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It turns out, last week, Polian told Manning he felt it necessary to address the team about what happened against the Jets. Polian must have sensed what the rest of us surmised (although he never will acknowledge as much): There were a lot of very angry players in that once-placid locker room, especially veterans who felt betrayed by management.
Manning told Polian this was a players' issue and he, not Polian, should talk to the troops. Polian agreed. Led by Manning, the players talked, hashed it out, spoke about moving forward and refocusing themselves on the larger goal. It might rate as one of Manning's most important decisions all year.
what is jim caldwell here ?
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Have you Ever seen caldwell speak, i haven't. I've watched the colts twice this year, i don't recall ever seeing caldewell utter a word even over his headset. I've never seen a coach not say anything either to the players or the other coaches.
Have you Ever seen caldwell speak, i haven't. I've watched the colts twice this year, i don't recall ever seeing caldewell utter a word even over his headset. I've never seen a coach not say anything either to the players or the other coaches.
This is good...of 16 games, you watched two. Of those two, did you watch the entire game? In those games, how many times did the camera focus/show Caldwell?? Your right...he probably doesn't ssay a word all game. In fact, I heard he makes a game of it where he tries not to speak for the 60 minutes of clock time. Good one.
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Marking Alex24's words:
"BB is a genius and he will prove to the world that with a backup QB he can win it all."
Polian has since followed up by admitting that the team was simply trying to improve individual player stats so that it would enhance their chances of someday getting into the Hall of Fame.
Clark and Wayne each left the game after the third series having caught 100 passes for the regular season.
“First of all, personal milestones are important in that they play a vast role – perhaps too much of a role – in Hall of Fame, All-Decade teams, things of that nature,” Polian said Monday on his weekly radio show on 97.1 Hank FM in Indianapolis.
“So, for players and for posterity and for that player's individual ranking within posterity, it plays a role.
It seems like whenever Polian speaks on the topic, he just digs a deeper hole for himself.
Polian has since followed up by admitting that the team was simply trying to improve individual player stats so that it would enhance their chances of someday getting into the Hall of Fame.
It seems like whenever Polian speaks on the topic, he just digs a deeper hole for himself.
This, I agree with. I am also torn by it. Had the team decide to play their starters 60 minutes in games 15 and 16, these guys would have gotten their "naturally" anyway. Blatently "going for it" in such an obvious manner makes the whole thing feel a little dirty. In the end, the results are the same as they would have been anyay, and maybe you have to credit the organization for just being hionest and not trying to hide it. After all...do we think it is just a coincidence that Brady ended with 50 TD's in '07, ONE MORE than the record of 49?? Seriously. Flip it, if Marino's number were 49, and Manning needed 50, don't you think that effort to get to 50 in game 16 in '05 would have been made??
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Marking Alex24's words:
"BB is a genius and he will prove to the world that with a backup QB he can win it all."
Polian has since followed up by admitting that the team was simply trying to improve individual player stats so that it would enhance their chances of someday getting into the Hall of Fame.
It seems like whenever Polian speaks on the topic, he just digs a deeper hole for himself.
This, I agree with. I am also torn by it. Had the team decided to play their starters 60 minutes in games 15 and 16, these guys would have gotten theirs "naturally" anyway. Blatently "going for it" in such an obvious manner makes the whole thing feel a little dirty. In the end, the results are the same as they would have been anyway, and maybe you have to credit the organization for just being honest and not trying to hide it. After all...do we think it is just a coincidence that Brady ended with 50 TD's in '07, ONE MORE than the record of 49?? Seriously. Flip it, if Marino's number were 49, and Manning needed 50, don't you think that effort to get to 50 in game 16 in '05 would have been made??
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Marking Alex24's words:
"BB is a genius and he will prove to the world that with a backup QB he can win it all."
A puppet. A newer version of Norv Turner. "Just don't rock the boat, Jim".
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This is good...of 16 games, you watched two. Of those two, did you watch the entire game? In those games, how many times did the camera focus/show Caldwell?? Your right...he probably doesn't ssay a word all game. In fact, I heard he makes a game of it where he tries not to speak for the 60 minutes of clock time. Good one.
I've seen quite a few games (as in more than 7) from the Colts. I try to follow the Pats closest competition/rivals just as much as our team. I have never once seen Caldwell open his mouth, outside of postgame pressers where he's forced to. More than just Pats fans have noticed this as well.
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A puppet. A newer version of Norv Turner. "Just don't rock the boat, Jim".
I've seen quite a few games (as in more than 7) from the Colts. I try to follow the Pats closest competition/rivals just as much as our team. I have never once seen Caldwell open his mouth, outside of postgame pressers where he's forced to. More than just Pats fans have noticed this as well.
Psssst....like I said 12 weeks ago...Denver is over rated.
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Marking Alex24's words:
"BB is a genius and he will prove to the world that with a backup QB he can win it all."
This, I agree with. I am also torn by it. Had the team decided to play their starters 60 minutes in games 15 and 16, these guys would have gotten theirs "naturally" anyway. Blatently "going for it" in such an obvious manner makes the whole thing feel a little dirty. In the end, the results are the same as they would have been anyway, and maybe you have to credit the organization for just being honest and not trying to hide it. After all...do we think it is just a coincidence that Brady ended with 50 TD's in '07, ONE MORE than the record of 49?? Seriously. Flip it, if Marino's number were 49, and Manning needed 50, don't you think that effort to get to 50 in game 16 in '05 would have been made??
Wayne and Clark are great players. On one hand you could say it's cool that Polian is looking out for their best interests by trying to help them reach a milestone that could help them immensely later on. But by going public and saying that was the team's intent, it counteracts that by drawing attention to the fact the team was trying to pad those player's stats. And that's a shame for those two guys, because (a) they would have hit those numbers anyways, (b) they don't need any help, and (c) now voters are more likely to scrutinize and question their numbers.
Polian is a stooge for saying he doesn't care about 16-0, a team accomplishment, but does care about personal stats.
I hope people don't project that on the players, who I think we all realize wanted the team accomplishments plenty.
That being said, ALL players will say they don't care about personal stats, but it's complete BS. They all do.
Anyone who wants to point to the Colts and criticize that should think back to the 07 season and remember how obvious it was that Brady and Moss were going for the single season records. Which is completely fine. The difference is, they also went for the 16-0. Something Polian took away from his players and that they may never have a chance to get back.
Polian might be a fantastic football executive, but for all this and the way hes been running his mouth, hes also unquestionably a stooge.
Kravitz: Colts prefer stats over NFL history
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