1997:
Colts owner Robert Irsay died Jan. 14 and the team passed to his son, Jim. The first-round draft pick was Tarik Glenn. Adam Meadows was acquired in the second round. Indicative of the ongoing frustration and futility of the team, was a confrontation between Jim Harbaugh and Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly during which Harbaugh broke his hand. The injury-plagued Colts did not win a game until the 11th game of the season, and finished the year 3-13. Assuming responsibility for his team, Jim Irsay cleaned house in December, firing both coach Linde Infante and director of football operations Bill Tobin. He then named Bill Polian president of the team.
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Colts owner Robert Irsay died Jan. 14 and the team passed to his son, Jim. The first-round draft pick was Tarik Glenn. Adam Meadows was acquired in the second round. Indicative of the ongoing frustration and futility of the team, was a confrontation between Jim Harbaugh and Buffalo Bills quarterback Jim Kelly during which Harbaugh broke his hand. The injury-plagued Colts did not win a game until the 11th game of the season, and finished the year 3-13. Assuming responsibility for his team, Jim Irsay cleaned house in December, firing both coach Linde Infante and director of football operations Bill Tobin. He then named Bill Polian president of the team.
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A kicker, not a challenger
The Colts' decision to draft Penn State place-kicker David Kimball in the seventh round ended a long drought. The last time they drafted a place-kicker was in 1988 when they chose Syracuse's Tim Vesling in the 12th round.
Before anyone jumped to an erroneous conclusion, it should be stressed that Kimball is being brought in to handle kick-off duties. He isn't even a remote threat to incumbent place-kicker Mike Vanderjagt.
"I have felt, and Mike disagrees, that Mike doesn't kick off well enough," Polian said. "We felt like if we could get a guy who could create field position for us, that was as good as drafting a defensive player.
"We drafted him because we felt we could not have gotten him as a free agent."
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The Colts' decision to draft Penn State place-kicker David Kimball in the seventh round ended a long drought. The last time they drafted a place-kicker was in 1988 when they chose Syracuse's Tim Vesling in the 12th round.
Before anyone jumped to an erroneous conclusion, it should be stressed that Kimball is being brought in to handle kick-off duties. He isn't even a remote threat to incumbent place-kicker Mike Vanderjagt.
"I have felt, and Mike disagrees, that Mike doesn't kick off well enough," Polian said. "We felt like if we could get a guy who could create field position for us, that was as good as drafting a defensive player.
"We drafted him because we felt we could not have gotten him as a free agent."
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