However, according to yahoosports.com, Turner surprised his players by entering the emotional fray last Saturday prior to the Colts game. During a team meeting, Turner said, “People want to see (Tom) Brady vs. (Peyton) Manning. Let’s be honest. No one gives us a shot in this game. (But) I believe in you. I believe in this team.”
Turner then reportedly tapped his chest and added, “I feel it right here.”
“You could see him tearing up,” Tomlinson told the Web site. “We all felt it, because we knew it was coming from the heart.”
Turner also appears to have a clue about what it takes to prepare for the bulletin board-driven Patriots [team stats]. Where Schottenheimer once famously talked about injuries finally catching up the Pats following a regular season win in Foxboro in 2005, Turner heard the boasts of Chargers defensive lineman Igor Olshansky last week in Indy - “Seriously, they’re more worried than we are, I promise you. Believe me, they know what’s up” - and cringed.
Turner was disappointed in Olshansky’s comments before adding. “It’s been addressed.”
