INDIANAPOLIS-- Ninety mins after he signed his contract, as well as regarding an hour before he was introduced as the Colts' new head train, Shane Steichen grabbed a minute to himself. He required to take a breath, required to assess the whirlwind that had actually been the last 48 he flipped on the very first quarter of Super Dish LVII. He viewed. He let it sink in. He considered what it 'd required to arrive, just how all of it finished, how close they would certainly " Simply to take a look at it, " he 'd say later, "simply to be because minute." In the days leading up to the game, Steichen and also his wife, Nina, maintained having the exact same discussion: they were grateful one minute, after that a little bit money grubbing the next, advising themselves how fortunate they were to have two career-defining minutes colliding simultaneously, then desiring both to go their method. Just having the possibility had not been enough. Steichen wanted the Colts' head-coaching task, sure. However first, he desired a Super Dish was lucky, his other half maintained telling him, to have a shot at evening at State Ranch Arena, Steichen called the plays for a crime that piled up 417 lawns and also 35 factors. The Eagles shed by three. Less than 1 day later, he was aboard Colts owner Jim Irsay's private airplane, headed for Indianapolis and also the following chapter of his job, the second-youngest head coach the franchise has ever before employed. The appropriate man for the work.  A hell of a ride, " Steichen, 37, said of his two years as Philly's offending organizer, which now seems like a prerequisite to become the Colts' head coach. It's a large reason Steichen is right here, charged with taking care of a broken infraction as well as renewing a smacking franchise that frantically needs a brand-new voice and also a new vision after the calamity that was last season's 4-12-1 truth, the Colts had actually almost comprised their minds 8 days before the Super Bowl Colts Store, after Irsay flew bent on Philly for a five-hour conference with Steichen face to face, simply both of them. A day later on, a contingent that consisted of general supervisor Chris Ballard, director of group growth Brian Decker and primary running police officer Pete Ward met him for even more than 10 , it was Steichen's intelligence that stood out to the Colts-- "fantastic, " Ballard called him. "An unique mind for football, " Irsay said. On the football front, the Colts put Steichen through a battery of tests designed to assess his situational recognition, to measure his mental readiness and recall. They covered everything from down-and-distance to fourth-down choices to timeout usage. Exactly how a lot does he lean on analytics? They intended to see exactly how he 'd believe with troubles on game day, just how quickly he would certainly react when things start occurring quick. Steichen succeeded, advising one person in the space of what they utilized to speak with Peyton DEEPERWhat Shane Steichen brings as Colts head coach as well as the major obstacles he facesAt one point during the Colts' extensive, 35-day search,  Irsay phoned his previous quarterback, Philip Rivers, who played under Steichen in San Diego and also Los Angeles.