Colts to fire Chuck Pagano, GM Grigson may also be ousted

Also, Pagano, according to sources, felt the Colts had more pressing needs than selecting receiver Phillip Dorsett in the first round of the draft. The Colts have not released a statement on the status of Pagano’s job moving forward, but the outcome of Sunday’s games in the AFC-South will likely determine his fate.

As for the possibility that Sunday’s game with Tennessee could be his final game as head coach in Indianapolis, Pagano dismissed the thought.

Here’s three things to know about Pagano’s potential departure. Meanwhile, Colts kicker Adam Vinatieri became just the third player in National Football League history to kick 500 field goals. “I walk into a casino, I think I’m going to walk out of there with every single chip”.

So why are the Colts getting rid of such a successful coach? The question here is whether Irsay pushes the reset button and gets rid of (general manager) Ryan Grigson too.

“Has it not? He should be more than comfortable dealing with what he’s dealing with”, Pagano said of the pressure Luck faced after a Week 2 loss, per Gregg Doyel of the Indianapolis Star. Hamilton, who was hired in 2013, was sacked by the Colts in November and replaced by Rob Chudzinski, the man Pagano originally wanted for the job.

As the Colts (7-8) prepare for the regular season finale with the Titans (3-12), Indy certainly hasn’t lost hope. The report said Grigson also could be out if the new head coach has a different preference about whom he wants as the GM. Mike Wells of ESPN.com reported earlier Thursday that the relationship had grown “toxic”.

As of today, no decision has been made with respect to any structural changes within the Colts organization for 2016 and beyond. The odd thing about Pagano’s situation is that he’s not technically being fired.

His future with the Colts has been in doubt since he turned down Irsay’s one-year extension offer during the offseason.

Kravitz cited sources that told him Grigson is a “terrible meddler”, and that he constantly and consistently undermines Pagano’s authority as coach of the team.

Chuck Pagano is out as Colts head coach, with one game remaining in the 2015 season. “I’m anxious about Tennessee (Sunday’s opponent) right now. Our coaches, … I don’t know if anybody went home over the last day or two since we’ve had these guys, putting a package together”.

The Indianapolis Colts’ prayer of a playoff bid is still alive after the first of the 10 results they desperately need came through Monday night, when the Denver Broncos outlasted the Cincinnati Bengals.

Pagano is 40-23 (.635 winning percentage) in his four seasons, which includes the stretch in 2012 when he was absent because of leukemia treatments.