Mock has a rational answer
It is completely fair to say that Bill Polian and the Colts front office has failed to appropriately manage the offensive line since the 2007 NFL Draft. The three players the Colts drafted in 2008, all college centers, who Indianapolis hoped would represent the team’s future on the interior of the offensive line, have not worked out as planned. Second round pick Mike Pollak has been unable to hold on to a starting position at right guard for two straight seasons. Sixth round pick Steve Justice failed to remain on the team after his rookie season. Seventh round pick Jamey Richard has played at center and guard, so has been valuable, but does not look like the future answer at either position. Add Ugoh not living up to expectations or hopes and the current offensive line is the result.
This list of talent and surprises in Indianapolis at numerous positions creates a problem of mutual exclusion in the primary arguments made against Bill Polian. The first, if Polian is at fault for failing to draft or otherwise acquire enough talent to keep the Colts competitive in recent years, the string of 12-win seasons from 2007-2009 seems either unlikely or impossible. Additionally, if it was widely agreed by nearly everyone entering the season that the franchise was as talented as it has been at anytime other than 2005, it does not follow that Polian has failed to supply the team with talent.
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