Stampede Blue: Colts All Business In Miami

SB Nation has the Super Bowl covered, so much so that we dispatched blogger Big Blue Shoe from our Colts blog, Stampede Blue, to the big game for exclusive Colts coverage. Never one to disappoint, he filed this report to Stampede Blue after talking with several Colts players.

The most interesting perspective came from defensive lineman Daniel Muir and offensive lineman Ryan Diem. The Saints are new to this Super Bowl thing, but the Colts were in a Super Bowl just a few years ago, and won it all. So while Saints fans, players and coaches might be like a kid on his first trip to Disney World, the Colts are the embodiment of a business traveler visiting a well-known destination.

From Stampede Blue:

At Daniel Muir’s press table, he talked about how he felt team was fresh heading into the game.

“This isn’t a vacation. It’s a business trip.”

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At Ryan Diem’s table, I walked in on him discussing the possiblity (sic) of playing another Super Bowl in the rain (it’s raining heavy here). Diem said the rain isn’t an issue. He was then asked questions about Jim Caldwell, and Diem answered by saying Caldwell was very organized in his meetings. This contrasts a bit with former-Colts coach Tony Dungy, who spoke more from his heart during meetings. Caldwell uses PowerPoint a great deal in meetings to get important notes across.

Diem also echoed what Daniel Muir said about how the Colts view this Super Bowl.

“More of a business trip than it was last time.”