Colts cut another key franchise piece

by colts9318rock on May 9, 2009 5:00 PM EDT

The Colts announced Friday that they are parting ways with long time advisor and friend of Bill Polian, Dom Anile. Dom was the key peice in scouting undrafted free agents the Colts have had so much success with. Dom is credited with finding Jeff Saturday and Dominic Rhodes.

“He played a major role in our success and in the development of an outstanding department and staff,” Polian said in a statement. “We will miss him greatly. On a personal level, I will miss him greatly as well. He is one of my closest friends in football.” - Bill Polian

I would love to be optimistic about this season but I think it will definatly be hard to over come these huge loses. The Colts (as you well know) have lost coaches Tony Dungy (head coach of course), Ron Meeks (defense), Purnell (special teams thank God), star WR Marvin Harrison , and maybe the best ofensive coordator and O-line coach in the league. Its anyones guess on how the players are going to handle these changes. I hope the Colts come out fired up. I can't stand to lose.

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Players>>>>Coaches

They still have so much more talent than the rest of the AFC South and they kept it within the organization when they replaced Dungy, Mudd, etc. I’m not worried one bit.

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by Colts Homer on May 9, 2009 5:27 PM EDT reply actions

Ditto

Those who are stepping down would have stepped down anyway next year. Their replacements will likely be from within the organization and have been “groomed” to take over. I don’t think we’ll lose any “chemistry.” Most of all, we still have Manning, Wayne, Clark, Gonzo, Freeney, Mathis, Bracket, Sanders, et al.

As important as these pieces have been, I don’t think they are irreplaceable.

by the_iowa_hawkeye on May 11, 2009 8:59 AM EDT up reply actions

The biggest miss would be Mudd and Moore...

and what worries me the most is the fact that they’d be leaving at a time where the best cooridnators available are all gone (to hire a WR’s coach and an assistant O-line coach)… We didn’t “lose” Meeks and Purnell, we fired them! And I think we’re better now…

David Burton to the COLTS!

by fpacheco on May 9, 2009 6:16 PM EDT reply actions

Meeks stepped down

he was not fired

OH NO WE SUCK AGAIN!

by colts9318rock on May 9, 2009 7:20 PM EDT up reply actions

same difference

by MarkFive05 on May 9, 2009 8:07 PM EDT up reply actions

MAAAAAARRRRRRRRRKKKKKKKK

lol

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by colts9318rock on May 9, 2009 9:15 PM EDT up reply actions

I feel like Peyton is orchestrating this so he can pick up another MVP. It’s like “Okay, I’ll lose my Hall of Fame head coach, Hall of Fame O-line coach, Offensive and Defensive coordinators, special teams coach, and the 2nd best receiver in NFL history, and I’ll STILL win at least 12 games in the toughest division in football with a playoff schedule. Bitches.”

It’s like, the Colts were getting too good, so they switched the NFL from All-Pro to All-Madden this offseason.

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by MonkeyBusiness on May 9, 2009 11:47 PM EDT reply actions

The Colts have

lost in the first round of the playoffs twice to the same team. We better stay on All-Pro.

OH NO WE SUCK AGAIN!

by colts9318rock on May 10, 2009 12:03 AM EDT up reply actions

^ Sissy ;)

by bamock on May 10, 2009 12:12 AM EDT up reply actions

wait wait, what did I miss?

Is Moore’s departure final? Last I heard, he was still considering.

And remember, we may not “lose” Moore and Mudd—they may still contirbute in slightly altered roles.

Lotta maybes, though….

I suspect Dom Anile’s departure will affect the team more in 2010 and beyond.

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by Bobman on May 10, 2009 12:32 AM EDT reply actions

They were planning to retire next year anyway

It is probably better for the Colts to start shopping around for some coaches. The first guy on Polian’s wish list

OH NO WE SUCK AGAIN!

by colts9318rock on May 10, 2009 12:52 AM EDT up reply actions

Playoffs!?

by TouchdownMonkey on May 10, 2009 1:43 PM EDT up reply actions

last I heard Moore wasn't official

and that Mudd might be back as a consultant, especially the way the rep speaking for him has emphasized that Mudd’s issue isn’t with the Colts isn’t with the Owners as a whole (because his pension comes from every NFL franchise he’s worked for in parts according to how long he was with that team, not just the Colts).

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by shake n bake on May 10, 2009 1:03 AM EDT up reply actions

when no.18 isnt out there is when Im going to officially start worrying. lets face it most of these coaches are at the end of their careers its just that it all happened at once. I have all the confidence in the world as long as no.18 is still on top of his game.

its just the shock of hearing about it. like dungy leaving.

how about jerry for the falcons hurting his knee at practice. thats a significant happening. it could have been our pick. this is the news I FREAK about. our players hurt. like freeney a few years back and peyton last year.

Im not trying to downplay the loss of coaches but the fact that both mudd and moore could be back…I know more trust the media reporting than I do the weather report on whose officially gone and who isnt

our players are healthy. we are about to kick a$$ ON the field. we didnt lose our D coordinatior we got a stronger one… I see the sucky teams sugercoating their presumed turnarounds or pimping their draft and comparing the no names to wes welker and steve smith…we have actual stars. I think this season is going to be special I dont care what any media says about our team

by kinnickcolt on May 10, 2009 8:10 AM EDT reply actions

agree agree agree

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by AceOfSpades on May 10, 2009 10:33 AM EDT up reply actions

Yes the new coaches can be better than the old ones

I agree with you on that. It is just how fast the players get familurized with the new philosophies and plays. When you run a system for so long then change everything abruptly, it takes some time to get use to. Look at the Steelers when they lost Cower. It took them at least a year to get familure with the new coach and his philosophies. And to say nothing has changed already is an under statement. The Colts have already started the shift into bigger DTs and LBs. They have fired long time coaches. Polian and Irsay know what they are doing..,………I think/hope, we will see what happens………..

OH NO WE SUCK AGAIN!

by colts9318rock on May 10, 2009 11:03 AM EDT up reply actions

Dom Anile is a great guy

Had the privilege of having dinner with Dom and my friend (a former NFL player) in the hotel following the San Diego playoff loss. He lives in Vegas, but spent every spring in Indy helping with the draft. Anytime he was able to be at a game he sat with Polian in the pressbox, no doubt cursing every time the Colts screwed up.

He is one of the guys who Polian trusts totally and is very blunt about players’ skills. Losing that kind of sounding board has to hurt. The Colts are losing a great talent evaluator with decades of experience.

He was a former college coach who was with Polian in Carolina; he also with with the Browns during the Belichick era. He was the kind of guy who said “next time you’re in Vegas, give me a call,” and you knew he meant it. Sorry to see him leave.

by JTBLA on May 10, 2009 2:57 PM EDT reply actions

The difference is

that the colts already had thier head coach in place before the old one left. The steelers did not. Not only was he trained and hand picked by Dungy, but I have to think that Polian and Irsay are comfortable with him or he wouldn’t be there. Yeah, there will be some changes, but the boys in blue already know the coach and should know what he expects. On a side note-why not let Peyton pick up the OC duties? Who better? LOL I look forward to another great year of Colts football. Yes, we’ll have a few bumps here and there, but what team doesn’t?

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by 18forever on May 11, 2009 7:55 AM EDT reply actions