Pat McAfee has previously admitted that the Colts team doesn't like him, and it's easy to see why.
In making his selection against the spread in Week 18, McAfee had the Colts -5.5 against the lowly Jaguars, but not without some dark comments about his former team.
“I wish I could transfer the portal to the entire team,” McAfee said on the show. “It takes about 70 players to get to the portal, which I don't think is possible in the NFL. Just to be clear, I've wanted to be president of the Indianapolis Colts. But we didn't actually plan on doing that. We came up with a plan: “How do we get rid of this entire roster of assholes?” ”
Mr. McAfee then compiled a list of people who should remain in Indianapolis.
Spoiler alert: not much.
“The exception is [Michael] Pitman,” he said. “I want Pittman here. I want him. [Alec] Make a hole here. Let's keep Quinton Nelson. Leave DeForest Buckner alone. Let's keep Kenny Moore. I like Kenny Moore. ”
McAfee then surprisingly named arguably the Colts' biggest star and their quarterback.
“Other than that, see you. To each their own. Bye. Let's go for a hike. Thanks for coming,” McAfee said. “Jonathan Taylor? Get that son of a bitch out of town. Got a second round pick? Sweet. First would be better. Do this for the program. Anthony Richardson is good. It was a project. Get him out of town, whatever. That's what I would do. I need a complete reset.”
McAfee has been highly critical of the team throughout the season, particularly after quarterback Anthony Richardson left the Week 8 game due to fatigue before a third-down play in the red zone. It was spot on.
The ESPN star was quick to ask for Richardson's job, but he questioned the team's leadership after the Week 17 loss to the Giants.
On December 29th, McAfee posted on X: “A blind person might see red flags on this team.” That never happens on good teams. Being late for treatment or slacking off never happens on a good team. The franchise QB tapped out of the game. On 3rd down. in the red zone. Because I was tired…that's never happened in NFL history. ”
Indianapolis was still in contention for a playoff spot, but Drew Lock's then-2-13 Giants crushed their defense, knocking the Colts out of the playoff picture.
