Colts fire GM Ryan Grigson

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INDIANAPOLIS -- The Colts have fired general manager Ryan Grigson after five seasons, a league source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.

Grigson was under contract for three more years -- as is head coach Chuck Pagano. But Colts owner Jim Irsay has not publicly supported Grigson or Pagano since the end of the season.

The Colts went 8-8, finished third in the AFC South and missed the playoffs for the second straight season.

Grigson, a first-time GM at the time of his hire, quickly made the Colts a winning team after replacing the fired Bill Polian in 2012. Grigson's first draft was highlighted by the selection of quarterback Andrew Luck with the No. 1 overall pick. Grigson also selected tight ends Dwayne Allen and Coby Fleener and Pro Bowl receiver T.Y. Hilton in that draft.

http://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/18525693/indianapolis-colts-fire-general-manager-ryan-grigson

Sounds like he just ran out of gas...

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1. Perhaps if he had drafted on either the offensive and defensive lines

Peyton Manning could get away with a limited offensive line because he threw so quickly. Luck holds the ball.

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2. Too much pressure, then?