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>>GERRY: HE'S BEEN ON THE JOBFOR ONLY A COUPLE OF MONTHS, BUTCHRIS BALLARD, THE NEW GENERALMANAGER OF THE INDIANAPOLIS

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COLTS, IS WASTING NO TIMEREVAMPING THE HORSESHOE ROSTER.INSIDE INDIANA SPORTS REPORTERBILL BENNER SAT DOWN WITH THE

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NEW COLTS EXEC AT THE COLTSCOMPLEX TO GET HIS THOUGHTS ONBUILDING A WINNER.>> CHRIS A SCOUT WITH THE

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BEARS, DIRECTOR OF PLAYERPERSONNEL AT KANSAS CITY AND YOUWERE IN LINE FOR THE NEXT STEP,WHAT ATTRACTED YOU TO THE CULT?

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>> A VERY SIMILAR CITY TOKANSAS CITY.MIDWESTERN CITY, NOT TOO BIG,BUT BIG ENOUGH TO WHERE WE COULD

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SEE SOME THINGS CULTURALLY AND AGREAT PLACE TO WEIGH OUR --RAISE OUR FAMILY WE HAVE FIVECHILDREN AND WANTED TO MAKE SURE

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WE WERE IN A GOOD AREA TO RAISETHEM AND GOOD SCHOOL SYSTEMS ANDGOOD PEOPLE.>> AND WHAT ABOUT THE COLTS

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AND THE TEAM GIVES YOUENCOURAGEMENT AND ALSO LEAD YOUTO THIS PARTICULAR ORGANIZATION?>> NUMBER ONE YOU LOOK FOR

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OWNERSHIP AND MR. SAY HAS BEEN ATREMENDOUS HONOR.VERY LOYAL AND VERY DRIVEN TOWIN AND THOSE WERE VERY

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IMPORTANT ASPECTS FROM LOOKINGAT THE JOB AND THEN NUMBER TWO,THE HISTORY.PEOPLE -- THERE'S A GREAT

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HISTORY HERE IN INDIANAPOLIS OFWINNING ESPECIALLY THROUGH THEPEYTON MANNING YEARS AND THEYESTABLISH SOMETHING PRETTY

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SPECIAL.>> AS YOU'VE LOOKED AT THEPERSONNEL AND YOU'VE MADESEVERAL GOOD RETURN, ROBERT

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TURBAN, YOU'VE MADE SOMEFREE-AGENT SIGNINGS EMPHASIZINGLINEBACKERS AND DEFENSE, THEGUYS YOU HAVE RIGHT NOW, WHAT DO

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YOU SEE AS STRENGTHS?>> LOOK, WE'VE GOT A GOODYOUNG NUCLEUS ON OFFENSESTARTING WITH ANDREW.

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WHICH WE ALL KNOW THEQUARTERBACK IS VERY IMPORTANTPOSITION AND WE HAVE THAT AND ITMAKES EASIER GOING FORWARD TO

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BUILD AROUND HIM.THEY DID A JOB -- GOOD JOB WITHTHE OFFENSE OF LINE WITH KELLYAND A GOOD YOUNG PLAYER IN

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HAYDEN SO WE HAVE SOME GOODYOUNG PIECES ON OFFENSE.JACK DOYLE WAS AN IMPORTANT GUYAND HE STOOD FOR EVERYTHING WE

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WANT TO STAND FOR.HE WORKED, HE EARNED HIS WAY,AND HAD A REALLY GOOD SEASONLAST YEAR AND I THOUGHT THAT

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DESERVED TO BE REWARDED.THAT'S WHAT I WANT OUR PLAYERSTO UNDERSTAND IS THAT WHEN YOUDO THE RIGHT THINGS AND WORK AND

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PRODUCE, YOU WILL GET REWARDEDFOR IT.AT WHY DON'T WE HAVE TY HILTONWHO IS A STAR AND AN EXPLOSIVE

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PLAYMAKER AND STAR.AND ON THE OTHER SIDE WE HAVEMONCRIEF WHO STILL A YOUNGPLAYER AND DEVELOPING AND WE

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WANT TO SEE HIM COME ON AND HITHIS CEILING.HE HAS A LOT OF TALENTED ANOTHERYOUNG WIDEOUT PHILLIP DORSETT

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WHO HAS SPEED AND DEEP RECEIVINGABILITY AND WE WANT TO SEE HIMCOME FORWARD.AND YOU CAN'T SAY IT ENOUGH

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ABOUT FRANK GORE.FRANK GORE IS A PRO.HE IS WHAT YOU WANT.AND EVEN AT HIS AGE, HE STILL

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FINDS WAYS TO FIND CREASES ANDRUN THE BALL SO WE HAVE A GOODYOUNG NUCLEUS ON OFFENSE AND WEWANT TO CONTINUE TO ADD TO THAT

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AND THE COMPETITION AND CREATECOMPETITION AT EACH POSITIONWHICH WE WILL DO.DEFENSIVELY WE HAD SOME WORK TO

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DO.THE ROSTER WAS OLDER.THAT HAPPENS.AND WE WANTED TO GET YOUNGER SO

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WE TARGETED PLAYERS WE THOUGHTWERE GOOD FITS IN DEFENSE THATWERE STILL IN THE PRIME OF THEIRCAREER WITH THE ARROW GOING UP.

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>> LOOKING AHEAD TO THE DRAFTAPRIL 27-29 AND YOU ARE DEEP INPREPARATION FOR THAT AND TALKINGTO A LOT OF PERSONNEL AND SCOUTS

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AND THINGS, WHAT KIND OFDIRECTION WILL YOU TAKE THERE?>> WE WILL ALWAYS TAKE THEBEST PLAYER.

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SO WHAT HAPPENS IS WHEN YOUSTART REACHING FOR IT NEEDS, YOUEND UP PASSING A PLAYER WHO HASA LONG CAREER AND IN THE LONG

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TERM WHEN YOU TAKE THE BESTPLAYER AT THAT POINT IN THEROUND THAT YOU HAVE RANKEDCORRECTLY, THOSE GUYS END UP

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PLAYING LONGER EVEN IF YOU HAVEDEPTH AND I ALWAYS GO BACK TOWHAT BILL POLIAN DID WHEN HETOOK REGGIE WAYNE.

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AND REALLY EVERYONE WASCLAMORING FOR DEFENSE ANDCLAMORING FOR DEFENSE, BUT HEREIS REGGIE WAYNE WHO THEY THOUGHT

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WAS GOING TO HAVE A LONG CAREERAND A SPECIAL PLAYER AND THEYTOOK HIM AND HE WENT ON TO HAVEA GREAT CAREER FOR A LONG TIME

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FOR THE COLTS.>> FINALLY, AS WE WRAP UP, SOFAR YOU CAME ON BOARD INJANUARY, WHAT'S IT BEEN LIKE

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BEING IN THE BIG CHAIR SO TOSPEAK?>> [CHUCKLING]SO WHEN YOU ARE IN KIND OF THE

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MEDIUM-SIZE CHAIR UNDERNEATH,YOU DON'T HAVE THE DAY-TO-DAYLITTLE THINGS THAT POP UP.ALL YOU ARE WORRIED ABOUT IS

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SCOUTING AND FINDING PLAYERS ANDMANAGING LITTLE PARTS THAT THEGM WANTS YOU TO MANAGE.WHEN YOU ARE IN THE BIGGER CHAIR

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AND HAVE BEEN TO MANAGE THESEDUTIES WHICH ARE GOOD, BUT OTHERTHINGS IN THE BUILDING.SO THAT'S BEEN THE BIGGEST TASK

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FOR ME IS FIGURING OUT HOW TODELEGATE MY TIME CORRECTLYBECAUSE AT THE END OF THE DAYTHE MOST IMPORTANT JOB OF THE

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GM'S TALENT ACQUISITION ANDWE'VE GOT TO MAKE SURE WE HAVEENOUGH TALENT SO I DON'T WANT TOLOSE SIGHT OF THAT BUT BEING

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ABLE TO SPREAD MY DAY OUT ANDMAKE SURE I STILL GET MY EYES ONPLAYERS HAS BEEN THE MOSTDIFFICULT THING.

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>> BILL BENDER JOYS US NOWONSET.WHAT DID YOU THINK?>> I HAD A REAL PLACE IN THE

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NFL THAT SAID THE COACH GOT THENEXT RISING STARS AMONGPERSONNEL PEOPLE.HE IS EARNEST AND A GOOD

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CHARACTER GUY.I WAS VERY IMPRESSED.>> HE HAS COME IN AND MADEMOVES, RIGHT AWAY AND MAKING HIS

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MARK AND ULTIMATELY THAT'S GOINGTO BE THE DECIDING FACTOR ONHIM.>> WE CAN SAY ALL THE NICE

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THINGS WE WANT TO ABOUT HIM INMARCH, BUT ULTIMATELY IT WILL BETHE DRAFT AND IT WILL BE WHAT