Colts introduce Shane Steichen as 長,率いる coach

The Indianapolis Colts 指名するd and later introduced Shane Steichen as their new 長,率いる coach on Tuesday.

The former Philadelphia Eagles 不快な/攻撃 調整者/コーディネーター 現れるd from an exhaustive five-week search that 含むd more than a dozen 候補者s. In the end, it was Steichen's "不快な/攻撃 魔法" that landed him the 職業.

It also continues a meteoric ascent for Steichen, 37, who rose from a 品質管理 coach in 2015 to becoming one of 32 長,率いる coaches in the NFL.

After emotional 開始 comments, during which he thanked everyone from his high school football coach to every member of the Eagles' 罪/違反 this past season, Steichen laid out what his 不快な/攻撃 philosophy will be.

And that starts, he 確認するd, by 存在 the 不快な/攻撃 play 報知係.

"I go with my gut feeling on a lot of things," Steichen said. "I'm a gut-feeling guy. My philosophy is we're going to throw to 得点する/非難する/20 points and run to 勝利,勝つ. That could look different each week."

Steichen takes over for 暫定的な coach Jeff Saturday, who went 1-7 after 取って代わるing the 解雇する/砲火/射撃d Frank Reich. The other finalists 報道によれば 含むd Los Angeles 押し通すs 防御の 調整者/コーディネーター Raheem Morris, Green Bay Packers special teams coach Rich Bisaccia and Saturday.

"First, I just want to say to the Colts organization and Colts Nation how much I 高く評価する/(相場などが)上がる the 適切な時期," Saturday said in a ビデオ 地位,任命するd to Twitter on Tuesday. "I'm so 感謝する for the last eight weeks of the season and the 適切な時期 to 代表する you guys. I 高く評価する/(相場などが)上がる the coaches for all your time, energy and 成果/努力."

Colts owner Jim Irsay and general 経営者/支配人 Chris Ballard spoke before introducing Steichen, 含むing a 非常に長い 6 1/2-minute preamble by Irsay.

Ballard was asked about the 長引かせるd 過程 to land on Steichen, admitting he heard the noise but ignored it.

"I never understand what the hurry is," Ballard said. "It's about getting it 権利. ... I don't 反応する to the noise, if that makes sense. Whatever 圧力 was felt externally we did not feel internally."

Irsay was asked how they knew Steichen was the 権利 guy.

"What we learned in the end was that Shane had a lot of that 不快な/攻撃 魔法, which is hard to find in this league," Irsay said. "He had to show the leadership, he had to show the presence. And boy did he come through with that in his interview."

Steichen's Eagles lost 38-35 to the Kansas City 長,指導者s on Sunday in 最高の Bowl LVII. His Jalen 傷つけるs-led 罪/違反 put up 417 total yards in the contest.

The Philadelphia 罪/違反 階級d No. 3 in both total 罪/違反 and 得点する/非難する/20ing 罪/違反 during the 正規の/正選手 season.

The Colts finished 4-12-1 and the Indianapolis 罪/違反 階級d 27th in 得点する/非難する/20ing 罪/違反 and 30th in total 罪/違反.

Steichen joined the Eagles in 2021. He 以前 held a variety of coaching 役割s with the San Diego/Los Angeles Chargers and was 不快な/攻撃 調整者/コーディネーター for one season (2020).

--Field Level マスコミ

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