Former Cal Poly football player Kyle Shotwell is “elated” to hear Tony Dungy is coming back to coach the Indianapolis Colts.
Shotwell signed a free-agent contract with Indianapolis earlier this month and will join the team in March or April in preparation for mini camp.
“I have an enormous amount of respect for him not only as a football coach but more importantly, a man,” Shotwell noted of Dungy in an e-mail to The Tribune. “He seems to take the same approach to the game of football that I do, and am looking forward to the opportunity to be around a leader like him.
“...I think what separates him from other coaches is the way that he approaches the game. He approaches it with the right perspective, and that is that at the end of the day it's just a game. A very important and beautiful game, that is a large part of our lives, however, it is not your whole life. He prioritizes his life and priorities well, and it seems to me that it has worked out nicely for him and the organization as a whole. I really admire what he stands for and how he goes about his business.”
In the meantime, Shotwell said he plans to continue working out in Goleta and in San Luis Obispo and is gearing up for quite the road trip this week. He flies out to Atlanta on Thursday to visit with former Mustang teammate Jordan Beck.
Beck, who was cut by the Atlanta Falcons last year, is now with the Denver Broncos and Shotwell said he is helping Beck move all of his belongings to Denver — a 1,400-mile road trip.
I guess the two Mustangs — who went to the NFL immediately after graduation — will get to go on that senior trip after all.
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Shotwell happy to play for Dungy in '08
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For how much NFL players get payed it better be THE biggest part of life, not just a game. Shotwell should be more committed to winning. It's just a game when you play for free. If I'm going to pay the price for an NFL game ticket I want guys on the field that WANT TO WIN.
seems to me I remember Dungy coaching a winning team. Gee, I think they won a little thing called the.............SUPER BOWL!
The Colts looked like they cared this year, NOT. But that's OK because it's the other things in life that matter most. Ask a Patriots player the same question. He will say football and winning are the only thing that matters. As it should be. Sounds like you are living in the past. The Colts won't be back to the Superbowl anytime soon. They don't have the killer instinct.
Also, no slam on Shotwell. He's a quality player. I hope he has a great year and can get out of Indy to another team for the following year.
While Indy may not win another Super Bowl (remember only one team per year out of 32 teams), they will content for the Super Bowl for many years to come. Why -- simply because they are a well run franchise that knows how to draft successfully as well as a top notch coach. They are the exact opposite of many teams such as Arizona. Indy scouted Shotwell before last year's draft and it really was somewhat of a surprise that when they did not draft him. They know what they are getting with Shotwell and it would not surprise me to see Shotty contributing on special teams in a big way next year.
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