RIP Bill Tobin
 

The architect of our mid '90s teams passed away yesterday. He was a decent GM IMO. Made some GREAT picks for us but also made some really stupid personnel decisions that caused us to nose dive in '97, which obviously worked out for us in the long run.

He also made arguably the NFL draft's best moment w/ his "Who the hell is Mel Kiper? I bet he's never even worn a jock strap!" comment.

RIP Bill.

o


Colts Owner Announces the Death of Former Team GM

(By Brady Gibson)

https://www.wishtv.com/sports/indian...ormer-team-gm/




In his relatively short tenure with the Indianapolis Colts (1994-1996), Tobin drafted Colts’ greats including Marshall Faulk, Marvin Harrison, and Tarik Glenn.

Tobin is also known for a 1994 draft night feud with ESPN analyst Mel Kiper ...... after Kiper criticized the team’s decision to pick linebacker Trev Alberts over quarterback Trent Dilfer, Tobin said during a live interview, ) “Who the hell is Mel Kiper, anyway ???”


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WYwfxtFbga8

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Tobin was Indy's first real GM. Probably the smartest move Robert Irsay ever made. RIP Bill Tobin.

Apologies to Ernie Accorsi, who was a real GM that wasn't allowed to run the team due to Irsay's interference.

In the end Tobin's stubborness was his undoing. His refusal to keep players like Ashley Ambrose, Quentin Coryatt, Tony Siragusa, Will Wolford and Jason Mathews and replace them with guys he drafted with the Bears was a disaster. Most notably Troy "the swinging gate" Auzenne.

Then he compounded those mistakes by in '97 by drafting Tarik Glenn in rd 1 and Adam Meadows in rd 2. Those were great foundational picks! But because Glenn held out into training camp, Tobin punished him by starting Glenn at RG and Meadows at LT. This was a huge miscalculation.

Who the hell is Bill Tobin?

o


Somebody who could not shine the shoes of the immortal Mel Kiper ...... I don't even know why a thread was started for this nobody.

o