If there’s one thing that Indianapolis Colts team president Bill Polian and New Orleans Saints general manager Mickey Loomis have in common, it’s the ability — far above the norm — to find NFL-level talent late in the draft and among undrafted free agents. Polian was able to do this once again in the 2009 preseason, and it has reshaped his team’s secondary.

From 1991 to 1994, the Buffalo Bills made it to four straight Super Bowls, and of course, lost every single one of them. According to Darren Woodson, a safety on the Dallas team that snatched two of those Lombardi trophies away from Buffalo, there was a reason the Bills kept getting spanked

If you’re undersized and unheralded, but smart and very tough, the Indianapolis Colts will find a place for you on their defense. Pitt’s Clint Session (notes) came out of college in 2007 as a 5-11, 236-pound tweener with 4.6 speed, and one team very interested in his services

• LaDainian Tomlinson (notes) told XX Sports Radio in San Diego that he “wasn’t happy” with his role with the Chargers this past season. That’s strange, because I heard that the Chargers weren’t happy with his 3.3 yards per carry. • Curious about what The Who will be playing at halftime of Super Bowl XLIV?

It’s set to be one of the most anticipated Super Bowls in history. Oddsmakers think it will be a close one too. The Indianapolis Colts opened as four-point favorites over the New Orleans Saints for Super Bowl XLIV.

The battlecry from GM Buddy Nix and company was they wanted an offensive minded coach with previous head coaching experience on his resume. The Bills believe they got the right guy for the job and Chan Gailey has Nix’s full confidence. Is Gailey the right fit and the right man

The never ending saga of Tom Cable as coach of the Raiders continues, as there was talk of a decision being made early in the week on his status, but here it is Wednesday and nothing has happened. One thing seems to be happening in Raider land though, and that is Al Davis is talking to other coaches. ESPN AFC West blogger Bill Williamson is reporting today that the Raiders have asked for and gotten permission to speak to Ravens QB coach Hue Jackson.

It seems not a day goes by that Buffalonians are reading about another potential coaching candidate who has rejected either the offer to become head coach of the Bills, or the time and effort it would take to even interview for the still vacant job, which, by the way, is one of only 32 NFL jobs and the ONLY one open.

For those of you who watched the Arizona-New Orleans game earlier today, then you probably learned by watching that crime-in-progress that getting two weeks of rest does your team a world of good. The question, despite that piece of truth, that was needed to be asked when the Baltimore Ravens came to Lucas Oil Stadium Saturday to take on the Indianapolis Colts was this: Would the Ravens exploit the Colts’ lack of a running attack, leaving the fate of the Colts on the arm of Peyton Manning?

Over the next week you’ll read plenty about how the Baltimore Ravens played a nearly flawless game against New England in the AFC wild card playoff. All of the plaudits will be deserved, of course.