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you implied they were in better position to make moves like this because their qb is further along… which means, you think they are further along and thus more willing to make these moves. and I dispute that entirely. Because he’s not better than Richardson, and he showed that in what little he played last season too…

tell us more about him failing with a top 5 rookie qb that was on IR. A play from the division? Holy cow- what a massive failure. I can’t leafy understand anything you just wrote.

Ballard doesn’t care to improve the team. 😂 This forum, man…

I really wanted him. And then I saw some of his injury concerns, and I wanted him less. I think he can be a good player for the titans, just I think he could have for us. But this move is not without risk…

yes… We saw small glimpse of Richardson and I will still take him all day and everyday over Mayonnaise Levis. they aren’t “further along,” they had a major change in structure of the franchise and are willing to make big moves.

I don’t see any truth… Perhaps Ballard learned from those contracts and doesn’t want to do it for someone he really doesn’t know.

and the colts will continue to be patient regardless of the same shade you try to cast…

I don’t think that’s the case either. But they all want to see things trending up. They set the bar higher than expected last year.

I’m not sure that’s where the pressure is this year… It’s now on vets that were retained on big contracts and guys that have a year or two under their belts. I think this is a big year for the system. Hope it pays off. Draft should be a supplemental, picking up the most talent we can that can impact and filling some needs. Of course there are holes, everyone has them. They are putting pressure on AR, JT, Pitt and co to cover those up… We’ll see what they do in the next month to shore up the secondary… what else did you see with your crystal ball? Dropping the ball on a division title in 2023?

I know people who switch spouses after a few years and cars every 6-9 months… Patience is a virtue and not common in the 21st century.

Good first step for the Boilermakers. Big night by Edey. His free throw shooting has to come around or it might bite them. Smith, Loyer, and Gillis have to play big in this tournament for them to continue moving forward. But if they get rolling, watch out.

I never count Izzo’s teams out in the tournament. They play a very frustrating style that keeps them in ball games, and seem to always have a player or two that can score when needed. They will give North Carolina fits tomorrow. I’m glad to see the one and done era of Kentucky faltering.

lol. Hardly. I’ve been vocal enough on this forum that not having consistent qb play is the difference with this team… and by consistent I mean both on the field and just having the same qb, which we have not since Ryan Grigson was general manager. Think about that… 2016- Luck, 2017-no luck, 2018- luck, 2019- brisset, 2020- rivers, 2021- Wentz, 2022- Ryan, 2023- AR/Minshew… this will be the first year since 2016 that the same qb starts consecutive season openers. That’s why we haven’t won consistently…

Yes we do. They literally have represented the team at various meetings. All 3 are vice-chair and co-owners of the team. Carli was reportedly very involved in the interview process and subsequent hiring of Steichen. you are just making stuff up to try fit your narrative at this point… We don’t know that Jim has even been involved since December. That is more believable than his daughters (especially Carli who is on the sideline every game with a headset on) don’t have any influence. That’s hilarious to assume that the ones that are in the process of taking the team over, and possibly sooner than later, are not involved in decision-making. Like, what? Have you been involved in a succession plan? They are Jim’s legacy…

They let Okereke go because they had Franklin as a much cheaper replacement... But the big reason was because of the money that was tied up in Leonard, who was Andrew Luck on defense. Nothing but lingering injuries and staring down an early retirement.

His daughters are owners... and have a lot more influence than you are crediting.

I don’t think you have paid attention to the results of the new owners of the league. Not good, at all. And some of the wealthiest ones at that. The Walton’s put an entire team together in Denver and it’s been nothing less than a disaster. David tepper in Carolina is the worst owner in the league, but has about as much as anyone. Washington will always be a disaster.

Ballard would have had a competent qb on a lot of teams that would have solved his biggest problem… But that’s about as irrelevant as your statement, isn’t it?

I don’t think location matters at all. They are on the road for a good chunk of 8-9 plus weeks of a half a year season and can live anywhere for the other half, unless they have families to keep in schools. Indianapolis has good school corps surrounding the city, so players live in zionsville, fishers, etc. The cost of living in Indianapolis versus elsewhere (on the same salary) isn’t small. If you own a $2 million property in Indiana, it would be significantly more in Florida, California, etc. Not just in principal but with taxes and insurance as well. Indiana is a very low key state for players to bank a lot of what they earn if they choose. I think of Carson Palmer a lot when he was in Cincy (very similar to Indy) and he wanted traded- they refused and he said ok, I’ll retire… put his modest price home for sale and leaked that he had something like $80 million in the bank/invested. They traded him pretty quickly not wanting to call his bluff.

Watching the two clips the organization has shared- the in-house free agents re-signed gathering at the complex together and now the Steichen clips- gives me great hope for the franchise. You can see this plan coming into fruition. Develop a young qb by keeping the together veterans that fans and players love (now on a mission with a sour taste in their mouth) and continuing to focus on bringing talent in through the draft/developing the young guys. Steichen is the right guy for this job. There's more to winning in the Colts organization. Having a family feel (aside from the no daycare) is a huge part of it. It's not owned by the Waltons or corporate interests. It's owned by a family that are all involved. Of course they are going to do things differently than others in the league. I'm not sure why some on this forum can't see or understand that. "together, everyone achieves more... it's all about the team."- Shane Steichen

He has a ton of personality, in my opinion. He’s straight fire with football. His voice cracking during his introductory press conference told me everything to know about him. Frank Reich, Ryan Grigson, Jim Caldwell… not much personality with those guys.

they blamed the 4 or 5 small conference schools that got auto bids from winning their conference tournaments. Stole spots

Danny Erikson apparently played all 17 games, starting 3 last season… 😅

It’s not colts fans, it’s just society in general… We take our anger out on something we are passionate about. I’d rather it be the colts than families and children though…

he wasn’t lying… I mean- considering we had Peyton manning for 14 seasons and won 1, that would probably be a reasonable bet…