Welcome to media day

Welcome to media day

Welcome to media day

Welcome to media day

PART I | PART II | PART III |
PART IV | PART V | PART VI |
PART VII | PART VIII | PART IX | PART X | PART XI









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Some lineman on the Colts (No. 65) got bored and decided to videotape a bored Jeff Saturday talking to the media. And I was so bored, I took a picture of it.









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Close-up shot of Brian Baldinger’s hand with the mutant pinkie. I couldn’t resist. Seeing that thing in person is like seeing Dirk Diggler whip it out at the end of “Boogie Nights” — you’re just never the same afterward. I want to see a show where former offensive linemen show off their war wounds for an entire hour. Like you wouldn’t watch this?









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The coolest guy at media day: Bob Sanders. I felt cooler just listening to him for 35 seconds. He needs his own talk show or something.









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Every year, one of the Spanish channels sends a correspondent who interviews people with a hand puppet. It’s exceptionally disturbing. Let’s just move on.









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Here’s another random subplot that fascinated me: How did Tarik Glenn fit into that wooden chair? I’m convinced that’s why we had a 20-minute delay to start the Colts’ session. I think they had to saw the chair off him.

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