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Gary Brackett...Heart and Soul
 Posted 3/6/2010 12:08:00 AM
Before Gary Brackett ever set foot on the practice field as a Colt, we had him in studio on our Sunday evening show. After speaking with Gary for an hour, it was evident that this guy was all heart. It was clear that he was a quality person, just looking for an opportunity. It was obvious that he would take advantage of that opportunity and run with it...
Who knew that he would become the defensive captain of the Super Bowl Indianapolis Colts a few years later...that he would be the heart and soul of that defense? Who knew just how much of a difference he would make off the field with his Impact Foundation?
I don't know many players on the team...actually Gary is probably the only one that I do know to any extent. We always get a laugh about how I gave him his big "break" that Sunday ...
I Wont be Mad...
Posted 2/1/2010 5:10:00 PM
I was really just hoping to see one...just one championship season. It had been such a long time since this team had won one...and that is if you consider yourself a Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts fan. Yes, some of us do exist. Nothing against Baltimore...nothing against Indianapolis...some of us just support this team, no matter where they play. If you are just an Indianapolis fan, you've never seen it.
And so it happened...the Colts, coming off an up and down regular season, do the unlikely...they go and win a Super Bowl three years ago. The playoff run was something else...the AFC Championship win against the Patriots can never be topped, in my humble opinion...it made the win over the Bears somewhat anti climatic. But it was a championship...I got what I asked for, the one thing that I wanted from this ballclub that I had invested in emotionally, financially, for so long....
The Moment
Posted 1/27/2010 7:38:00 PM
I don't believe that this is the best, most talented Colts team of the last decade. They are certainly good, but they have had a handful of years where the talent was better. And while maybe not as talented, or as good, they have something else going for them right now that separates them from those teams...
A sense of purpose...a calm, businesslike, yet emotional mission that they seem to be on. You see it in the quarterback. Have you ever seen him more focused, more driven, more relentless in his pursuit of a championship? Nothing phases him...he doesn't get rattled, thrown off his game...just reads and makes adjustments, figures it out, keeps forging ahead, taking his ballclub with him every step of the way.
There is a true sense of maturity, a sense that this team needs to seize the moment...a sense that this team needs to take advantage ...
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