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Indianapolis Colts CB Jerraud Powers should be Rookie of the Year, President Bill Polian says
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Indianapolis Colts CB Jerraud Powers
CB Jerraud Powers is among the more unnknown reasons the Indianapolis Colts are unbeaten and leading the AFC South by three and a half games at the season's midway point.
That, Colts President Bill Polian said, needs to change.
Powers, a third-round selection in the 2009 NFL Draft from Auburn, had a key interception in the Colts' 20-17 AFC South-widening victory over Houston Sunday. He also has started seven of eight games, turning in what Polian said on his weekly radio show Monday evening is as good a cornerback play as the franchise has had in a decade.
"What can you say about Jerraud Powers?" Polian said on his weekly show, which typically airs on 97.1 Hank FM in Indianapolis. "No one writes about him. No one talks about him. None of the national pundits and gurus even know his name, but he ought to be the Rookie of the Year.
Reviewing Bill Polian’s Weekly radio show:
Part 1: Bob Sanders likely to return. Here
Part 2: “We are always going to want the football” Here
Part 3: Matchup with New England Patriots “One of 16″ Here
"There's no rookie corner who has played better than Jerraud Powers and he won't even make the All-Rookie team, I'm sure, because they only go by statistics. He has one interception, but he has played as well as any corner that we have had play here. He was outstanding again Sunday."
Also on Monday, Polian discussed:
* The Colts' special teams Sunday: “They went a long way toward winning that game [Sunday]. You don't ever want to say, 'single-handedly' in football, but boy, they played a major role in it. [Rookie P] Pat McAfee made an outstanding tackle on a play that was designed to replicate the Music City Miracle and then come back up the middle and get one on one with the returner and the kicker. Pat won that battle. [Linebacker] Cody Glenn had just an outstanding game covering, tackling, blocking the field goal, putting pressure – along with [safety] Melvin Bullitt and [cornerback] Jerraud Powers and [cornerback Jacob] Lacey – on the field goals. The pressure we exerted earlier in the game helped on the last kick, as it always does. Every play leads to the next play and the next play and the next play. It was a tremendous, tremendous job by the special teams.”
* More on McAfee: “I must give Ray Rychleski, our special team coach, credit for having worked out all of the punters and really being sold on Pat. He did a lot of research on it, because Pat did not punt last year except from a side-saddle rugby situation. You had to go back several years to find some examples of him punting in a conventional style. Ray did the work and brought it to us. We made a wise choice there based on teamwork, everybody working together.”
* TE Dallas Clark: “You can't say enough about Dallas' performance these days. I remind our listeners please don't take for granted that he'll make the Pro Bowl. He didn't make it last year, which shocked the living daylights out of all of us. Get on NFL.com. Get your vote registered and let's get Dallas where he belongs – to the Pro Bowl. His performance is extraordinary every week. That's not anything new or anything out of the ordinary,
* RB Joseph Addai: “[He] did a phenomenal job running the football – just a great job. He ran downhill. He ran hard. He finished every run. He almost created a miracle by gaining nine yards in the four-minute situation when we were looking at 3rd-and-13. We would have converted it on that run alone had it not been for the penalty. He was terrific and he blocked tremendously all day as well.
but I can't say enough about our defense and our special teams and what a great job they did. And Joseph Addai and [quarterback] Peyton (Manning) and the receivers and what a great job they did. We did a heck of a job against a team that was determined to come in and beat us and prove they were the kings of the AFC South. We hung in and got the job done in great fashion, and I'm very proud of all of our guys.
* The Texans: “To paraphrase Denny Green – or I guess it's not a paraphrase – 'They are what we thought they were,' a darned good football team. They are a darned good football team. In many ways, if you matched them against us they are as good or better than us in a lot of areas. They have talent. They go eight deep on the defensive line. They have an outstanding linebacker group – outstanding. They have a really good offensive line. They have two running backs who fit their style perfectly. They have along with [Colts wide receiver] Reggie Wayne and [New England wide receiver Randy] Moss probably one of the Top 3 do-it-all receivers in the AFC [wide receiver Andre Johnson]. [Patriots wide receiver Wes] Welker is outstanding as well. When you have that kind of talent, and unfortunately they lost their tight end, Owen Daniels, who's a big part of their offense, but when you have that kind of talent on both sides of the ball – including along with Dwight Freeney the best pass rusher in the AFC [Mario Williams] – you're in high cotton. They are. They're a very, very good team."
RECENT COLTS NEWS
* S Bob Sanders placed on injured reserve. Here.
* LB Tyjuan Hagler on IR. Here.
*** CATCH UP WITH ALL THINGS COLTS ON INDY FOOTBALL REPORT. HERE
*** COFFEE WITH THE COLTS: NEXT DAY LOOK AT COLTS-TEXANS. HERE
*** TEXANS-COLTS GAME STORY. HERE (INCLUDES PHOTO GALLERY)
*** QUOTING THE COLTS. WHAT THEY WERE SAYING AFTER HOUSTON. HERE
*** IFR EDITOR JOHN OEHSER ON COLTS DE DWIGHT FREENEY: HERE
MAGNIFICENT SEVENS: WEEKLY COLTS THOUGHTS . . .
Magnificent Seven I: Seven training camp thoughts and observations
Magnificent Seven II: On the Colts' defensive tackle position and WR Reggie Wayne
Magnificent Seven III: On the Colts' running backs and offensive line
Magnificent Seven IV: On the Colts' offense, OG Ryan Lilja and WR Anthony Gonzalez
Magnificent Seven V: On S Melvin Bullitt and QB Peyton Manning
Magnificent Seven VI: On RB Donald Brown and the start of the season . . . at last
Magnificent Seven VII: On WR Reggie Wayne, the OL and blitzing
Magnificent Seven VIII: On WR Reggie Wayne, QB Peyton Manning and DE Dwight Freeney
Magnificent Seven IX: On DE Robert Mathis, S Bob Sanders and DE Dwight Freeney
Magnificent Seven X: On QB Peyton Manning's start and life without DT Ed Johnson
Magnificent Seven XI: On RB rotation, DE Dwight Freeney and S Bob Sanders
Magnificent Seven XII: On WR Reggie Wayne, TE Dallas Clark and running game
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