I want the USC fans to know how appreciative I am of all the years they cheered me and my teammates...

I want the USC fans to know how appreciative I am of all the years they cheered me and my teammates on. And to the Colts fans, here's to the future. I'm only going to get better, and I'm determined to be the best and to show everyone that I'm one of the elite tackles in this draft."

Fili Moala, from an excellent interview via Ed Thompson at ColtPower.com.

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Fili "The Incredible Hulk" Moala.......

Sounds like a smart guy to me…..Just the way we like ’em!!!!

Pressure is somethig you feel when you don't know what you're doing!
-Chuck Knoll

by thefrozz on May 2, 2009 7:12 PM EDT reply actions

This one made me smile

“Yeah, those guys can rush the passer. The Colts were one team that we watched a lot of film on at USC.”

by hoosierdore on May 2, 2009 7:15 PM EDT reply actions

Lets go and win some Super BowlS

Love the attitude….He doesn’t just want to come to Indy and win one…He wants MULTIPLE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! That’s the attitude we need

by ushoe on May 2, 2009 9:12 PM EDT reply actions

Whatever happens on the field, we got ourselves a quintessential Colt. Several, if what I understand of Donald Brown, Powers and Collie is accurate. Not much to go on yet with the later round guys, but the sure thing is that we’ve loaded another clip of good teammates.

by CooperManningsNotTrying on May 3, 2009 12:02 AM EDT up reply actions

A couple more quotes:

Fili Moala:

"It was great being a Trojan, but it’s even better being a Colt."

and this quote from Jerraud Powers:

"It’s all business. This is a job now. They’re paying you to play this game. You have to take it from a business standpoint, and take it as work. That’s the way they (coaches) expect us to take it."

Although I wasn’t a fan of his selection in the third, Powers sounds like he’s a great guy, focused on improving and earning his money. This is a fantastic attitude and probably one of the reasons the Colts selected him over Victor Harris.

Alcohol, the cause of - and solution too - all of life's problems!

by AussieColtsFan on May 3, 2009 2:48 AM EDT reply actions

I like fili’s quote much better….more pride in his voice

Im still not a fan of the 3rd round pick because football players who love to play football never thinks of it as a job IMO

by kinnickcolt on May 3, 2009 6:50 AM EDT reply actions

I agree Fili’s quote is much better, but I disagree that “football players who love to play football never thinks of it as a job”. Peyton Manning is a perfect example of this. As we all know he is incrediably passionate about his football, but if you remember when he was drafted he was asked the question “what are you going to do with all this money?” (or something along those lines) to which he replied “I’m going to earn it”. To me that sound like he views playing in the NFL as a job.

Alcohol, the cause of - and solution too - all of life's problems!

by AussieColtsFan on May 3, 2009 7:31 AM EDT up reply actions

I disagree

I would much rather have a player that treats it like a job rather than simply a game. It shows he’s mature and knows this isn’t high school football. If he screws this up he’ll be coaching gym. It shows me he wants to keep his job and knows he has to work hard so he’s not replaced. I love how it seems that all of our draftees have this approach.

Chad Johnson and T.O. think it is a game. That’s why we don’t draft those types of people.

by hoosierdore on May 3, 2009 10:54 AM EDT up reply actions 1 recs