Stampede Blue reports that Jim Caldwell will be back in 2012 with hopes to have Steve Spagnuolo as his defensive coordinator.

won't find Jim Caldwell on Colts sideline next season, if the veteran quarterback is back with Indianapolis at all. The infrastructure around Peyton Manning in Indianapolis has crumbled. And with the Colts set to take Stanford quarterback Andrew Luck

Jim Schwartz also retains the golden headset, thanks in large part to Matthew Stafford's ability to keep his shoulder in its socket. Caldwell was part of that select group until Tuesday. Now he joins a list of dearly departed that includes Eric Mangini

The Colts just announced on their website's blog that Jim Caldwell has been fired. No word yet on the Spagnuolo story. It's possible he's being brought in as the new head coach. In any case, our sources (along with Mike

They have relieved Jim Caldwell of his head coaching duties. It was pretty clear that Caldwell was in over his head when Peyton Manning was the quarterback. There isn't even a term to describe what he was this past season.