Irsay: Fast start important for Colts

TDJets72027 · Aug 3, 2007

The NFL, as any coach will attest, is a marathon, not a sprint. Sixteen regular-season games are spread over four months.
TODAY'S PRACTICES
8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.: Practices are at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology in Terre Haute, open to the public and free of charge. Go to IndyStar.com/Colts for the full daily schedule, directions, parking information and a camp map.
Rest of the week: Saturday, 8:30 a.m. (intrasquad scrimmage); off Sunday; Monday, 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m. (special teams only); Tuesday, 8:30 a.m. and 3:30 p.m.; Wednesday, 9:30 a.m.; Thursday, preseason opener at Dallas.

BY THE NUMBERS
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Players on the training camp roster from state colleges. The local flavor includes two from Notre Dame (punter Hunter Smith and linebacker Rocky Boiman), two from Purdue (wide receivers John Standeford and Brian Hare) and one each from Ball State (punter Reggie Hodges) and Indiana (defensive end Ben Ishola).

PLAYER OF THE DAY
Wide receiver Anthony Gonzalez spent time fielding punts and kickoffs with the other return prospects during Thursday's special teams-only session. But the team's first-round draft pick isn't likely to handle those tasks during his rookie season. Calling him a nice "safety net," coach Tony Dungy said he wants Gonzalez to keep sharp in case he was required to return kicks in games.

Yet owner Jim Irsay believes it's imperative for his Colts to get off to a sprinter's start in their attempt at capturing consecutive Super Bowls. He recalled a philosophy championed by Hall of Fame coach Bill Walsh, who died earlier this week from leukemia.
"His belief was always beating people to the punch,'' Irsay said after watching Wednesday night's training camp workout at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology. "It sounds like a simple concept, but it comes from the fight game, from boxing. To me, beating people to the punch is about a fast start for us.
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