He needed to recognize he can lead a group of guys. That was what this five-hour sit-down in Philly had to do with the Friday prior to the Eagles flew to left convinced he would certainly found his guy. "Knocked it out of the park," the owner later claimed. But later, he said little to Ballard, wanting his general manager to make up his very own mind. Irsay had actually offered Ballard license to run this coaching search nevertheless he pleased, and also after a lengthy meeting with his employer after the Colts' humiliating, season-ending loss to the Texans on Jan. 9, the GM chose he would certainly perform as extensive a procedure as he could. The thinking: because the Colts weren't chasing after a big fish, like a Sean Payton or a Jim Harbaugh, there was no requirement to hurry it. " I never ever comprehend what the rush is," Ballard claimed Tuesday. "It's regarding obtaining it right Colts Jersey. If that meant we needed to talk to 50 people, we would have spoken with 50 individuals. " It finished up being 13, though the Colts asked for 14 before DeMeco Ryans canceled on them in the nick of time, after that later took the Texans' work. The process dragged on for 5 weeks as well as included 21 complete interviews, basically as well as in-person, and also 8 finalists. Steichen's in-person conference was the last one, eight days before the Super Dish. "I'm not mosting likely to tell you anything you're not visiting," Irsay informed Ballard before the GM satisfied with him a day was sharp, well-spoken as well as well-prepared, not entirely in situational football but when it concerned the Colts' lineup building and construction and defects.