Colts president Polian offers high praise for new coordinator Meeks

[prowler2k8]

http://www.carolinagrowl.com/Read.aspx?Story=1016

Colts president Polian offers high praise for new coordinator Meeks

CHARLOTTE – Ron Meeks may have left the Indianapolis Colts, but you aren’t going to hear his former boss Bill Polian utter a disparaging remark about him.

Polian, the Colts team president for the last 11 seasons, made it clear he has the “utmost respect” for Meeks “as a person and as a football coach,” and believes the Panthers made an outstanding move Monday when they hired him as defensive coordinator...."

[rayzor]

good read but don't post whole articles.

huddle can get in trouble.

[CharlotteBeer.com]

Polian said regardless of what Meeks decides, he’ll find a way to get the most out of his players.

“Ron, I think, was almost a little hamstrung in our system because it was pre-circumscribed what we were going to do as far as the players we had,” Polian said. “You had to do certain things with them (because of their skills). We were heavily zone, and it worked because of the guys we had and because of other things that were built into the system.

“But Ron has a broad enough knowledge that he can tweak it. He can adapt the system to almost any player. So in some respects he might be more creative in Carolina than he was when he was in Indianapolis.”

This was particularly reassuring.

[LiQuiD]

I couldn't be more excited. Well, actually I could, but not pertaining to this situation

[CarolinaSock]

This was particularly reassuring.

The million dollar question is will Fox let him be more creative and adapt the defense?

[mantal]

Quote:

“One of the things I like best about him is he’s the same positive guy every day,” Polian said. “He doesn’t change a whole lot. Winning doesn’t make him too high and losing doesn’t leave him too low.

Does that mean that he and Fox will both be clapping on the sidelines when we screw up a play?...

[prowler2k8]

good read but don't post whole articles.

huddle can get in trouble.

ok, my apologies. Thanks.

[Brandon]

I really like this guy already and can't wait to see what kind of magic he can work with our talent, especially at LB.

[Highlandfire]

Meeks should be a vast upgrade believe it or not. If Fox lets him do his thing and we upgrade the pass rush in the draft / free agency, we should be much improved next year on the defensive side of the ball.