Bill Polian's (ugh!) end of the 2009 season press conference
by Brad Wells on Feb 13, 2010 1:54 PM EST
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PrintHere's a quote via zilla1126 from our Changes to Stampede Blue article (trust me, it relates to this article's title):
You want access?
Just make sure the Colts are aware of these articles. I’m sure that they would see that you deserve better access to the players and coaches.
http://www.stampedeblue.com/2009/12/27/1221664/bill-polian-essentially-tells
http://www.stampedeblue.com/2009/8/11/985154/2009-colts-training-camp-why
http://www.stampedeblue.com/2009/12/28/1222666/if-you-enjoy-listening-to-bill
http://mobile.stampedeblue.com/2009/12/27/1221664/bill-polian-essentially-tells
http://www.stampedeblue.com/story/2007/3/21/949/14924
http://www.stampedeblue.com/2006/12/13/16302/910
I mean, who wouldn’t want a hotheaded and irrational critic in their midst all the time?
Gee, thanks zilla1126. Next time the Colts do something that's highly controversial and evokes tens of thousands of fans booing the team at home, I'll just keep my mouth shut in the hope that the Colts will notice my silence and reward it with "access" to their players and coaches.
Or, better yet, I'll do the job I'm paid to do, which is to voice my opinion in an unfiltered and uninhibited manner regardless of whether the Colts, or anyone else, like it.
WTF does all this have to do with Bill Polian's end of the season press conference?
Well, it turns out that Bill has, once again, acted like an ass in front of the very people who promote and report on the league that pays Bill millions of dollars to do what he does. At a press conference held yesterday described by AP writer Michael Marot as "surly," Bill Polian absolutely refused to talk about the Colts 31-17 loss in the Super Bowl to the Saints.
"The past is prologue," Bill kept repeating, as if stating it over and over again would stop reporters in the room from, you know, doing their job and stuff. However, regardless of whether Polian wanted to talk about the loss or not, the fact is lots of people wanted him to discuss the game. Rather than kindly telling these people, "Hi guys. The Super Bowl is done and I'm really tired of talking about it. I'd appreciate it if questions would be directed towards the draft, the Combine, free agency, etc," Bill got testy, acted like a jerk, and it became news.
Ugh.
In fact, Polian seemed to take it personally that reporters would dare to ask him questions about the team failing to win SB 44, as if Polian, and ONLY Polian, is the one who determines what is and isn't appropriate to discuss at a friggin press conference.
I've stated this over and over again: Bill Polian is a genius at building winning rosters in the NFL. He is the best personnel man this league has ever seen. Again, EVER! The man will be a first ballot Hall of Famer when he retires. Anyone who disagrees simply has no clue. However, Bill Polian is not the "general manager" of the Colts. He's the president, and with his job there is the responsibility of public relations, an area Polian is woefully bad at. Once again, I feel dirty because I agree with Mike Florio:
We recognize that Polian is very good at his job of acquiring and keeping football players. But when it comes to talking publicly, the Colts should give thought to hiring a press secretary for their President. Between Friday's refusal to talk about the Super Bowl, Tuesday's finger-pointing at players who will be a major part of the team's immediate future, and December's lame attempt to explain the decision to pull starters from the Week 16 game against the Jets, the Colts' best interests would be served by paying closer attention to the manner in which Polian presents the team's message to the rest of the football-watching world.
I am more than thankful Bill Polian is the man running the show in Indianapolis. However, Jim Irsay has got to step in and keep this guy away from reporters and fans. Hell, keep him away from league people as well. Lock him in a room and have him watch tape of college players all day. Let him emerge from the room in April for the draft, and then lock him back up again. He simply lacks the intellectual capacity to treat people with dignity and respect, and he takes things way, way, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to personally.
While at the Super Bowl in Miami and Fort Lauderdale last week, it was obvious, talking to media and league people, that Bill Polian is pretty universally hated throughout the NFL. The reason for this is he routinely treats people like dog meat for seemingly no reason whatsoever. Oh, and if you ever dare to criticize him, he will use his influence to pressure your editor, or boss, or anyone else to get you to do what he thinks you should do. He has nothing but contempt for people who disagree with him, and dismisses any notion that how he conducts himself damages the image of the Colts as a football team.
Again, as a fan, I'm not looking for someone to be all smooth and silky when it comes to PR. Just don't be an ass. And Bill Polian, pretty much all season long, has acted like an ass. I personally think one of the reasons why he has acted so "surly" in public of late is the absence of Tony Dungy. When Dungy was around, he deflected a lot of the attention from Polian to himself. He had more cred than Polian, and he was much better at dealing with PR than Polian. Dungy was also very good at disarming Polian, getting him to calm down when stupid things would piss him off.
Jim Caldwell does not have Dungy's cred. He's seen as a copy, or an extension of Dungy. And the perception, whether correct or not, is that Caldwell is Polian's lap dog. I think that is an unfair characterization of Caldwell, but he has done little to debunk that image of late.
Again, I think the Colts need to give serious consideration to having someone like Chris Polian or Tom Telesco addressing the media and fans. Bill Polian is simply not good at not acting like a jerk. I'm sure he is a great guy personally. He has a reputation for being fiercely loyal to his staff and he will stand up for any one of them. That is admirable. However, he absolutely must stop pissing off media and fans. It creates more needless distractions that hinder this team's ability to do what he wants them to do, which is move forward. If he'd just answered the damn questions and not been a schmuck about the whole thing, his press conference would not have turned into a national friggin' story.
And, with all that, I'm sure the Colts will get red-faced and angry that I dared to speak my mind again. They'll go on ignoring me and the tens of thousands of Colts fans who hit this site daily. Meanwhile, everyone and their mother will continue to ask "Why aren't they credentialing blogs like Stampede Blue?" and the answer I will give them is the team hates media and fans who disagree with them.
So childish.
You can see the video of Bill Polian's end of the season press conference here.
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I watched the press conference, and i think he has a point
The past is prologue, BBS. You look over what happened, evaluate your strengths and weaknesses and move on to next season Dont dwell on the past, for those who live in it, die in it,
by metal_militia on Feb 13, 2010 2:21 PM EST reply actions 7 recs
I gotta' agree.
If the platform of the press conference was to discuss the future of the team the press cannot expect answers to off-topic questions. They have the right ask them, but it doesn’t guarantee they’re going to get an answer. That being said, he is a fucking media disaster and shouldn’t even be allowed within 500 yards of a press conference without a written list of pre-approved responses and statements. Maybe we could build a friendlier and less asshole-ish robot of him that does nothing but attend media events and kiss babies.
Yeah, now that’s a plan.
by peytonsurdaddy on Feb 13, 2010 2:31 PM EST up reply actions
Step 1: Imitate Oprah
Before he begins media sessions he can tell everyone to look under their seats where they will find an awesome prize.
More robots...
always a good plan.
"Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything that comes in second."
--Paul "Bear" Bryant
"All winning teams are goal-oriented. Teams like these win consistently because everyone connected with them concentrates on specific objectives. They go about their business with blinders on; nothing will distract them from achieving their aims."
--Lou Holtz, former Notre Dame football coach
I have to agree with mm and pud
I didn’t think he came across poorly at all. The media does not direct what is important to the team or the organization. As an organization they are focused on the future, what they plan on doing moving forward. As a result, it is the philosophy now and I am sure has been for better than a decade that when press conferences called for the purpose of this one will stay on topic for what is relevant now. The media can only hang on to a story for so long… it’s long gone folks, let’s start pumping out some scouting reporting, YOU DECIDEs, and other fun material to think about the 2010 Colts. Absent major unforeseen turnover through free agency, this bunch is going to be RIDICULOUSLY talented.
Thanks to MarkFive05 I have a new theme video that I hope you all will remember me by: BAM BAM
I can't wait for that YOU DECIDE
series to kickoff again. Some of the best work done for this site.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: I miss football already.
Exactly my thoughts
you beat me to the comment. Why sit and talk about a loss? It’s not gonna make you feel better or somehow put a W in the W/L column. Let it be, its time to look at next season. This team is gonna be as good, if not better than this years team. I have to think better because of all the badass players we got coming off IR. I kinda feel bad for the rest of the NFL…
Its over…NEXT!!!
Our heads may be bloody, but they are unbowed. We will be back next year better than ever!
makes me feel funny
Part of me thinks a press agent for polian would be cool, kinda stately… The other part thinks it would be too uppity, and put a bigger wall between the organization and fans.
by RockyRippleColtsFan on Feb 13, 2010 2:39 PM EST via mobile reply actions
makes me feel funny
Part of me thinks a press agent for polian would be cool, kinda stately… The other part thinks it would be too uppity, and put a bigger wall between the organization and fans.
by RockyRippleColtsFan on Feb 13, 2010 2:39 PM EST via mobile reply actions
Honestly, he may act like a bit of jerk but
he did answer every damn question the media had on his radio show. If they wanted answers, they should have just read the transcript. every question that Bill answered with “past it prologue” was answered on his radio show.
Wait if it's Bill Polian's press conference....
why wouldn’t he have the right to be the one to approve what is discussed at said press conference? I’m pretty sure who ever is holding the press conference has every right to discuss whatever they please. Sure the media also has the right to ask whatever questions they please but that is no guarantee that they will have those questions answered to their satisfaction or even at all.
"Winning isn't everything, but it beats anything that comes in second."
--Paul "Bear" Bryant
"All winning teams are goal-oriented. Teams like these win consistently because everyone connected with them concentrates on specific objectives. They go about their business with blinders on; nothing will distract them from achieving their aims."
--Lou Holtz, former Notre Dame football coach
I like the idea of someone stepping in as the press guy
this is getting redicules
How can you not love a team that does this?
I didn't see any problem
with his press conference. It is not a requirement for Polian or anyone else holding a press conference to respond to every whimsical question the media asks.
ok I have to take back my comment
I just watched the press conference and thought Polian was fairly even keeled on the podium. He was a bit condescending in his laughing off the question of what he saw with the OLine that the press didn’t see, but otherwise not as bad as BBS painted it.
How can you not love a team that does this?
I have no desire to watch the press conference,
so I’ll take your and KR’s word for it.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Even though the Colts lost, it was a good season. Random facts will resume next week when I recover.
I didn't have a desire to, either
but decided that to provide a fair assessment I should (oh, and KR recommended that I do so, and when HE’s the voice of reason, well…). It’s actually informative… OH and a little tidbit that he revealed surprised me – he expects Ugoh and Pollack to be ongoing contributors in the offense.
How can you not love a team that does this?
As cheerleaders?
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: I miss football already.
LOL
Seriously, those are the two guys that I’d expect to have little or no contribution next year. Well, them and Hall.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Feb 16, 2010 5:33 PM EST up reply actions
Poor Hall.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: I miss football already.
who cares?
I’m glad he’s gruff.
I don’t give a flying crap what the guys who run my team say to the press or what they think about the fans.
I just want them to win.
I hope he spits in the face of every interviewer alive. As long he drafts well, I don’t care about the rest.
18to88.com
by deshawn zombie on Feb 13, 2010 2:52 PM EST reply actions 12 recs
Annnnnd
Rec’d!
Our heads may be bloody, but they are unbowed. We will be back next year better than ever!
I dunno, DZ
I get the whole, ‘Really, press… You do your job, and let me do mine’ thing, but I don’t like how this reflects on Jim Irsay and the whole organization. He’s worked hard to change the perception his father left. Polian isn’t helping. I think Irsay needs to step in occasionally and get Polian out of the spotlight.
agreed
it does matter what other people think from a perception standpoint. yes who cares what people think about decisions that are made relating to the team…
but, its not necessary to be asshole about it. it’s called taking the higher ground. the media are a joke, but there’s no reason to stoop to their level. it’s not THAT hard to say, “i don’t want to discuss it please. next question.” even if you have to repeat it over and over
So you would prefer
If it was a media relation person that answered question?
I don’t care if Polian is an ass.
I want him running my team.
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
by gizzardfanny on Feb 13, 2010 5:28 PM EST up reply actions
There is more to his job than "drafting well"
If it weren’t for the fans what would it matter how well he drafted? Polian held the team back from a perfect season specifically to win a Super Bowl. He failed. He should be held to account for that. You only get to act like an ass without being questioned IF YOU WIN. He didn’t win. So yes, he has to answer for his actions.
by the_iowa_hawkeye on Feb 13, 2010 6:47 PM EST up reply actions
I have no way...
to express my contempt for that comment.
Words fail me.
I’m ashamed we root for the same team.
18to88.com
by deshawn zombie on Feb 13, 2010 7:39 PM EST up reply actions 6 recs
That's about how I felt.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Even though the Colts lost, it was a good season. Random facts will resume next week when I recover.
When Polian
suits up and steps on the field…come back and talk to me. Until then Polian didn’t loose the game. I gotta agree with DZ here…
Our heads may be bloody, but they are unbowed. We will be back next year better than ever!
Lol
Sorry…I ment LOSE. My bad…I have seen a lot of that goin around here and its rubbin off on me.
Our heads may be bloody, but they are unbowed. We will be back next year better than ever!
looseness has been rubbin off on you, huh?
you lay down with Dia’s, you wake up with… hmm…
Im a douchebag, an asshole, but I know what Im talking about.
That's right.
A glistening, throbbing purple pen.
Anonymity breeds inhumanity. In simpler terms, don't be a troll.
And that's why I love 18to88.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Even though the Colts lost, it was a good season. Random facts will resume next week when I recover.
LET IT GO
BBS…I don’t know what you expected him to say?!! Seriously, you are holding a grudge for way to long. Did you want Polian to break down in detail the Super Bowl? Did you want him to pass blame onto the O-Line and Special Teams again? What could he have said about the game that would’ve been acceptable to you? And Bill didn’t become testy, he was just being the way he ALWAYS has been with the media. Some guys are fluffy with their answers to the media and others are more curt.
I could understand the first couple of posts you made after we lost to the Jets, we were all upset that we were duped into thinking this team would go (or at least try for) 16-0, but now it just seems like you are looking for anything to complain about. Polian’s job is to build winners, he has always done that, who cares about how he phrases his answers to the media.
by Manning4Prez on Feb 13, 2010 3:07 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
Or
We can just accept the guy for the way he is and quit whining about it.
by Bleed__n_Blue on Feb 13, 2010 3:34 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
bbs
right on 2 renons i love this stie 1 open theads and 2 u have balls to do this post polian is who he is he was this way in buffalo and carlona
okay i have cerebral palsy arthris and chronic fatigue as well i have a great life and loveing folks some days are better than other days i got a make-a-wish in 2001 and saw my favorite team the broncos it was the trip of a lifetime i wish everyone couild have gotten to enjoy that with me i know some of u hate the broncos and that okay but i bleed organ and bule for my mnr fans but i bleed orange and blue denver will rise again resident broncos fan for every blog resident broncos for stampede bule thanks shvd98z24
cue beating dead horse brigade
Fact: It is possible to be both amazingly great at multiple aspects of your job and also be horrendously flawed at a certain aspect of your job.
Fact: Most NFL fans (not even Colts, or Bills, or Panthers) admit that Bill Polian is a great talent evaluator, salary cap manipulator, and all around football mastermind.
Fact: Being those things has nothing to do with whether or not he is a PR nightmare.
Can people please stop saying, ‘omg, he’s the best GM ever, who cares if he’s horrid with the fans’, or something similar? THEY ARE NOT RELATED.
Hey, Spaz, you’re a great husband and father, and I’m gonna let you finish, but you jerk off too much.
Bill Polian is held to a high standard in these situations, rightly so, because HE IS THE ONE THAT CHOOSES TO PUT HIMSELF IN THESE POSITIONS.
He is the one that chooses to have the weekly team radio show, instead of the coach or a player or no one.
He is the one that chooses to address the media without a PR person.
He is the president and until recently, was the GM, he has the power to insulate himself in whatever manner he chooses to. He chooses, for the most part, to not insulate himself in any way, shape, or form.
Thats fine. But with every choice comes consequence. Bill seems to think that because he chooses to interact with the lowly peons known as fans and media, and because he’s a genius, that press conferences should consist of flowers, peace, love, kissing his ring, and telling him that his ass tastes like sweet nectar from the gods.
Bill Polian is a great football man. He reminds me of my favourite hockey GM, Brian Burke. I love both of them being in charge of teams I follow (to one degree or another). They care about their profession, they care about making the sport better, and they clearly care about putting the best possible team on the field of play. Neither one of them is particular great with the media. Both choose to be in the media spotlight more than seldom. Polian, for example, is on canadian air waves atleast once a month. His choosing.
Just hire someone to deal with the press and move on. He can still be great without being in the public eye.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, but I know what Im talking about.
by SpazMo on Feb 13, 2010 3:55 PM EST reply actions 1 recs
I thought
ass did taste like sweet nectar from the gods?
*insert dunno smiley"
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
by gizzardfanny on Feb 13, 2010 5:31 PM EST up reply actions
We have discussed this elsewhere
his handle means “one who rubs glute injury” in Danish. So his post is not out of line.
That would be
Her handle and Her post
Our heads may be bloody, but they are unbowed. We will be back next year better than ever!
Thankyouverymuch
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
by gizzardfanny on Feb 14, 2010 7:18 AM EST up reply actions
Is it time to focus on the draft. Polian is not a good PR man. I get it.
When I was at training camp in July ‘09 Polian just finished interviewing with Chris Mortensen. He came out of the bus and signed autographs and spoke to the adults and children that were around him. He was very friendly and did not rush away from anyone. I think he has learned in this business to be who he is in the media eye. As for talking to fans from a radio show,it is not his comfort zone. Just because he is the president doesn’t mean he has PR skills on the big stage. I think having his son do the talking is a good idea. Bill can just keep drafting and doing what he does best. Would you rather have Al Davis, Vinny Cerrato, Jerry Jones, ect? I don’t care about conversations with Polian. If you want access to the team then come to training camp. The guys sign autos and do some talking. As far as spilling their guts, that’s not what this organization does. If you want that you should spend time reading the Washington Post and following the Deadskins. You have old players and current ones constantly calling each other out. It is a circus. On the flipside, I love the variety of writing styles on this blog, that is what makes it a good place to talk colts football.
So
Polian is, at least to my knowledge, the only GM/president that has a weekly radio program where the fans of the team that he runs can call in.
Would we, as Cols fans, rather some PR person have a radio program?
Is that what you ask for?
Because that wuld sure give us insights?
You might just get what you ask for. Be careful.
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
*would
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
by gizzardfanny on Feb 13, 2010 5:28 PM EST up reply actions
i believe the GM of the Redskins had one
until he was fired.
Normally its a coach that does it. I would be happy with a coach doing it. That will never happen under Polian. He wants to be in control of the information flow. Thats why you get douchey PCs.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, but I know what Im talking about.
The GM of the Redskins isn't the one in charge anyway
Wonder who is? Snyder? No wonder that plac is a mess…
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
by gizzardfanny on Feb 13, 2010 6:02 PM EST up reply actions
No one is in charge.
well, I guess Mike Shanahan is in charge now, for about 6 weeks, until Snyder feels too insecure to allow it to go on anymore.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, but I know what Im talking about.
No one
Might be worse than Snyder.
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
by gizzardfanny on Feb 13, 2010 6:06 PM EST up reply actions
are you saying no one running the show
would be worse than Snyder running the show.
Or that no one can be worse than Snyder?
If its A, I disagree.
If its B, high five bro.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, but I know what Im talking about.
B
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
by gizzardfanny on Feb 13, 2010 6:32 PM EST up reply actions
But I ain't no bro.
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
by gizzardfanny on Feb 13, 2010 6:32 PM EST up reply actions
oh, in that case, how about an akwardly long-tight hug?
Im a douchebag, an asshole, but I know what Im talking about.
Okay
:-)
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
by gizzardfanny on Feb 13, 2010 6:46 PM EST up reply actions
Everyone has a show out here in DC
Jim Zorn, Vinny Cerrato, Clinton Portis, LaVar Arrington, Joe Theisman comes on the radio often,ect. Everyone talks, and talks, and talks. Dan Snyder even puts his two cents in on occassion. They are one messed up organization. Then there is the Washington Post commentary. It is one big soap opera. I think Mike Shanahan will do most of the talking now, which is a good thing.
This is a good point.
"I am in favor of censorship ‐ not against what is supposed to be sexy or dirty, but against what is idiotic." -Jean Renoir
Random fact of the week from the empty void that is my mind: Even though the Colts lost, it was a good season. Random facts will resume next week when I recover.
To come to Bill’s defense, the person asking Bill all of the stupid ass questions was none other than the mighty Bob Kravitz. And if you weren’t aware, Bill hates Kravitz because Kravitz is an idiot.
So before anymore of you yahoos decide to start bashing Polian, you should at least watch the video and listen to some of the inane questions Kravitz kept asking Polian.
Aside from that, this post made me shake my head.
There's a new blog in town, the 12th HorseMan.
by KingRichard on Feb 13, 2010 5:27 PM EST reply actions 4 recs
Kravitz is just pissed
He doesn’t get the insider info and the breaking interviews. Wonder why?
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
by gizzardfanny on Feb 13, 2010 5:29 PM EST up reply actions
If you act like a complete tool the Colts are either going to ignore you ala Bob Kravitz, or deny you credentials ala Stampede Blue. Although I don’t even think BBS has attempted to get credentials in a long time.
/keepin it real
There's a new blog in town, the 12th HorseMan.
this it not true.
They do not share information with any local reporters. They feed all of their information to the big media outlets, mostly John Clayton at ESPN. They may night like Kravitz, but not liking someone doesn’t seem to be a criteria for who they give their infoz to.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, but I know what Im talking about.
They specifically
Don’t give info to Kravitz.
They spread among the big media repoters.
"It's the greatest job in the world until Peyton comes off the field and you think his thumb might be broken and there's three minutes left in the AFC Championship Game and you're down by three to New England and you haven't taken a snap all year. Yeah, it's a great job until that point." - Jim Sorgi
by gizzardfanny on Feb 13, 2010 6:07 PM EST up reply actions
they dont share inside info with any of the rats reporters
Im a douchebag, an asshole, but I know what Im talking about.
Wrecked
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Feb 13, 2010 6:21 PM EST up reply actions
what, exactly, makes Kravitz an idiot
note: I will continue to ask this question of *everyone saying this until I get an answer.
*Everyone except KingRichard because loldudeurmoron isn’t a discussion.
Im a douchebag, an asshole, but I know what Im talking about.
Maybe idiot isn't exactly correct.
Douchebag fits better.
"I throw, you catch. It's NOT that hard!"
Peyton Manning, SNL, 2007
by peytonsthebest on Feb 14, 2010 10:20 AM EST up reply actions
Retort
>> Or, better yet, I’ll do the job I’m paid to do
What?!? You get paid for this?!? Hahahahaha
>> He simply lacks the intellectual capacity to treat people with dignity and respect, _
_>> and he takes things way, way, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to personally.
Do you ever read this stuff you write? He treats people just fine.
It is the narcissistic leaches known as the media that he has little time for.
No player, coach, or member of the front office has ever left here with a major ax to grind with Polian or Irsay.
YOU are not “people”. You have no ability to help the Colts win. You can only detract from what they do in your selfish attempts to get noticed.
Face it, you are not relevant in any way.
>> and he takes things way, way, waaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaay to personally.
There is a kettle out there somewhere that is not happy with the names you have called it.
News flash: Polian doesn’t like people who would try to destroy his team for no other reason than to sell some papers or get some more hits to their website!
What a asshole!
And this was classic:
>> And, with all that, I’m sure the Colts will get red-faced and _
_>> angry that I dared to speak my mind again
They have no idea what you have said. You think Polian cares what you say at all?
This is what I mean by narcissistic -
Now if you were inside their building and had access to their people – that is a whole lot different.
Polian has to deal with the established media. He does not have to deal with half-baked nuts on the Internet who have no one to answer to. So he doesn’t.
Do you take telemarketer calls? Do you listen intently whilst they use up your time for their own purposes? Are you nice to them even though they exist solely to take your money from you?
No?
Do you care what they think of you after you hang up on them?
To Polian, you are as relevant as a telemarketer trying to sell you siding.
You are no better than the viagra spam I get in my e-mail.
>> They’ll go on ignoring me and the tens of thousands of Colts fans who hit this site daily
Are you claiming “tens of thousands” unique page hits? If you are, then you are saying that this many completely different people view your site?
I call BS on that one.
You may think your site is a good one based on whatever traffic you actually get. Just bear in mind that this site could not even compete if it was based on a team with a larger fan following like the Cowboys or Giants.
This site would be like the 15th best Cowboys site.
Those links that I pasted in there were the result of me typing into google: “site:stampedeblue.com” and adding “idiot”, “stupid”, and “moron” after it.
If I decided to take the time, it would be very easy to compile a list of times when you made very offensive comments about Colt players, coaches, and other personnel that turned out to be completely wrong.
I have no problem with you sharing your opinion with people. None at all. Please do so. I think it is crazy that you are making a penny a hit or whatever for this crap – but that is not my problem.
My problem with you is that you are so sure of your opinions that you are willing to defame good people when you express it. And then you are turn out to be completely wrong at every turn.
If only your understanding of the subject was anywhere in proportion with the vehemence with which you express it.
Passion is necessary for good sports opinion writing. However, your gnashing of the teeth and tearing out your hair – whilst cursing the heavens sideshow act is just pathetic.
It reminds me of the paparazzi yelling outrageous things at celebrities who are trying to get into their cars – just trying to get acknowledged.
You want to be relevant? Do something. Writing (poorly) about others doing something will never make you relevant.
by zilla1126 on Feb 13, 2010 5:57 PM EST reply actions 2 recs
"Writing (poorly) about others doing something will never make you relevant"
He seems to be relevant enough for you to write (poorly) an entire book in response. If you want to see a narcissist take a look in the mirror. Wow.
by the_iowa_hawkeye on Feb 13, 2010 6:53 PM EST up reply actions
BBS
Still searching for the perfect team president…stay tuned
Anybody that treats Kravitz
Anybody that treats Kravitz like an idiot should be celebrated.
can you please explain this line of though to me?
Im a douchebag, an asshole, but I know what Im talking about.
i didnt watch the conference but wutver comes out of your mouth about polian BBS im with you
big ass motuhafuckin douche when it comes to talking n just like u BBS i alwasy have to remind people that i dont hate the work i love it, but i hate the character, like you i rather send the colts extra bucks outta my pocket so they hire someone that can talk to us like humans and and not stupid animals, so like i said im witchu BBS
by 805 on Feb 13, 2010 8:31 PM EST reply actions
This guy is the voice of the typical Polian hater
Mr. Shoe; this guy thinks like you!
Am watching this press conference right now,
Someone asks a question at the 11:13 mark, to which Bill responds ‘Perhaps Marvin Harrison’.
Can anyone make out the question?
I think it was something to do with
whether any player has specifically overwhelmed the scouting staff. The question followed a discussion about the various elements of the draft – combine, interviews, etc.
How can you not love a team that does this?
Overwhelmed as in
blew them away
really impressed them immediately
???
So Peyton didn’t? hmmmmmm
Careful what you wish for... a government big enough to give you everything you want is a government big enough to take everything you have.
haha - good point
maybe the reporter asked, “other than Peyton, who overwhelmed you…”
How can you not love a team that does this?
After watching Bill handle this conference,
I don’t see a problem. He was straight-forward in his desire to focus on the future. He wasn’t rude or patronizing. He was just ‘Bill’.
He’s been rude and patronizing in other scenarios, and i still think Irsay would be wise to step in occasionally, but he was fine this time. Nothing to get excited about.
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