11-20-2012, 12:02 AM
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#111
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Cry havoc...
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Originally Posted by BossChief
Interesting, I honestly didn't know about his secrecy stuff...can you elaborate?
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http://blogs.indystar.com/philb/2012...-no-more-fear/
http://www.stampedeblue.com/2012/1/4...of-terror-ends
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I had a friend who landed a job with the Colts many years ago. The first time we ran into each other in a complex hallway, I congratulated him. All I received was a nod as he kept walking. I didn’t know what to think. After the work day, my friend phoned to apologize.
“You understand why I can’t stop and talk to you in the building,” he said.
I didn’t.
He was afraid Polian would see us exchanging pleasantries.
“He hates all of us, too,” the friend said.
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I was reminded recently about how a former Colts player was in a hallway, talking to a then-current player, when Polian walked up. The boss didn’t care for the former player, and refused to acknowledge the man’s presence. A short time later, a nearby phone rang. The current player explained the former player had to leave.
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Like Phil, I had a similar experience with friends who landed jobs with the Colts. Some of these people were family friends, people I deeply care for. Once the word reached Polian that they were close to me, all communication with those people stopped.
At Super Bowl XLIV in Miami, I walked up to one such friend and to say hello. Bill Polian was just a few feet away. The friend nodded and shuffled away. I didn't know what was wrong until a month later, when people told me that if anyone within the team was seen speaking with me, they could lose their jobs.
Like Phil, I couldn't get out of my head the unbelievable culture of fear that the insecure, violently paranoid Polians used to keep control of the organization. And I won't lie. I'm glad Polian and his equally odious son were fired.
Not reassigned.
Not 'allowed to resign.'
Fired.
It was a fitting end to two people who simply lacked the ability to treat others decently and respectfully, especially if those others worked under them.
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