Bill Polian
Bill Polian
William Patrick "Bill" Polian, Jr.is an NFL analyst for ESPN and former American football executive. He was the Vice Chairman of the Indianapolis Colts of the National Football League from 1998 to 2011. He rose to league prominence as the General Manager of the Buffalo Bills, building a team that participated in four straight Super Bowls—the most consecutive appearances by any team—but lost each time. Following his stint in Buffalo, Polian went on to become the General Manager of the...
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We're 15 weeks into a 17-week season, and nothing has been decided yet. These guys have heard me say since June that this is going 17 weeks, and that's what it's going to do. It doesn't matter what you did today. If you won, enjoy it, but then it's back to the grindstone tomorrow. That's where the AFC is at this year.
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We presumed after such a long time in New England and two franchise designations that they'd reach a long-term agreement and he'd go finish his career there. I don't think very many people around the league had heard anything to suggest the contrary.
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They're both good tacklers, and they pack a wallop.
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At least in the AFC, and that's what I'm familiar with, the competition is so close that the slightest little thing can tip the balance.
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I think there was the feeling that he was going back to the Patriots .
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He watched all of it and said it helped him to root the team on. He wanted the players to know how proud he was of their effort.
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Had we had a different system, I'm sure we would have gone through contraction just as baseball has done. Certainly Indianapolis and Buffalo and Green Bay, if they existed, would be somewhere else.
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He'll probably elect to go somewhere else, so that's probably a position we'll have to fill.
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We traded up to get him because Tony, because we all knew what he could be, ... We all understand the blueprint now. It's not hard. It's fun.
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That's been the history of it, I can't deny that.
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That's a theory that holds about as much water as my thumbnail. But it's out there. And who cares about it? I don't.
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He said the three hours he spent watching were the best break he could have. He wanted the players to know how proud he was of the effort they made.
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I don't think there was an iota of difference from top to bottom among those eight or seven. The last three years, it's been so competitive that just the slightest little blip on the radar screen can cause you to turn over.