The fire still burns in Dungy's belly

Tony Dungy is such a quiet, classy guy, you almost assume he's not competitive.

Almost.

After weeks of speculation that Dungy would retire following this season, the Colts announced that the winningest coach in their history would return for one more season.

You could hardly blame Dungy if he did hang up the clipboard. He is a family man first and foremost, and being an NFL coach has to be one of the toughest gigs to juggle with going on a date with your wife or watching your son's high school football games.

And of course, Dungy has already won a Super Bowl, the Holy Grail for football players and coaches alike. After enduring years of fans and critics wondering if he could "get the job done," Dungy and Indianapolis did just that against the Bears last February.

But now, after a one and done in this year's playoffs, Dungy is back. Why?

Dungy is indeed a quiet, classy presence on the football field, but that doesn't preclude him from wanting to win, and wanting it badly. I would venture to say that Dungy is every bit as competitive as Bill Belichick, he just expresses it a different way.

Belichick glowers, snarls at the media, and infuriates opponents by running up the score; Dungy purses his lips and gears up for another season of going about his business.

I don't know if the Colts will fare any better next season, but I suspect if their key players can remain healthy, they will. But this I do know: like Brett Favre, after throwing the game-changing interception on Sunday, Tony Dungy is too competitive and loves this game too much to walk away just yet.