Jim Caldwell's Job Status With Indianapolis Colts Still Up In Air

The Indianapolis Colts certainly haven't had a season to remember, and while the majority of the blame has been cast upon the Peyton Manning injury, there are obviously other factors in play as well. One of those factors is the coaching staff, unfortunately, and it's left Jim Caldwell's job status in doubt.

Sports Illustrated's Don Banks looked at the coaching carousel in a column on Thursday afternoon considering there are typically a few firings that happen on the Monday after regular season and, as some fans would likely expect, Caldwell's name was near the top.

Two-game winning streak or not, I'm almost certain Jim Caldwell will be coaching his final game with the Colts Sunday at Jacksonville. The firing won't be what Colts president Bill Polian would have preferred, but by bottom-line analysis, even a 3-13 record would render the decision defensible when you consider teams like the Dolphins, Chiefs, Jaguars, Bucs and Chargers will all win more games than that and still wind up making coaching moves. It just feels like the right time for a bit of a clean break in Indy, and Caldwell will be part of the collateral damage. And just to clarify, the Polians, both Bill and his son, Chris, the team's general manager, aren't going anywhere.

Banks goes further in-depth over at SI.com, but the point remains that Bans expects that Caldwell will be fired come "Black Monday."

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