Indianapolis Colts Granted Permission To Interview Titans Defensive Coordinator Jerry Gray
by August West on Jan 18, 2012 4:36 PM CST
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Jim Wyatt The #Titans have granted the Colts permission to talk to defensive coordinator Jerry Gray about their head coaching job, sources say
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Just a day after the Colts fired Jim Caldwell, Jim Wyatt is reporting that they've reached out to interview Titans defensive coordinator Jerry Gray. Now, we have no idea if this is a serious interview, of if Irsay is trying to satisfy the Rooney Rule. Gray has already interviewed, and been passed on, by the Tampa Bay Bucs this offseason. My hope (for our sake) is that Gray isn't a leading candidate in Indianapolis.
It would be a pretty shocking turnaround of a career for Gray to go from collegiate secondary coach to NFL head coach in less than 16 months, but the NFL is a weird place where momentum is everything. Either way, it's a compliment to Gray, even if it is a ‘token' interview.
We'll update you as soon as we hear anything else, but if you want the real scoop on what's going on with the Colts, I guess you should follow Rob Lowe on Twitter.
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Mother of F's...!
Quit trying to take our cool shit!
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NO! That's OUR black guy! Get your own!
Lemme See Your HANDS!
by TitansJonne on Jan 18, 2012 4:42 PM CST reply actions 3 recs
lol, it's cool. Im black. So it's not mean.
Lemme See Your HANDS!
by TitansJonne on Jan 18, 2012 6:04 PM CST up reply actions 1 recs
I could apply and fulfill the Rodney rule too.
"There are a lot of plays to be made out there playing middle linebacker. I try to make all of them." by Colin McCarthy
by Titanluv318 on Jan 18, 2012 10:44 PM CST up reply actions
Rooney.
"There are a lot of plays to be made out there playing middle linebacker. I try to make all of them." by Colin McCarthy
by Titanluv318 on Jan 18, 2012 10:46 PM CST up reply actions
bahahaha
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I don't get Gray's appeal
rooney rule aside, I didn’t think gray did a good job…. at all. Maybe he didn’t have the personnel to run his system, but I think he failed at maximizing what he had. I watched him drop 8 into coverage too many times, and I place the low sack totals entirely on his shoulders. After Cecil, I think we Titans fans would have been happy with a mop and bucket on the sidelines calling plays. IMO Gray was mediocre at his best and pretty crappy on average.
But i'm willing to give him the benefit of the doubt and
see what he can do with players that he feels fit his system (and have an entire offseason to work with)
Just remember, we were supposed to have sucked
I was actually kind of happy with the defense this year, over all. I think the problem will be solved with some new personnel and the further development of guys like Karl Klug.
Was largely non-plussed with our defence this year
We didn’t do anything very well and we didnt do anything terribly, well our pass rush was terrible but our secondary was awesome so it combined for an average pass defence. The d line didnt stuff the run enough and the linebackers missed tackles as well. We were solid, nothing shit nothing special. I’d like him to get another year to implement his system with a full offseason, but I don’t see losing him as any great loss
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If for some odd reason we lose Gray
get Spags!
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Yeah! Way to get to work Mr. GM.
Titans GM Ruston Webster indicated Wednesday that he plans to have contract talks with free agent CB Cortland Finnegan soon.
Webster said the Titans will address their free agents after the front office meets with all the coaches. No negotiations have begun with Finnegan, and it’s unclear where he falls on Tennessee’s list of offseason priorities. DL Jason Jones, RG Jake Scott, DE William Hayes, FS Michael Griffin, and strong safeties Jordan Babineaux and Chris Hope are also all unsigned for 2012.
Source: Terry McCormick on Twitter
"There are a lot of plays to be made out there playing middle linebacker. I try to make all of them." by Colin McCarthy
My guess would be Reinfeldt and Webster share similar feelings on Finnegan.
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by WinnipegTitanFan13 on Jan 18, 2012 5:17 PM CST up reply actions
It'd be funny if the Colts interviewed Jim Caldwell to fulfill the Rooney Rule lol.
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by rsikes on Jan 18, 2012 4:58 PM CST reply actions 1 recs
Oh now that would just be hilarious
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by Chris Colgan on Jan 18, 2012 6:31 PM CST up reply actions
The Colts are a mess ...
I saw Twitter rumors that Manning was retiring today. Add that to all this amusement and you got yourself a pretty good circus up there in Indy
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by Dynamic Dreadlocks on Jan 18, 2012 5:06 PM CST reply actions
I wish.
Tom Condon, the agent for Peyton Manning, told NFL Network’s Jason La Canfora on Wednesday that Twitter rumors his client is retiring are “news to me.”
Actor/Colts fan Rob Lowe, of Tommy Boy fame, tweeted Wednesday that “my people are saying Manning will retire today.” Lowe’s tweet was notable because he’s close to Colts owner Jim Irsay, and is in fact the first person Irsay ever followed on Twitter. Lowe later conceded that his “info” could be “wrong.” Condon told La Canfora that this was “the first he’d heard of it.”
Source: Jason La Canfora on Twitter
"There are a lot of plays to be made out there playing middle linebacker. I try to make all of them." by Colin McCarthy
I would like to see Gray stay
of all our coaches, he’s the one I get the best vibe from, even though performance this year was so-so.
No! Go get Wade Phillips if you must take a divisional rival's DC!
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by ronburgundy7427 on Jan 18, 2012 5:17 PM CST reply actions
This has to be a Rooney Rule deal, right?
like I said earlier, the Colts should be exempt from this rule for having 2 previous minority HCs
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by nolesbroncos3456 on Jan 18, 2012 6:10 PM CST reply actions
Really dont want to lose him. He was a decent DC
Munchak has shown that he doesn’t have the big connections and doesn’t bring in big name coaches. I don’t want to take any chances. I mean he may even promote one of the assistants to DC. I couldn’t stand Bush as our DC.
The Rooney Rule is ridiculous
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If they offered him the HC job, couldnt Gray just decline it?
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by Titans_Firefighter on Jan 18, 2012 10:08 PM CST reply actions
Yes, but he wouldn't. If he was going to do that, he wouldn't interview
by NoMoreMustache on Jan 18, 2012 11:06 PM CST up reply actions
he could mail in the interview and not get hired but I imagine that will kill off any future HC jobs he'd be in contention for
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by nolesbroncos3456 on Jan 18, 2012 11:46 PM CST up reply actions
Poor Jerry Gray
He is again used as the guy to satisfy the Rooney Rule.
Pete Carroll said on Gray’s departure from the Seahawks: “Jerry decided to pursue a head-coaching job in the college ranks.”
Really getting tired of this sh*T
We finally got of staff together and everyone wants a piece! If he goes then I will lose all respect for that guy!
Yeah! Fuck promotions!!! .... uhh
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Gray's too smart to go to indy
They are a mess right now. They will get Luck to be the eventual replacement for Manning, but they have so many other needs that their new head coach may end up being a sacrificial lamb. Here, we have Locker, Britt, CJ, Finnagan (hopefully), Cook, a decent front line, and a young core of guys on defense that he can mold and build his cred for a really good HC job down the line. I wouldn’t take the Indy job if it were offered.
Seriously… with as good as Houston and Tennessee are going to be over the next few years, do you think that any head coach at Indy is going to make Colts fans happy anytime soon? There is a reason Fisher took the job at the Rams instead of Miami, and its not just Bradford. Its the weakness of the competition.
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Seriously… with as good as Houston and Tennessee are going to be over the next few years, do you think that any head coach at Indy is going to make Colts fans happy anytime soon?
A good QB cures all ills. Provided the leash is long enough (3 years), the next coach will be fine if the QB pans out. Just ask Jim Caldwell. With Peyton Manning, 1 SuperBowl appearance and 2 AFC South Titles. Without Manning, 2 wins in the regular season.
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