Chuck Pagano Reportedly Doesn't Have Final Say Over His Coaching Staff

Indianapolis travels to division-rival Tennessee this afternoon, and one of the big questions of this NFL Sunday is whether the Colts start to dig themselves out of the hole from an 0-2 start. In addition to Andrew Luck struggling to take care of the ball, and Andre Johnson appearing to be totally done, a major subplot has been the friction between Ryan Grigson and Chuck Pagano. Bare Cupboard! Coach Better!

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According to a report from CBS’s Jason La Canfora, if things continue to crater and Chuck Pagano wants to make changes on his coaching staff, he “does not have the autonomy to hire or fire staff if he sees fit.” Pagano, who is said to have been more hands-on on defense now, apparently was overruled on his first choice of offensive coordinator in 2012 — he wanted former Browns coach Rob Chudzinski, but Pep Hamilton got the job. (Chudzinski is still on the staff as an associated head coach.)

Here’s where this is at right now:

On the #Colts: Chuck Pagano has told people he has doubts he returns to Indy next year. He bet on himself with his contract, must prove-it

— Ian Rapoport (@RapSheet) September 27, 2015

Earlier this week, Jason Lisk and I spoke with Indianapolis Star columnist Gregg Doyel about everything that’s going on with the Colts. Give it a listen if you want some context about how we got to the point where stories like this one are coming out.

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