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Indianapolis Colts co-owner Carlie Irsay-Gordon has drawn attention for her active role on the sidelines this season. She’s been seen throughout games wearing a headset and jotting notes. The Colts, now 7-1 through eight weeks, are No. 1 in the league standings.The reactions flooded X on Tuesday.“An extreme micro manager. Everyone is probably terrified to screw up. It’s working,” one fan said.Football Guy 🏈 𝕏 @Raldi616LINK@NFL_DovKleiman An extreme micro manager. Everyone is probably terrified to screw up 😂 It’s workingMike Ercole @Erc148LINK@NFL_DovKleiman The female Jerry Jones. What could go wrong?“When was the last time she played a single snap in the NFL or coached?” a fan said.More fans reacted to the news.“Wait until the losing streak and the narrative will change,” one fan said.“It’s micromanaging and micromanaging is not trusting the people you employ to work for you. It stands to make the coaches , assistants , players uncomfortable thus taking their attention off the game because they’re worried about her seeing / hearing something she doesn’t like," another fan said."Do we know if she was involved with the Colts or with football at any level before owning the team? It may take her years of learning before she can even think about making an evaluation about anything to do with the Colts that would be respected," one fan said.Carlie Irsay-Gordon assumed control of the franchise earlier this year after the death of her father, Jim Irsay. Her sisters, Kalen Jackson and Casey Foyt, also hold ownership roles. Before becoming CEO, she spent more than a decade as the organization’s vice chair, handling operations and community initiatives.Carlie Irsay-Gordon explains why she stays close to the gameCarlie Irsay-Gordon has addressed the attention surrounding her headset routine, saying it’s less about interference and more about education."I need to learn more about this,” Irsay-Gordon said. “I need to be able to say, is this person full of BS? Do they even know what they’re talking about?”She noted that hearing play calls in real time has revealed how small miscommunications can snowball into visible mistakes."It wasn't really the player's fault. It was the person that I called it," she said. "I think that's been very valuable because it also helps us to be able to know where do we need to make tweaks. What resources do we need? What do we need to fix?"Indianapolis leads the league in scoring at 33.8 points per game and ranks near the top in total offense with 385.3 yards per outing.
