GAWD (@Pacman453323) November 29, 2022
There’s a tweet for everything https://t.co/UWfRPOmHOa
— Ryan Hickey (@Ryan_Hickey3) November 29, 2022
So about that https://t.co/4Pit4xEg0r
— Zirksee🍽️ (@Zirksee) November 29, 2022
Saturday’s hiring was controversial, for multiple reasons. But regardless of what one thinks of the hire, there’s an obvious risk to it. Saturday was an analyst before getting hired. Criticism is inevitable in that job. We saw this humorously manifest itself shortly after Saturday was hired, when a recent tweet of him criticizing the Las Vegas Raiders — his first opponent — resurfaced. That worked out well enough for Saturday and the Colts, who defeated the Raiders.
Saturday, for his part, said after the game that he wasn’t too concerned with the clock.
Jeff Saturday on the Colts’ clock management and not using the timeouts. 🏈 #MNF pic.twitter.com/sgk9nblwG7
— The Comeback (@thecomeback) November 29, 2022
Despite his defense of the situation, this past tweet didn’t turn out nearly as well for the Get Up analyst turned interim coach. It will be interesting to see what other past criticisms resurface over the final weeks of the season.
[Jeff Saturday on Twitter]
