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	2010 NFL Draft in review: Indianapolis Colts The Indianapolis Colts have a system, and every year Bill Polian seems to make a move that no one else understands. However, Polian is right more often that he is wrong. We have to keep that in mind when grading his draft classes. Jerry Hughes fell to this team at the 31st overall pick, and he fits what they do. He will back up both Dwight Freeney and Robert Mathis, be the third pass rusher, and play on special teams. Overall we have to consider this a great draft pick. In the second round they selected LB Pat Angerer, and he is a clone of current Colts MLB Gary Brackett.
	What should the Indianapolis Colts do with their first round draft pick? It seems pretty clear that the Indianapolis Colts should use the 31st overall pick in the 2010 NFL Draft on an interior offensive lineman. It is their biggest need, and depending on how the draft shakes out there should be a pretty good one there for them to select.
	What are the needs of the Indianapolis Colts heading into the 2010 season? We can sum up a lot of the Indianapolis Colts needs with three words Interior Offensive Lineman. The Colts could use better options at OT, OG, and a younger option at Center since Jeff Saturday isn’t getting any younger.
	Draft Day decision makers: Indianapolis Colts For the Indianapolis Colts draft day is the Bill Polian show. Of course these days it is a family affair as his son Chris has taken over the day-to-day football operations of this team. Bill is one what would call a draft day genius. He built the Buffalo Bills team that went to four straight Super Bowls, got the Carolina Panthers off the ground, and has built the Colts into one of the finest teams in the league. Bill has been with the Colts since 1997, and should remain there until 2012 when he fully hands his son the reigns.
	2009 NFL draft one year later: Indianapolis Colts When a team cuts a fourth round pick in training camp, they are generally saying that they made a big mistake. That is the case for the Indianapolis Colts 2009 draft class. They may have netted three starters in this draft, and a year ago I was very high on their decisions, but the proof is in the pudding. One year out this is a below average draft class, with huge upside. If it works out it will be another draft day coup for Bill Polian, if it doesn’t people are still going to consider him a draft day genius.
	2009 NFL season in review: Indianapolis Colts Some of the old Peyton Manning cannot win the big game thought, has crept back into the minds of NFL and Colts fans, but really they just got beat. Even great teams sometimes get beat, and while a Super Bowl loss is always hard to swallow, this team should see a few more trips to the big dance before the eventual rebuilding begins. They are miles ahead of any team in their division, and are virtually guaranteed another trip to the NFL playoffs. For now the tweak the roster, and their coaching staff and get ready to do it all again.
	Colts owners defends his coaches decision Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay would do a lot better for himself, if he just kept his mouth shut. We should all be really happy for him, his team rolled over like a bunch of sacred little girls on Sunday, and then he comes out and says that the decision to sit his starters was courageous. Courageous really? It is courageous to screw your fans out of a chance at history? It is courageous to screw the people that spent 81 dollars on average for a ticket to that game? Really? If it was so damn courageous Mr. Irsay why not just forfeit the game at half time? Why not announce your team’s plan before screwing your fans into buying a seat at full price for what became a pre-season game .
	The Colts not only sell out a chance at history, but their fans as well What does a NFL team who has won 23 straight NFL games, is on the verge of completing a perfect season, and in fact completing one of the most magical season in NFL history do? If your answer is to roll over like a bunch of scared little girls, maybe you can run the Indianapolis Colts. The performance they turned in the second half of that game versus the New York Jets was nothing short of offensive. Considering that I live in Detroit, and have been a lifelong Detroit Lions fan, that is really saying something. In fact the Colts played so poorly in the second half that they looked just like the Lions who have won two NFL games over the past two NFL seasons.
	Bill Polian: NFL Draft genius Bill Polian is the President of the Indianapolis Colts, and one of the best NFL Executives on the planet, when it comes to draft day. This guy’s resume reads like a who’s who list of players in line to get one of those hideous Gold Blazers in Canton, Ohio.
	2009 Indianapolis Colts draft analysis The Indianapolis Colts had a new head coach, and for a “elite” NFL team they seemed to have a lot of holes to fill. Star Running Back Joseph Addai had a down year, and the 2008 Colts running game ranked 31st in the league. This team also seemed to need another wide out since the once great Marvin Harrison had left in the off season, and there was a large disparity in talent between starters Reggie Wayne, Anthony Gonzales and the number three receivers on the roster.
	Could Indianapolis lose the Colts and the Pacers? The Indianapolis Capital Improvement Board, a government body that manges the operation of the Conseco Field House home of the Indiana Pacers and Lucas Oil Stadium home of the Colts, is out of money. Worst than that it is facing a tenuous situation with the tenants of both buildings.
	Colts owner upset with stadium operating board The great thing about the NFL draft is not only is it an tool for NFL teams to improve themselves it gives the owners the chance to run their mouths in front of the cameras. Indianapolis Colts owner Jim Irsay used the opportunity to run down the local government is Indianapolis and the operating board that runs his brand new state of the art facility.
	Lucas Oil Stadium finances bring threats of closure This is a very disturbing story on a lot of fronts. One year after opening Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis, the city and those who control stadium are threatening to close it if new taxes are not levied on the local citizens to offset losses from stadium operations.