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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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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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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Obviously, we are glad to have Adam here, we know he'll do a great job for us. He had a great career in New England and we hope he has a great career here.
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We re-signed Dominic knowing full well that he could contribute at a high level. Dominic Rhodes is our starting running back. Whoever we add is going to be a contributor. He's going to have to go through something to beat Dominic. If he beats out Dominic, we got a heck of a player.
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These rules are quite restrictive. They limit creativity in contract construction quite severely.
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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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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 have room for some contingencies, but when you count all the (projected) expenditures we don't have a lot of room.
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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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The quarterback wasn't the problem on Sunday. You don't know football well enough to know where to place the blame.
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We need a deal because the competitive balance that exists in this league is directly related to the fact that we have a salary cap. For the long-term future and health of the league, it would be great to have a deal.
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We hope he has 10 good years here. We know he's going to do a great job for us.