AP

The Colts are a disappointing 3-4, and tempers may be spilling over at the highest levels of the organization.

The Indianapolis Star reports that there was a heated conversation between Colts owner Jim Irsay and General Manager Ryan Grigson in the team’s locker room after today’s 27-21 loss to the Saints.

No specifics are offered in the report about what was said in that heated conversation, but it’s clear that Irsay expected his team to be better than 3-4 at this point in the season. Many of Grigson’s most expensive acquisitions, including left tackle Anthony Castonzo, wide receiver Andre Johnson, linebacker Trent Cole and guard Todd Herremans, have been disappointments. No owner wants to pay tens of millions of dollars to players like those and not see them produce.

If things keep getting heated between Irsay and Grigson, it will lead to more questions about whether Grigson could be on the hot seat. The general consensus around the league seems to be that it’s head coach Chuck Pagano, not Grigson, who will pay for this year’s disappointing season with his job. But Irsay may decide that the franchise needs an even bigger change.

The last time the Colts had a disappointing season, in 2011, Irsay cleaned house, firing both coach Jim Caldwell and team President Bill Polian. Grigson has to be a little concerned that Irsay could do that again after this season.