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Peyton Manning and Bill Polian talk shop

With the third and (arguably) most important pre-season game coming up, this is about the usual time when Peyton Manning and Bill Polian start doing some interviews. And certainly, from both an entertainment and an information perspective, both men are great interviews.

On NFL.com, they have posted an NFL Network interview with Big P where he discusses the changes on offense and, specifically, the change at left tackle from Tony Ugoh to Charlie Johnson. Peyton from the interview:

Howard [Mudd] goes to bed every night thinking about how to protect the quarterback, how to get the running game going, etc. I've always known that. He's going to put five guys out there that are going to battle. They're going to fight hard. Tony [Ugoh] will certainly play for us at some point this year. I guarantee you. He'll do a good job. Charlie Johnson is a warrior. He's a fighter. He'll give you all he's got.

Peyton was also interviewed on the Dan Patrick show the other day, and he talked about the teams he watches on Sundays before and after Colts games.

Peyton said it was painful for him to watch is brother Eli play.

"It's much more pleasant in mute," Peyton said. "Especially when you're watching Eli and you don't want to hear someone slamming your little brother."

Manning said he can't really watch Eli live. He'd rather watch a "rerun of Stripes" and catch the Giants highlights.

-- Manning said he watches New England, Dallas and any team in his division. He watches offense and likes to watch great quarterback play. He said he pulls for the other big-time quarterbacks.

Read more: http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/danpatrick/blog/75001/index.html#ixzz0PJTjROKp

The part of the interview where Peyton talks about watching games in mute is pretty damn funny, mainly because we can all relate to him. When you get some kind of douchebag announcer like Gus Johnson or one of Marv Albert's kids, it just kills the game-watching experience.

Finally, Bill Polian talked all things Colts-related with Dan Dakich on 1070 Indy Sports Center today. Polian oddly seemed to indicate that they do not know yet who will win the starting LT job (even though Charlie Johnson has been named the starter). He did state that Johnson had "an edge" over Tony Ugoh.

Bill also talked about ex-Colts coach Tony Dungy and had some cool things to say about new Colts defensive coordinator Larry Coyer.

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Mike Golic

picks the Titains to take the AFC South title again. Stating that he is not sure that Indy’s defense and coaching can hold up to that of the Titains. Also, he believes that the Titans will be a power house for years to come. WTF?

OH NO WE SUCK AGAIN!

by colts9318rock on Aug 26, 2009 2:31 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

He can't think straight since he lost all that weight

via Jenny Craig.

His brain is craving junk food – that has to be it.

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Aug 26, 2009 2:40 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I thought he was on Nutrisystem?

Anyway, Golic is an idiot. I am trying to figure out why he’s still working at ESPN? Oh, wait, ESPN is run by a bunch of idiots like Golic! How silly of me. ;)

Do I believe in aliens?" Stephon Marbury asked. "I don't know, because I've never seen one. But I believe in Jesus because I saw him in the shower the other day."

by KMR24 on Aug 26, 2009 5:53 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

My bad.

Nutrisystem, Jenny Craig…I get them confused…there are so many commercials. =-)

I like Schefter on ESPN now. He’s the only one.

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Aug 26, 2009 6:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeah, ESPN does have a few good guys working there

but imbeciles like Golic, Skip, and Sal Pal (barf) outnumber them…smh.

Do I believe in aliens?" Stephon Marbury asked. "I don't know, because I've never seen one. But I believe in Jesus because I saw him in the shower the other day."

by KMR24 on Aug 26, 2009 6:15 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I loved Scefter on NFL Network.

He was (besides Faulk) the only smart person there.

Now a proud annoyance on Stampede Blue, 18to88, Indy Football Report, and Phil B's blog.

Man, I need a life...

Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Whenever I think of Tom Brady, my thoughts immediately turn to this.

by Cassieper on Aug 27, 2009 10:00 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I just listened to the interview with Dan Patrick.

Pretty funny stuff. Especially when speaking about Dungy “leaving me and going over to you…I wonder about his thought process…”

He’s such a smart ass. I love it!

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Aug 26, 2009 4:23 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

This is what jumped out for me...

“Charlie Johnson is a warrior. He’s a fighter. He’ll give you all he’s got.” That is all I need to hear…Ugoh is not tough enough!!! Unless something changes…game over!

That comment epitomizes what the Colts are about!!

"If me and King Kong went into an alley, only one of us would come out. And it wouldn't be the monkey."
"I don't really trust a sane person."
"I never met a man I didn't want to fight." The one and only Lyle Alzado

by TRDean on Aug 27, 2009 6:14 AM EDT reply actions   0 recs

I agree. If Ugoh doesn’t want to give it his all in pursuit of another championship I say hit the bricks brother. However, I sure would appreciate it if he could stay and actually play good because the tackle position is a major weakness on the Colts line.

At random moments throughout the day I often wonder if we’d be in this position had the Colts drafted one of the LT’s I was really high on before the draft. Though it doesn’t take long for those thoughts to vanish when I play back Donald Brown’s runs in the pre-season so far, the guy is a stud and a half.

by KingRichard on Aug 27, 2009 9:15 AM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Brown vs O-line pick

That is what Polian was facing in the first round. We’ll have to wait until at least a few games into the season to see if Brown was the better choice. But I find it illuminating that Polian picked Brown over an upgrade to the O-line.

by the_iowa_hawkeye on Aug 27, 2009 12:43 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Illuminating in what sense?

by KingRichard on Aug 27, 2009 2:37 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

The argument about the running game was about the RB and the O-line

That Polian drafted another RB instead of working on the O-line gives us a glimpse of where he thought the problem was. Obviously there were other factors that went into drafting Brown as well, however, improving the run game was a priority. To that end he drafted another RB and barely touched the O-line throught the entire draft.

by the_iowa_hawkeye on Aug 27, 2009 3:27 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Yeap. That’s what I had been preaching all the way up until the draft my friend. The o-line certainly has its faults, but the lack of talent and durability in the backfield killed the Colts last season. Good to see someone else agrees with me.

by KingRichard on Aug 27, 2009 3:52 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Not for nothin', KR...

but I was right there with you… ;-)

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Aug 27, 2009 4:11 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

I was trying to warn of Addai's weakness and coming bad year

at the start of the 2008 season. I was resoundingly thumped and called a fool. Unfortunately I was right. What I’ve seen from Addai so far this year isn’t much more encouraging. He had one good run in the first game…but was pretty lackluster after that.

I hope in this game they give both Addai and Brown some meaningful time behind the first team O-line in the first half of this game where they will be facing the Lion’s first team D-line so we can really compare and contrast the two.

by the_iowa_hawkeye on Aug 27, 2009 5:28 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

But of course....

I was also called a fool when the Colts resigned Ed Johnson and I said that we would have “Johnson and Johnson” starting at DT. Hmmmm……

by the_iowa_hawkeye on Aug 27, 2009 5:30 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

ALL HAIL

the_iowa_hawkeye!!

(bows repeatedly)

"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007

by peytonsthebest on Aug 27, 2009 5:56 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

This post was about Peyton and Polian

taking interviews for the first time in a while. How in the world did it morph into all of the old Addai stuff? It defies all senses of logic.

Now a proud annoyance on Stampede Blue, 18to88, Indy Football Report, and Phil B's blog.

Man, I need a life...

Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Whenever I think of Tom Brady, my thoughts immediately turn to this.

by Cassieper on Aug 27, 2009 10:04 PM EDT up reply actions   0 recs

Johnson may be the harder player and more motivated

But he still just isn’t as good as Ugoh. Players like Jared Allen and Shawn Merriman don’t care how hard you are trying. Ugoh is the player that makes me feel better about Peyton’s chances of staying standing the entire play.

"I saw a commercial on late night TV, it said,'Forget everything you know about slipcovers.' So I did. And it was a load off my mind. Then the commercial tried to sell me slipcovers, and I didn't know what the hell they were."
-Mitch Hedberg

by Colts Homer on Aug 27, 2009 4:22 PM EDT reply actions   0 recs

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