It’s safe to say Indianapolis Colts radio and the rest of their fans aren’t exactly feeling good these days. Once upon a time, their franchise was considered the cream of the NFL crop. However, the exit of Peyton Manning, injury to Andrew Luck and mismanagement of their roster over the past few years have transformed them into an AFC doormat. Clearly, some people who cover the organization aren’t taking that so well.
Take Kent Sterling of CBS Sports radio in Indianapolis for example. Never afraid to share his, shall we say, “unvarnished” opinion the host took to Twitter in defense of the Colts over what has happened in the recent string of missteps involving their search for a new head coach. It started when Bob Kravitz, a retired hockey player mind you, claimed Indy did not, in fact, offer the job to Chicago Bears head coach Matt Nagy.
This despite multiple outlets indicating Nagy was their primary target including my own sources. That didn’t deter Sterling who vehemently backed up the statement with a series of tweets. Not that he offered any proof to the effect. Instead, it sounded far more like a man desperately slamming another team for the failures of his own.
Colts Radio host Kent Sterling slams Bears over Nagy situation
The whole narrative made no sense. Only a moron or Chicago native would accept the Bears job over the Colts – given similar terms.
— Kent Sterling (@KentSterling) January 10, 2018
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Because the Bears job – in no way other than living in Lake Forest – is superior to the Colts job.
— Kent Sterling (@KentSterling) January 10, 2018
Luck/Brissett > Trubisky. Irsay > McCaskey. Lucas Oil Stadium > Soldier Field. Colts – $84M under cap for '18. Bears $42M under. I could go on.
— Kent Sterling (@KentSterling) January 10, 2018
Rosters change. Colts have double money Bears $ to spend on FAs and significantly better draft assets. Even if Luck isn’t healthy, Brissett > or = Mitch.
— Kent Sterling (@KentSterling) January 10, 2018
Oh, where to begin? Sterling already started handicapped in this argument for two main reasons. First and foremost was the fact that the Colts finished with a worse record in 2017 than the Bears did. So purely from a win-loss standpoint, his statement is not valid. Then there’s the fact that Nagy isn’t the only coach who jilted them. News has since come out that Patriots offensive coordinator Josh McDaniels was ready to take the position but then changed his mind at the last second.
If that job was so coveted why is it the only one still available? Sure the Colts have more money and better draft assets. It’s because they’re a bad team with few good players. He loved saying Andrew Luck and Jacoby Brissett are better than Mitch Trubisky. Both of those men have significant NFL experience. Trubisky was a rookie.
In case he needs a further reminder? The Colts offense finished 31st in the NFL. Their defense was 30th. The Bears offense was 30th and their defense was 10th. So in spite of having a supposedly inferior quarterback, they still finished with a better offensive ranking and the defenses aren’t even comparable. The only viable stake Sterling has in this argument is Luck and even that’s shaky due to his injured shoulder.
Whether he likes it or not, facts are facts. The Colts job has lost a lot of its appeal. That happens in the NFL. Rather than be sour about it, those guys need to accept reality.
