The Quote Machine: Bye-Bye Tony Ugoh

by Brad Wells on Sep 10, 2010 10:08 AM EDT in 2010 Colts Quote Machine

INDIANAPOLIS - SEPTEMBER 02: Jim Caldwell the Head Coach of the Indianapolis Colts watches from the sidelines during the NFL preseason game against the Cincinnati Bengals at Lucas Oil Stadium on September 2 2010 in Indianapolis Indiana. (Photo by Andy Lyons/Getty Images)

Colts coach Jim Caldwell (9/9/2010)

On the team releasing Tony Ugoh:

Tony certainly has had a tough stretch here during the preseason, kind of up and down. It was basically (that) we’re just not quite certain of his health. Consistently he had some problems, and we just weren’t quite certain of when he was going to be able to get back, so we had to make a decision.

On how Charlie Johnson looked in practice:

He was better. Today, he’ll probably do a little bit more. We’re all feeling that he is headed in the right direction.

On how Jeff Saturday looked in practice:

Good. I just think in both cases those guys are kind of working through any issues that they may have, but I think they feel pretty good about where they are.

Caldwell conti.

On the talent and depth on the Colts defense:

I can tell you that we think we have a good defense, there is no question about that. I’m not going to pull any punches about that. I think our depth is good in some areas. In some, we’d like it to be better. I think we’re fortunate. That’s literally not the tale of the tape, the performance is what counts. Let’s see how we play and then let’s start to measure it from that point on.

On running back Joseph Addai:

He looks good. He feels good. That’s all we can go by right now. He really has had a very fine spring and summer, in terms of training camp. Joe really looks like he is ready to go.

On if Bob Sanders is looking like his old self:

He is. Everyday. I think you probably got a sense of that in the Green Bay game. I think he played like 43 snaps in that ballgame. He made a few hits that looked just like Bob typically hits. He gets your attention.

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Best summation I ever heard on the matter

Ugoh your way and I’ll go mine.

by supercolt on Sep 10, 2010 10:25 AM EDT reply actions 2 recs

freaking hilarious

@supercolt

ROFLMAO

by ColtsFan504 on Sep 11, 2010 9:44 PM EDT up reply actions

Jim Caldwell is so freaking bland

he makes vanilla look colorful.

"Pressure is something you feel when you don't know what the hell you're doing."
-Peyton Manning

by ZayJack on Sep 10, 2010 11:09 AM EDT reply actions

Truth is the whole organization is bland from Polian on down. The problem is the organization is too linear in their approach and their thinking and they have been this way since my beloved coach Dungy. Our coaches and FO are not dynamic and are usually reactive versus proactive. The SB against NO is a prime example. We are blessed to have Peyton but it is also a curse in that the staff as a whole innately depends on his talent and will WAY TOO MUCH. We do not have enough outside the box thinkers. Everyone wants to play it safe. Ever wonder why our return game and running game suck? Our backs and returners have a secure the ball mentality with no emphasis on beating a defender, how to stiff arm, how to set up your blockers and etc. It’s not about anything other securing the ball and letting Peyton get his touches. Remember the game when Gonzo lateraled to Wayne against Minnesota? Peyton came out and said we won’t be seeing much of that..as if to say keep it simple and let me do the heavy lifting. It was a great play against a great defense. Dungy even supported it. Anyway, just food for thought.

by supercolt on Sep 10, 2010 1:33 PM EDT up reply actions

I will take vanilla over tutti frutti any day.

I will take machine like Peyton over two steps foward, one step back Fahv-ruh, any day. I will take steady Champ Baily or Darrell Green over Neon Deion any day. I will take Jerry Rice over T.O. any day. I will take crew cut Johnny U over fur coat and panty hose wearing Broadway Joe any day. Nothing vanilla about 12-2 or 13-3 every year. As for Polian, the three times in Indy he broke from his norm and took a big risk we busted on Simon, sort of broke even on Booger and busted on Ugoh. Stay inside your box please Bill.

by Lucky Horseshoe on Sep 10, 2010 2:36 PM EDT reply actions 1 recs

oops, my reply below was for to you, Lucky

"To be a great football coach, you have to be smart enough to do it well, and dumb enough to think it's important." -- Can't remember whom I am paraphrasing.

by zherebyonki on Sep 12, 2010 4:22 AM EDT up reply actions

I too prefer the consistency and reliability, substance over flash.

But I think the Colts take plenty of calculated risks, such as every time an undrafted rookie gets a job, every time they draft an undersided DE like Freeney or Mathis, every time they draft a Pat Angerer way ahead of projections, everytime they draft a former WR to be a CB (Hayden) or cut ties with proven players when they don’t have to (Vanderjagt, Marvin Harrison, Edge, numerous LBs, Brock, Lilja, etc.) They’re vanilla, but still waters run deep (forgive mix metaphors!).

I’d call Booger an unqualified success. We weren’t expecting him to be a 5- to 7-year mainstay; he was older and was intended as a stopgap measure and gave us approx. two good years when we needed him.

"To be a great football coach, you have to be smart enough to do it well, and dumb enough to think it's important." -- Can't remember whom I am paraphrasing.

by zherebyonki on Sep 12, 2010 4:21 AM EDT reply actions