Tom Moore

"During the preseason we wanted to look at different options, so I had Tom in the (press) box. But (for the) first game of the regular season, Tom is going to be on the sideline, just so it doesn't come as a shock and a surprise to you," Caldwell said. "He's back where he normally is, and that's how we think we can best function."

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"Howard and Tom are both returning, doing the same job they've been doing over the years," new coach Jim Caldwell said on Friday.

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"I think you realize, and I certainly want to make it public that Clyde Christensen and Pete Metzelaars did an outstanding job stepping in when Howard and Tom were away," Caldwell said. "They (Mudd and Moore) are going to be doing the same things they've been doing. The senior tag is added because of the fact that it gives a little latitude in case they want to delegate a few responsibilities, which have been going on anyway throughout the years."

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"I can't tell you what's going on," said Manning, who'll be without offensive coordinator Tom Moore , who coached Manning since 1998, and offensive line coach Howard Mudd . "I will say, I don't think it's been the most properly communicated scenario around here."

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"As long as Howard and Tom pay their own taxes for the next six months, they can return to the Colts as paid consultants, I'd say effective right away, based on what the ERISA attorney just told me," Kennan said.

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"It's great. That's the single best thing I can say," said Moore, in his 33rd NFL season. "A lot of my greatest memories in football are with this team."

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"I'm always an eternal optimist," Moore said. "I was hoping."

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"It's great for a lot of reasons," Moore said. "My greatest memories in football are with this team. I remember coming here 12 years ago and to see this whole thing grow into what it's become has been incredible."

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"I don't how long I'll do this, but someone will probably have to tell me, and that's OK," Moore said. "You want to make sure you can be an integral part of it. I don't ever want to be one of those hanger-ons."

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"Each game has its own personality," Moore said.

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