They should have just announced Arians was staying and how much they appreciated Pagano's contribution to the franchise. It would have been courageous, not a PR disaster.
It would not have been courageous and it would have been a PR disaster, not to mention there is a very high probability Arians would have turned down the job under those circumstances.
Ahh ok, makes sense, just hope this isnt a let's do it for coach end of season and all the pieces fall in place.
Flak? Yes, but it would not have been a "PR disaster". You really have no idea what Arians would have done. Their blunder was making the easy decision, not the courageous one. That wasn't their only mistake. The Colts organization is a stinky mess that needs a housecleaning. I like that as a Texans fan but hate it for Andrew Luck.
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">As of today, no decision has been made with respect to any structural changes within the Colts organization for 2016 and beyond.</p>— Jim Irsay (@JimIrsay) <a href="https://twitter.com/JimIrsay/status/682671914205184001">December 31, 2015</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Coach Pagano has agreed to an extension. Tune in live to watch the press conference at 10:30PM tonight</p>— Indianapolis Colts (@Colts) <a href="https://twitter.com/Colts/status/684202799979171842">January 5, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Everyone will return for the <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Colts?src=hash">#Colts</a>. That's coach Chuck Pagano AND GM Ryan Grigson.</p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/684204708597207044">January 5, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">The extension for <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Colts?src=hash">#Colts</a> coach Chuck Pagano is for 4 years, source said.</p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/684214702956789760">January 5, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Sounds like <a href="https://twitter.com/hashtag/Colts?src=hash">#Colts</a> GM Ryan Grigson also got an extension — 3 years — to bind him with Chuck Pagano, per owner Jim Irsay.</p>— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) <a href="https://twitter.com/RapSheet/status/684218895746641920">January 5, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Wow. Irsay says Pagano pushed to have Grigson get an extension. Now they are "contractually tied" together.</p>— Gregg Rosenthal (@greggrosenthal) <a href="https://twitter.com/greggrosenthal/status/684218791337693184">January 5, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
<blockquote class="twitter-tweet" lang="en"><p lang="en" dir="ltr">Jim Irsay just said Ryan Grigson has "outdone" Bill Polian..... <a href="https://t.co/IX5kXdqkx2">pic.twitter.com/IX5kXdqkx2</a></p>— Will Brinson (@WillBrinson) <a href="https://twitter.com/WillBrinson/status/684222688697692162">January 5, 2016</a></blockquote> <script async src="//platform.twitter.com/widgets.js" charset="utf-8"></script>
