The best play callers maximize talent and set their offense’s floor and ceiling. Shane Steichen has had some great moments with the Colts . Even though 2024 didn’t go as planned. The best part is he made it to Ted Nguyen ’s Top 10 NFL offensive play callers list in The Athletic. While the coach is undeniably a brilliant offensive mind, he recently faced some harsh scrutiny in a good way.

One of his particular strategies for games was called out as Nguyen surveyed NFL defensive coordinators and assistants to rank the league’s top play callers. Accusing the coach of stealing, one AFC defensive coach shared, “ I think he’s caused more panic timeouts by defenses and opposing head coaches than almost anybody. He’s stolen more plays than a lot of people have. ” While he hinted that th

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