Remembering when Jeff Saturday got chewed out by Peyton Manning for calling plays during Colts game
The Colts on Monday became the second team of the 2022 NFL season to fire their coach,
Moses Brown Jersey following a 3-5-1 start to the season.The man they announced as the interim coach has plenty of ties with Indianapolis, but not a lot (or any) NFL coaching experience. Indeed, the last time former All-Pro center Jeff Saturday attempted to call plays for the Colts, he got an earful from Peyton Manning.The Colts' announcement that Saturday would serve as interim coach has predictably caused
Pau Gasol Jersey the viral incident to resurface. The back-and-forth between Saturday and Manning occurred in a "Monday Night Football" matchup against the Rams in 2005.Following a stalled drive deep in St. Louis territory one in which Manning threw three straight incompletions Saturday suggested on the sidelines that the Colts run it more. Manning, who forgot he was mic'd up for the game, snapped at his center:MORE
Clyde Drexler Jersey "Hey! Hey! Quit calling the fing plays, alright? We'll run the fing ball!" Manning told Saturday. "Just play fing center! Yeah, Jeff we will! When we call pa s plays, block!"The two eventually were broken up by Tarik Glenn, who told Manning to sit down and quit yelling at Saturday. The Colts would go on to win 45-28. Years later, Saturday told NFL Films that, "The minute it's done, it's done for both of us."MORE: Saturday will have the benefit of being the head coach this time around, meaning Manning won't be yelling obscenities at him
Bill Walton Jersey for every play call.That said, Saturday's experience calling plays is practically nil. He has coached only three seasons, going 20-16 from 2017 through 2020 at Atlanta-based Hebron Christian Academy, which competes in Georgia AAA high school football.Ian Rapoport of NFL.com surmised that Colts owner Jim Irsay hired Saturday because
Rodney Hood Jersey the two have a close relationship: Having Saturday act as interim coach would allow Irsay to keep closer tabs on the team ahead of a likely rebuild.It also suggests that Saturday's NFL coaching career won't last much longer past the 2022 season even if Manning isn't chewing him out on the sideline.