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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The public profile is always the first round. You've got three quarterbacks that every guru puts in the top 10. That makes it interesting.
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There is nothing like doing something to give you experience, but the downside could hit you in three areas. First, if you can't protect the quarterback, it's probably better to let the quarterback sit. Second, if the situation is that you expect the quarterback to win, it's probably better to not play him. Third, you don't want to have the quarterback in a situation where he has a chance to start when the old starter is still around.
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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.
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In terms of our kicking game this spring, I think it's pivotal that we get two or three specialists to step up and really take the bull by the horns and take one of those jobs. Having to replace D.J., you know, yeah, that's not an ideal situation to have one guy doing both and now he's gone, but we feel confident that there are guys in this program that will step up and win one of those jobs.
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Tony made it clear to myself and Jim that he wished for the team and organization to carry on. We will.
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(We have to) decide what we're going to do in terms of applying the franchise tag, if such is the case, how much money we're going to have to spend. And all of that is really in suspended animation because of the lack of a collective bargaining agreement.
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These rules are quite restrictive. They limit creativity in contract construction quite severely.
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Our thoughts and prayers from everyone in this building are with Tony, (his wife) Lauren, their children, their extended family and the repose of James' soul. This is a tragedy for the Dungy family and by extension for his football family here at the Colts.
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People say we've got to find a a guy who can run it up in there, and maybe we do. The bottom line is we've got to be a better goal-line running team and a better red-zone running team.
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We are going to be resolved to get this worked out, we are going to be resolved to be better a football team next year and we are going to be resolved to be a better playoff team next year.
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Bill Walsh was an offensive coordinator; Joe Gibbs was an offensive coordinator; your former coach (Martz) was an offensive coordinator. It's just the current trend.
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The thoughts and prayers of everyone in this building are with Tony and (wife) Lauren, their children and their extended family, and for the repose of James' soul. This is a tragedy for the Dungy family and by extension for his football family here with the Colts.
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We hope he has 10 good years here. We know he's going to do a great job for us.