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Bill Polian: “One Of My Biggest Regrets Is Not Drafting Dalton”Prior to last season while the status of Peyton Manning was still uncertain following neck surgery, former Indianapolis Colts vice chairman Bill Polian elected to use Indy’s first round draft pick on offensive lineman Anthony Castonzo.
But if Polian had a do-over, Andy Dalton would not be a Cincinnati Bengal.
“I’ve told this to Marvin and Mike so it’s no state secret – one of my biggest regrets was not taking him in the first round and leaving him for (Cincinnati),” Polian told me this week on ESPN 1530. “But if anybody got him, I’m glad that my friends at the Bengals did.”
After going 2-14, the Colts wound up selecting Andrew Luck with the number one pick in this year’s draft so things eventually worked out fine for Indy. But Polian, now working for ESPN after being fired in Indianapolis, says that the Bengals landed a good quarterback too.
“He is a terrific leader, he’s very, very bright, he’s got more than adequate arm strength, and he’s a fighter,” said Polian. “He looks like an altar boy or a choir boy, but plays with a crowbar in his hands. He’s got a lot of killer in him which is really great. That’s what you want in a quarterback. I’ve heard people compare him to Bernie Kosar, but I think he’s much more athletic than Bernie, and I think that he has a better arm than Bernie. He’s a tough character and he’s a winner.”