Why did Bill Polian walk?

[Gazi]

Was he not worthy of the President title after winning GM of the year 2 years in a row? We would have gone to at least 2 more Superbowls if he had stayed with us instead of moving on.

I know some fans with more knowledge of inside operations might have an answer

[mj4life]

his style rubbed alot of people the wrong way esp. the big cat & kittens

[Skew]

His ego didn't mix well with JR and sons.

[Catdaddy]

He left for money mainly. Jerry wasn't going to let Mike go as president

[Sapper]

Oh how different we would be if JR could put loyalty on the backburner.

[Gazi]

What's going on 21b

[Wither]

I thought this was going to be a "why did the chicken cross the road" type of thread due to the title but alas...

[Gazi]

I thought this was going to be a "why did the chicken cross the road" type of thread due to the title but alas...

MNF. Too drunk and bored to be creative. (Not that I ever am unless it comes to mocking some noob:()

[Wither]

MNF. Too drunk and bored to be creative. (Not that I ever am unless it comes to mocking some noob:()

Oh no, it's not you.

Also, watching the Jets or Vikings play is dangerous; you're liable to get some kind of infection. Be careful!

[pstall]

thanks for opening this wound for me. oh if only Polian had stayed

[charlotte49er]

Jimmy Irsay is really a money guy. Even though he liked his scouts, he knew that he was no judge of talent. He felt that he really needed a strong GM who could run the Indianapolis COLTS. He liked what BP did with the Bills and the Panthers. The ironic thing was that BP had said that he didn't have it in him to build another team. (3, really 4, times going to the Super Bowl with the Bills with 0 wins to show for it. The BP took on the Panthers and he turned them into strong contenders. (Possible winners if he had stayed!) NFC Championship game in only their second year?

There was friction with the Panthers front office for letting him run the team his way and hire the HC he wanted. Irsay promised BP free reign of the COLTS! Basically, Jimmy said to him, "I'll write the checks, you build a that Indianapolis can be proud of!

(What's that old C & W song. "I have the money, if you have the time?" or "If you have the time, I have the money!")

(I'm glad that Jimmy was smart enough to hire BP!) Sorry.

[g5jamz]

Polian put team and players first. JR puts NFL first.

Probably tells the stretching players on Sunday to get their asses off the NFL logo.

[Davidson Deac II]

I wonder if Polian would be so well thought of if he hadn't been lucky enough to draft Peyton Manning?

[Cyberjag]

McCormick retired, Polian wanted his job/title, and Richardson gave it to his son.

What will break your heart is that there were strong rumors swirling about a trade for the number one overall pick between the Panthers and Colts at the time. Of course, if he had stayed we would probably have taken Leaf anyway, but still...