Tip to SB, the big man doesn’t care about bad grades.
Polian’s masterful selections have turned the Colts from a bottom dweller in the 1980s and 1990s into one of the league’s model franchises.
Despite having only one pick in the top 15 from 2000-09, Indy missed the playoffs only once during a decade in which it won a league record 115 games, set another league mark with 23 straight wins, captured two AFC titles and one Super Bowl crown.
Such consistency is not supposed to happen in a league that prefers parity to dominance and relies on a salary-cap and a weighted draft to help the worst teams improve while breaking up dynasties. Or for a guy who traditionally gets B’s or C’s from the instant analysis ….
But Polian has never been much of a conformist.
By relying on his old-school study habits, Polian has produced signature masterpieces with his late first-round picks, a trait that will come in handy again Thursday night when the Colts pick at No. 3
Add The Sports Daily to your Google News Feed!
