Last month, the Indianapolis Colts made the quite surprising and very controversial decision to hire former star player Jeff Saturday as the team’s interim coach, leading to a ton of criticism from several different sources and even current NFL coaches. And it’s safe to say that it’s been an absolute disaster so far.
As one stat points out, Jeff Saturday has been absolutely terrible in fourth quarters.
Colts have been outscored 62-0 in the 4Q last three games … and 90-9 since Jeff Saturday took over.
— Gregg Doyel (@GreggDoyelStar) December 27, 2022
“Colts have been outscored 62-0 in the 4Q last three games … and 90-9 since Jeff Saturday took over,” Colts reporter Gregg Doyel said in a Tweet.
Leader of Men ™
…but only for three quarters https://t.co/VUCv8jFYPZ
— Mitchell Schwartz (@MitchSchwartz71) December 27, 2022
“Leader of Men ™ …but only for three quarters,” Super Bowl champion offensive lineman Mitchell Schwartz said in a Tweet.
— Matt Verderame (@MattVerderame) December 27, 2022
“WOOF,” NFL reporter Matt Verderame said in a Tweet.
Thank goodness the Bengals games are broadcast in Southern Indiana. I have been spared the debacle of watching the Colts. What an epic collapse. I feel for the Colts players. https://t.co/TXCP9uFVuP
— DemocracyIsNotASpectatorSport (@Suzecat52) December 27, 2022
“Thank goodness the Bengals games are broadcast in Southern Indiana. I have been spared the debacle of watching the Colts. What an epic collapse. I feel for the Colts players,” one Colts fan said on Twitter.
Jeff Saturday out here trying to beat that traffic https://t.co/SvPwyiVSAR
— John Lund (@lundinbridge) December 27, 2022
“Jeff Saturday out here trying to beat that traffic,” Radio producer John Lund said on Twitter.
Making a splash is bad business. Colts hired him to tap into nostalgia of the Peyton years and for no other reason and you’re seeeing how that goes – the splash doesn’t work and now everyone forgets they ever wanted a splash https://t.co/8YU179kvJf
— Brooklynsbeat (@brooklynsbeat) December 27, 2022
“Making a splash is bad business. Colts hired him to tap into nostalgia of the Peyton years and for no other reason and you’re seeeing how that goes – the splash doesn’t work and now everyone forgets they ever wanted a splash,” brooklynsbeat said in a Tweet.
While the Colts maintain that Saturday will be a candidate for the full-time head coaching position, stats like this make that significantly less likely.
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