Comments on: Polian issues statement that states, well, nothing

By: stevesabato

stevesabato — Mon, 04 Mar 2013 18:40:56 +0000

Weirdest part of this story is the photo of Peyton and Polian embracing with a trophy while he’s wearing a throwback uni that they never wore in a championship game or Super Bowl.

By: nananatman

nananatman — Sun, 03 Mar 2013 16:40:03 +0000

He said he gave the owner all his options, that is what professionals do.

By: backindasaddle

backindasaddle — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 22:15:39 +0000

…..Also goes to illustrate the level of greed Peyton Manning had to bend the Colts over backward to extract every last nickel
of them. The fact that Peyton has done about 900,ooo cheesy commercials also illustrates the very same thing.

By: cantarguefacts

cantarguefacts — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 05:09:45 +0000

There are way too many ignorant posters on this site. How do you all take an interview between a local sports guy and a team owner and turn it in to Irsay being an awful person?
Kravitz is a guy who gets the best stories out of local people. if you read how Irsay describes the talk he had with Polian it was a “this is an option, but we are not taking it” discussion.
He is not trying to point fingers or be praised for “getting rid of Manning” The NFL is a business. You have a great QB that will be great for a few more years, you let him go in order to draft a prospect that can keep your team stable for the next decade, hopefully longer. How is it hard to see why that is a good decision?
Tough choice? Hell yeah, but its not like he dumped Manning just because he was bored. He had a plan and executed it the way he saw was best fit for his team. If only other owners did that.

*Cough* Jerry Jones *Cough* *Cough*

By: jblandbeardown

jblandbeardown — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:42:57 +0000

Two things. 1) Polian may be and have done many things, but adoombray, Polian didn’t start this. He replied to Irsay’s comments. 2) If he does pull off a mega trade, maybe the Bears would have Super Bowl in 2006. Dang Bill. Shoulda pulled trigger. Bears woulda gave 5-1st rounders, 3-twos, 2-threes. Same team that gave a two for Gaines Adams (r.i.p.)

By: andylucksneck

andylucksneck — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:08:43 +0000

The colts would be smart to get rid of Luck while he is still playing football and not approving architecture plans.

By: adoombray

adoombray — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 01:04:21 +0000

you can really tell that Polian is desperate for the attention and misses being a GM. there hasn’t been a story of substance with the guys name attached to it the entire offseason. He’ll probably never work in the NFL again so he keeps saying things to his reporter buddies to get his name out there.

By: lennydpocketqb

lennydpocketqb — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:54:52 +0000

Irsay isn’t as dumb as people think and Pollian isn’t as smart as he has been told through the years.

By: madczyk

madczyk — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:52:40 +0000

It was his job to explore any and all options that could be best for the team. Hindsight is 20/20, and in hindsight if an exploration of trading Manning came true it would possibly have prevented much of the success the franchise had. It’s not really a “non-statement” its more of a, I did my job statement and the best solution (probably) came out.

By: wearewhowethoughtwewere

wearewhowethoughtwewere — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:50:31 +0000

I actually think this would have been a good idea.

Imagine the type of draft pick/player package it would take to complete a Manning trade in 2004. Double the Herschel Walker trade, and I think the Cowboys got 10-12 players out of that deal. As incredible as a regular season Quarterback, Manning generally is (not playoffs); as Charles DeGaulle once said “the cemeteries of the world are littered with indispensable men”.

By: coltssteve

coltssteve — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:29:08 +0000

One can only hope that this story knocks Polian’s deity like status down a few pegs. Lets be honest he was a very poor drafter from 2007 up to his firing.

By: micknangold

micknangold — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:28:11 +0000

This would have been huge news nine years ago when the events in question supposedly took place. Now? Who cares? They’re both not in Indy anymore and Polian probably doesn’t even want to work in the NFL anymore.

By: jaff49

jaff49 — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:15:01 +0000

I am sure Irsay is just looking for publicity for himself why else bring it out in the open like this. Dont like Irsay never will treated Peyton unfairly very unfair. Glory hound EGO

By: ihatecheese2

ihatecheese2 — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:12:32 +0000

Is there supposed to be a story here? Manning hasn’t played a down in 2 years, what’s next trading Johnny Unitas?

By: snarcasms

snarcasms — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:04:34 +0000

It would take an idiot to suggest that based on the Kravitz article & the Polian statement that Polian wanted to trade Manning.

He was just informing him of what options were available.

Yet it’s no a surprise for Irsay to say that Polian wanted to trade Manning based on those events. Hence my first sentence.

He’s such a hypocritical idiot.

By: bobzilla1001

bobzilla1001 — Sat, 02 Mar 2013 00:00:43 +0000

How I yearn for the good old days when GMs and owners were seldom seen and NEVER heard…

By: xxwhodatxx

xxwhodatxx — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:50:57 +0000

The statement sounds like he gave Irsay all the available options and they decided that keeping Peyton was the best one.

By: dhwight

dhwight — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:46:14 +0000

Polian wanted to trade Peyton. How do you come to that conclusion? From my reading of what he said, he was just doing due diligence by pointing out all options because Peytons demands were so high.

You are making news instead of reporting it again.

By: nyhealingpoints

nyhealingpoints — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:45:28 +0000

so woody Johnson took advice from polian during gm search. And now we know why he wants to trade Revis. Thanks Polian, you may have gotten lucky with the Colts but somehow the jets get your strategy.

By: Punk

Punk — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:41:38 +0000

As a Colt fan I feel like the person who filed for divorce but keeps having to deny Facebook friend requests from Polian.

By: prmpft

prmpft — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:35:45 +0000

And that is different, well, how?

By: thefox61

thefox61 — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:30:05 +0000

And here is the full transcript of Bill Polian’s statement:

By: 49erdynasty

49erdynasty — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:28:33 +0000

So you effectively reported “nothing” as well then? Well played.

By: rg3andout

rg3andout — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:25:29 +0000

thats bill for u, his son chris was the worse talent evaluator out there

By: stevemo

stevemo — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:24:38 +0000

Why are you being deliberately obtuse? Polian is clearly explaining that it was his job to inform Irsay of all potential options – which apparently included the possibility of trading Manning.

While only a “yes” or “no” may satisfy you, pointing out the reality that you must consider all options (as he did) is much more significant. No player is above ponderings of trade or tagging or letting go, etc.

By: thereisalwaysnextyear

thereisalwaysnextyear — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:23:42 +0000

Well he wasn’t one of the best to ever play the game at that point. He had the signs and was one of the best at that time, but who knows how that conversation went? Maybe it was, he wants $100m and $40m upfront and you don’t want to write that big of check so what if I could get 5 first rounders for him? I’m not saying that was the conversation, but you can not, in hindsight, blame polian for even discussing it. And I would never ever give Irsay more credit that Polian as a football man. Period.

By: kcw0lf

kcw0lf — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:22:43 +0000

Good for Irsay xnaying that deal. Too bad Clark Hunt didn’t do the same for Alex Smith!

By: hutch119

hutch119 — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:17:01 +0000

So going through all the options = Polian definitively wanting to trade him??

I would be disappointed if a GM didn’t go through all the options no matter who the player.

By: zinn22

zinn22 — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:15:03 +0000

It;s a fine self serving story that Irsay tells that seems to be an attempt to make people forget that he is the one that got rid of Manning.

But there is always one thing to keep in mind when talking about Irsay. He is nuts. He really is.

By: damagecontroller

damagecontroller — Fri, 01 Mar 2013 23:14:35 +0000

Irsay is an idiot…This is the same guy who wants praise for releasing P. Manning before last season…Self centered & wants to be the face of his franchise without looking like the bad guy so instead points a finger at Polian almost a decade later as if to say…”Yeah, but he wanted him out first…!!!”…What a clown…