Former Colts Punter Goes Off on Jeff Saturday’s Critics After Mega Debut Win Over LV Raiders

The Indianapolis Colts’ new interim coach, Jeff Saturday, has been receiving much scrutiny from the NFL World. With no prior coaching experience, the decision to hire Saturday has received a lot of criticism. The former player has no college or league coaching credentials.

To the surprise of fans and critics, the Colts beat the Las Vegas Raiders 25-20. That makes Jeff Saturday’s record 1-0 as an NFL coach. Saturday’s former Colts kicker, sports analyst Pat McAfee, defended Saturday and eviscerated critics on his show.

former teammate defends Jeff Saturday

Speaking on ‘The Pat McAfee Show,’ McAfee stated he enjoyed NFL Sunday and reminded his audience that he will be in conversation with the man of the hour, Jeff Saturday. The punter did not forget to mention that Saturday is an undefeated coach.

“The Indianapolis Colts getting a massive win over the Lad Vegas Raiders and it has been a little difficult to kind of sit here and relax and you know and not just go completely banana land about Jeff Saturday, a friend of mine, former teammate taking over the Indianapolis Colts team which was completely inept before this week, “ he said

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He then proceeded to address the critics who’ve been hounding at Saturday’s lack of coaching credentials. He said, “It’s been difficult not to just, you know, kind of start diving into the hypocrisy of the f*cking losing on television who felt the need to be puppets.”

McAfee mocked critics for their inability to think for themselves.

Where do the Colts stand?

After the replacement of the Colts’ former head coach Frank Reich, a win from the Colts was hardly expected. The Colts lead through the first half against the Raiders. Colts quarterback Matt Ryan, who was battling a shoulder injury came through for the Colts on game day.

The Raiders, on the other hand, lost their third consecutive game, slipping to a humiliating 7-2. The Colts now stand at 4-5-1, second in the AFC South behind the Tennessee Titans. They will next take on the mighty Philadelphia Eagles. The Eagles broke their eight-game victory streak in a heated against the Washington Commanders.

Will the Colts pull off the biggest surprise of the season with a victory over the dominant Eagles squad? Colts fans will definitely hope so.

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