Bill Polian is too funny

[Rob0729]

Gotta love it when a GM refuses to take responsibility for drafting players who have no passion for football or some serious character issues, cries about officiating nearly two weeks after the game is over, and uses the injury card for why another team is leading the division.

Here is a snyopsis with many of the gem quotes called out:

http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/10/02/polian-deflects-blame-for-pit****-johnson/

Here is the entire interview:

The Official Website of the Indianapolis Colts

I love how Mr. Competition Committee is crying like a baby because the league basically told him to quite his bellyaching because the calls were right.

 

[A.C Vegas]

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if you all clickthe link make sure you add the letters C O C K in where the **** is other wise it won't work

 

[ctpatsfan77]

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Gotta love it when a GM refuses to take responsibility for drafting players who have no passion for football or some serious character issues, cries about officiating nearly two weeks after the game is over, and uses the injury card for why another team is leading the division.

Here is a snyopsis with many of the gem quotes called out:

http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/10/02/polian-deflects-blame-for-pit****-johnson/

Here is the entire interview:

The Official Website of the Indianapolis Colts

I love how Mr. Competition Committee is crying like a baby because the league basically told him to quite his bellyaching because the calls were right.

Awwww. . . . does NaPolian need a Whaambulance?

 

[Rob0729]

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if you all clickthe link make sure you add the letters C O C K in where the **** is other wise it won't work

I didn't see that. Sorry. Here is the article in full:

POLIAN DEFLECTS BLAME FOR PIT****, JOHNSON
http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/10/02/polian-deflects-blame-for-pit****-johnson/

We’ve had a chance to take a closer look at the Bill Polian interview containing some candid remarks about Titans quarterback Vince Young. And we’ve concluded that we need to start reading each week’s version of “The Polian Corner,” since the Colts G.M. will drop from time to time some noteworthy nuggets.

For example, a reader pointed out that Polian has attempted to deflect blame from the team for the fact that run defense is suffering due to the absence of two starting tackles.

“Our problem this year is we do not have two Pro Bowl caliber defensive tackles playing for us,” Polian said. “That’s through no fault of our own. We had two, Quinn Pit**** and Ed Johnson – Quinn, a third-round draft choice, and Ed a collegiate free agent – who played very well for us last year and of course, we were ranked second in the league in defense last year. We don’t have either of those men there now through no fault of our own.”

Through no fault of our own? Seriously?

Johnson was an undrafted free agent because of off-field concerns that prompted no team to use a draft pick on him. The Colts opted to add him to the team and to put him on a short leash. They knew going in that he might get in trouble, and their efforts to keep him from getting in trouble failed. So how do they have no blame that they made the guy a starter at a time when they knew there was a chance he’d do something that would get him fired?

As for Pit****, we realize that the draft process is inexact, but we’d like to think that due diligence might have yielded at least a clue that Pit**** didn’t have a true passion to play pro football. As we hear it, he nearly quit as a rookie. So when the Colts went through the 2008 offseason knowing that Johnson was a bag of weed away from getting cut and that Pit**** might decide to pursue another line of work, the Colts should have had a better backup plan in place.

Polian also danced on the line of drawing a fine (in our opinion) when talking about game officials and the team’s communications with the league office regarding disputed calls, and about his views generally on officiating.

“We did call the league office,” Polian said regarding the pass interference call that eventually delivered a late win by Jacksonville over Indianapolis. “We both called and sent our officiating critique in. We got the results back. I think it’s fair to say the only people less popular than Wall Street executives in this building are NFL officials. That tells you where we were, but bottom line: there isn’t a darned thing you can do about it. You have to adjust to how the officials call the game. Some crews call it differently than others. . . .

“In short, people are committing as many fouls. There just aren’t as many being called and that tilts the field in the wrong way in my opinion. That’s not a criticism of officials. It’s a disagreement with an officiating philosophy that has been espoused publicly by many people and privately by others. . . .

“I can assure you there was no apology made. That’s probably all I should day, because the Commissioner sent a memo out Monday reminding everyone of the integrity of those telephone calls and communications that take place. My focus right now is not on that game, but on the philosophy of officiating. There is a philosophy basically that says, ‘Call Nothing,’ or, ‘Call Only That Which is Blatantly Obvious.’ I think in the end what that does is hurt the game in the long run. It tilts the playing field far too much in favor of those that break the rules and use illegal tactics and at the same time causes players to engage in tactics in retribution for fouls that they would otherwise not do. That brings the level of play and the level of discipline down.”

Finally, Polian’s assessment of the Titans could be interpreted by some as an attempt at making an excuse based on injuries. “They are the best team in this division right now,” Polian said of the Titans, “because they are healthier by a lot than we are.”

But injuries should never be an excuse. Especially not from the team’s G.M. Because when injuries are regarded as an excuse by the organization, the players will rely on the excuse as well.
Every team suffers injuries. Part of the challenge of the sport is to have the depth to overcome the absence of guys who otherwise would be starting.

The Titans are thriving despite the fact that Pacman Jones and Vince Young aren’t doing anything to help the team.
Through no fault of their own.

http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/10/02/polian-deflects-blame-for-pit****-johnson/http://www.profootballtalk.com/2008/10/02/polian-deflects-blame-for-pit****-johnson/

 

[Kontradiction]

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Does Polian realize that he's whining about a pass interference call which he personally put in place after a loss in the playoffs? Bit ya in the ass real good didn't it, Billy?

 

[billdog3484]

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of course, just another example of a guy taking credit when things are up, and deflecting it when things are down. boo hoo

 

[Leave No Doubt]

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Polian's going to become another Al Davis-or worse. He's crazy as it is nevermind what he'll be like 10 years from now.

I think Bill Polian's made a major contribution to the way this game has changed over the last several years.

 

[ICSB]

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I am shocked Robo posted something anti Colts. Shocked.

Even more shocked that PFT tries to start something up on Polian. Again.

 

[Brady to Brown]

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Does Polian realize that he's whining about a pass interference call which he personally put in place after a loss in the playoffs? Bit ya in the ass real good didn't it, Billy?

What a douche this guy is. His team gets all of the calls and yet he whines.

 

[ICSB]

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What a douche this guy is. His team gets all of the calls and yet he whines.

And people spend more time whining that Polian whines.

 

[Brady to Brown]

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And people spend more time whining that Polian whines.

I hate Polian, and I hate you.

 

[ICSB]

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I hate Polian, and I hate you.

Are you 13 years old?

 

[Brady to Brown]

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Are you 13 years old?

I don't like Polian or anyone who likes him.

How does that determine my age?

Go away Troll.

 

[spacecrime]

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Are you 13 years old?

Why? You looking for an older brother?

 

[ICSB]

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I don't like Polian or anyone who likes him.

How does that determine my age?

Go away Troll.

I never said I liked Polian.He is a fanastic GM and has been for many many years.If he did not state what was on his mind most of the time I would worry.

I never said I would invite the man over for dinner though.

 

[ICSB]

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Why? You looking for an older brother?

If I was it would not be here obviously.

OMG Polian sucks he is so mean and awful I hate him! Thats the kind of crap you guys always say.

 

[Rob0729]

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I am shocked Robo posted something anti Colts. Shocked.

Even more shocked that PFT tries to start something up on Polian. Again.

Just because I am realistic about the Colts and see them as a potentially a marginal playoff contender doesn't mean I am wholly anti-Colts. Just because you cannot accept that your Colts can't run the ball or stop the run, doesn't mean I am anti-Colt.

 

[ICSB]

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Just because I am realistic about the Colts and see them as a potentially a marginal playoff contender doesn't mean I am wholly anti-Colts. Just because you cannot accept that your Colts can't run the ball or stop the run, doesn't mean I am anti-Colt.

You are putting words in my mouth again Rob.

I accept our early season struggles, but also think with our team getting healthy finally on the o line and Manning finally getting back on track we should make the postseason. I never once said we did not have trouble stopping the run. When did I say that? I also never said a thing about our running game. Have you see me posting lately? In fact we ran the ball quite well in our last game with the stretch play finally back.

You should try being realistic about your own team once in a while. Just a word of advice.

 

[Brady to Brown]

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If I was it would not be here obviously.

OMG Polian sucks he is so mean and awful I hate him! Thats the kind of crap you guys always say.

Polian is not mean. He is a whiner and a cry baby. I have watched a lot of NFL games TROLL. No other team in this league gets 50% of the calls the Colts get. I hope its over. Patriot fans cannot be the only ones who see it.

Your GM is a cry baby, your coach is a cry baby and your QB is a cry baby.

Cry Babies in the NFL Its funny.

 

[Rob0729]

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You are putting words in my mouth again Rob.

I accept our early season struggles, but also think with our team getting healthy finally on the o line and Manning finally getting back on track we should make the postseason. I never once said we did not have trouble stopping the run. When did I say that? I also never said a thing about our running game. Have you see me posting lately? In fact we ran the ball quite well in our last game with the stretch play finally back.

You should try being realistic about your own team once in a while. Just a word of advice.

Who said I wasn't realistic about my own team? I think the Pats can make the playoffs because of their easy schedule and the fact that I don't think anyone else in the division is all that good except for the Bills. But if the defense plays anything like it did two weeks ago going forward, the Pats' season is over. If it plays like it did the first two weeks, they will contend for the division.

You have been unable to accept the Colts aren't an elite team this year. You haven't spoken specifically about what is right or wrong with the team, but you have been unable to accept that the team has more holes than it has had in the last five years or so.