Comments on: Bill Polian doesn’t think Reggie Bush is worth much

By: indycolt45

indycolt45 — Tue, 12 Mar 2013 06:25:25 +0000

Please stop tagging Bill Polian stories with the Colts tag. Polian doesn’t work for the Colts any more, and this story has zero to do with the team. Why aren’t you tagging the Bills and Panthers too?

By: blspears

blspears — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 22:52:36 +0000

Bill Polian does not draft good running backs, so what does he know. Its like asking Don Nelson about defense in basketball.

By: lennydpocketqb

lennydpocketqb — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:53:48 +0000

Still upset that he lost to the Saints.

By: jcmeyer10

jcmeyer10 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:42:15 +0000

Anyone catch a theme with Bill Polian teams?

They all had great quarterbacks and Polian inherited a team with Jim Kelly and Peyton Manning fell into his lap.

By: dioalice

dioalice — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:18:23 +0000

Bill Polian has been the architect of 13% (6 of 47) of all teams to compete in the Super Bowl. I’ll take his assessment of football personnel over the internet legend that is @scrummymustard.

By: asimonetti88

asimonetti88 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:11:24 +0000

whitdog23 says:Mar 11, 2013 10:58 AM

50 catches, 1, 000+ yards??? I spit out my breakfast reading that…ROFLMAO has this person watched reggie bush? he obviously never had him in fantasy football
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Well, he had 1000+ yards and 40 catches in 2011… and almost 1000 yards and 30+ catches in 2012. It’s not too far fetched to see him getting 1000 yards and close to 50 catches on a better offense than the one he’s played in the last two season.

By: blacknole08

blacknole08 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:03:43 +0000

@scrummymustard,

Polian doesn’t know what he is talking about?

- 4 straight SB appearances with the Bills
- Panthers won 20 games (including a playoff game) in our first 2 years in existence
- SB title with Colts, also made the correct decision to draft Peyton Mannning thus making them a perenial SB contender

Give that man some respect.

By: andrewfbrowne

andrewfbrowne — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 15:00:49 +0000

Polian is the best GM of his generation, for all the guys saying Manning made they are forgetting the four straight Super Bowls with Buffalo the NFC Champoinship team in Carolina as an expansion team and the run with the Colts where because of their success and Manning salary they were drafting at the bottom of every round and did not have money to use in free agency.

By: whitdog23

whitdog23 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:58:37 +0000

50 catches, 1, 000+ yards??? I spit out my breakfast reading that…ROFLMAO has this person watched reggie bush? he obviously never had him in fantasy football

By: davikes

davikes — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:51:49 +0000

“So Polian values a good running back.” LOL. He just doesn’t know how to draft one. He used five first round picks on RB’s and got one RB that played like a first rounder. Any of us could do that.

By: azarkhan

azarkhan — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:46:37 +0000

I never thought Reggie Bush was worth much, certainly not as much as he was paid by the Saints.

By: jtt183

jtt183 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:39:21 +0000

You guys know Bill Polian was pretty damn good before Peyton came right? Lead the Bills to 3 SB’s, lead the Panthers to the NFCCG in their 2nd year of existence, and HE was the one that chose to go with Manning over Leaf. Can’t blame Polian for Manning’s poor playoff performances.

By: daysend564

daysend564 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:38:46 +0000

Of the list that he spent on 1st, only Edgerrin James was better than Bush. If I was a RB, I’d prefer to stay off Polians’s list.

By: warhawk137

warhawk137 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:36:53 +0000

While Bill is probably correct in his assessment of Bush’s limitations, the skill set Bush brings to the table is still something that would be very valuable to certain teams.

By: teedraper

teedraper — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:36:03 +0000

What does Polian know about RB’s?? He drafted a trillion of them in Indy & only Edge panned out

By: mack2x

mack2x — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:27:30 +0000

If it wasn’t Peyton, Polian would’ve become an analyst years ago.

By: jcmeyer10

jcmeyer10 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:26:56 +0000

My real question is, what does Matt Millen think of this?!

By: truthfactory

truthfactory — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:26:13 +0000

In a related story, I dont think Bill Polian is worth much.

By: hatesycophants

hatesycophants — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:23:11 +0000

Yours is a sound, reasonable and cogent argument. I would only add that each opinion posted from Polian should be accompanied by one fan who gives a damn what he has to say.

By: eatitfanboy

eatitfanboy — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:18:21 +0000

While I hate to agree with Bill Polian, I am kind of scratching my head at all of the people thinking Bush is going to cash in with some huge deal.

I even read Peter King today saying that that Bush would be “too rich” for the blood of some teams, namely Arizona.

In an age where many teams are reluctant to spend big money on ANY running backs, do we really think some is going to break the bank for a back with a limited skill set who has a habit of disappearing for long stretches.

By: daburgher

daburgher — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:17:23 +0000

I’d like to see him in Pittsburgh.. makes sense to me as a compliment to Dwyer and with the departure of Rainy

By: ill42

ill42 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:16:26 +0000

“Bill Polian doesn’t have that great of a track record. He lived off Peyton Mannings legacy. Once you add in his time at KC, his résumé doesn’t really speak too much for itself, or it does, just not very well.”

He was the GM of the Bills that went to the Superbowl four straight years, but I guess that doesn’t count.

By: mrposey5

mrposey5 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:12:29 +0000

Bush will sign with the Lions and will have 50+ catches next year and might be around 1,000 yards. He fits the offense. He’s an instant upgrade from Leshoure, who doesn’t break tackles or present value out of the backfield in the passing game.

A bigger reason why the market isn’t great for Bush is because there are plenty backs out there, obviously driving the market down for his position.

By: musicman495

musicman495 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:11:04 +0000

Not that big a fan of Reggie, but these comments by Polian make no sense. It’s like saying Falcons should not bring back Tony Gonzales because of his blocking.

Reggie is a specialty talent, and for a team that does not need him to be a three down, between the tackles running back (which he strangely keeps trying to prove he can be), he can still be a productive back, and occasional home run threat.

By: btowngetsdown

btowngetsdown — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:10:07 +0000

When you say “values a good running back,” was that sarcastic? Maybe 2 of those 5 guys is any good, and/or lived up to a 1st round draft.

By: Obama's Ballsack

Obama's Ballsack — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:07:42 +0000

Honestly, I agree. How much do people logically think this guy is worth?

By: 15starr

15starr — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:07:20 +0000

So you named one team thats a good fit, Detroit. One team isnt a market, its one team.

By: scrummymustard

scrummymustard — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 14:01:53 +0000

Bill Polian doesn’t have that great of a track record. He lived off Peyton Mannings legacy. Once you add in his time at KC, his résumé doesn’t really speak too much for itself, or it does, just not very well.

Typical ESPN ‘analyst’

By: thegrey7

thegrey7 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:59:41 +0000

Would love to see the Vikings bring him in for cheap to complement AP and make Harvin even more expendable.

By: bigks77

bigks77 — Mon, 11 Mar 2013 13:53:59 +0000

He’s correct!