IRSAY HAS INSISTED Saturday

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IRSAY HAS INSISTED Saturday was the perfect candidate for the job, despite criticism from observers such as former Pittsburgh Steelers coach Bill Cowher and former Cleveland Browns All-Pro offensive lineman Joe Thomas, among others, who maintained it was a slap in the face to assistants working their way up the ladder to be bypassed for an inexperienced candidate.
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Irsay offered various explanations for the Saturday hire during last week's introductory news conference before being pinned down on what drove his decision. Irsay cited one specific quality: leadership.

It didn't necessarily suggest Reich was a poor leader. It just solidified that Saturday's approach to leadership would look different. Where Reich was known to help build players' confidence through positive reinforcement, Saturday goes about it in his own way.
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Irsay's conviction, however, wasn't based on any of the usual criteria by which head coa

evaluated. It was, in effect, a gut feeling.

But gut feelings don't put points on the scoreboard. It would be up to Saturday to figure out how he could positively impact the Colts despite not being totally equipped to do the job for which he was hired.

The solution, he figured, was simple. Saturday let his assistant coaches focus on their specific tasks and tried not to be an impediment, while serving as a resource where possible.
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But one of his most immediate challenges was to address the gaping holes in the Colts' staff created by the departures of Reich and offensive coordinator Marcus Brady, who was fired two weeks ago.

That meant delegating tasks to coaches he didn't know well. And it required him to find an offensive playcaller to handle duties previously addressed by Reich.