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why do you keep saying win*… I simply said if they can’t make it. And I never said major question marks, I didn’t even say that I would question them, I just said there will be question marks. Because there will be. You put together a star studded roster and lose 3 straight conference championships, there will be questions. And probably more internally than anything. You wrote a novel… fingers hurt?

Sure- if losing enough to get frequent top 5-10 picks is what it takes… They also drafted an mvp candidate with the final pick of the draft. That’s not skill. That’s just luck, which Ballard hasn’t had much of at qb. They were maybe 2 plays away from one this season with a backup qb… if they take a step backwards next season, I think he may be gone. But I’m not the Irsay family, so how could I possibly say for sure? If they take a step forward and make the playoffs but don’t win the division should he get fired? I mean- if the goal is to compete for a Super Bowl championship, do division titles really matter? Did they matter for the 49ers those 3 years they won the division? No… they didn’t even make the Super Bowl to compete for it. It can be for you, but my stance regarding the colts has been they have been competitive with sub-par qb play. If getting good qb play was easy, there would be more teams with better qb than there is. there is a lot of luck with it. I happen to think we have a franchise qb. I think we have one of the brightest offensive minds in football at hc. So I’m willing to continue to be patient and build the roster through the draft/retaining our own. …and at the end of the day @ShuteAt168, our opinions don’t really matter. So you shouldn’t take yourself so seriously. “Commit to an answer.” Lol… 🤡

Brian Johnson the Eagles OC... Not Ben Johnson the Lions OC

When teams go all-in on heavy rosters like the 49ers have, there will be questions if they cannot even make it the superbowl. I didn't say if they didnt win it, i said if they didn't MAKE it... which would 3 straight seasons. You think that the media won't double down on questioning the organization? Is it Kyle Shanahan? Can they win with Brock Purdy? The NFC is as weak as it's going to get, IMO. Cowboys choked again. They get a 7 seed in the divisional, with the potential of playing a team that went 9-8 in the conference championship. Maybe you need to be more honest with yourself on your analysis of my comments and the meaning behind them. I've been pretty direct about my opinion, and it is far from absurd. You folks are feisty as % tonight. Full attack mode. Go get some sleep.

I've said this regarding free agency during Ballard's entire tenure. Who wants to come to Indianapolis? You better have a good quarterback and willing to spend the money, because that's exactly what it takes.

The Colts used to have what the Ravens currently have. A quarterback.

Aikman just discussed the woes of the Eagles offense and attributed some of it to "missing Shane Steichen." "There's an art to calling plays in this league, and we've seen what Steichen was able to do in Indianapolis this year." It's obvious they have felt his absence. Just like the Chiefs have missed Bieniemy this year.

Not really. You quoted all but the part i edited at the end where i said "this is a big year for them." It is. It's a huge year because of the point we are discussing. Not making a superbowl with a roster built for championships. And let's be real: Andrew Luck never had a championship roster. Not once. This 49ers team is loaded. They are in win-now mode. and yes, for the next few years until they have to reset and rebuild around whatever key players they decide to build around.

Of course there is. I wouldn't be mad either. But I'm not making too much out of "too little." Little is not having a window of a few years to keep a very top heavy roster in tact because your starting qb counts for a million towards the cap. They have 5 players that will have an over 20 mil cap hit for the next several years. Trent Williams is projected to be over 30. If you don't view this as a window for a championship, i dont know what to tell you. To continue to not even get there, let alone not win one, would be a MASSIVE disappointment for the 49ers. They are in championship mode... not losing in the conference championship year after year. This is a big year for them.

...especially if Purdy gets hurt or falls on his face. That will be the big one. Right now, I think they are hands down favorites in the NFC. But there's a lot of football to be played.

Lions are a home win away from playing for a superbowl birth. They deserve it, but imagine being sorry for anyone but yourself as a Lions fan. Lol. With the roster that they have built, yes there will be question marks if they lose in the conference championship three straight years...

The Ballard hate is humorous to me. He inherited a pretty lousy roster and a battered franchise qb. We've been about as competitive as anyone would have expected to be in that circumstance. Sure, other teams might have continued their dysfunctional way of managing by firing and hiring new managers and coaches during the last 8 years, but it wouldn't have resulted in much. We are coming off the closest season to a divisional title that we've had since Andrew Luck was under center and are going into the most promising offseason we have had since 2019 when he retired abruptly. I think the continuity and patience that Irsay family has shown since Luck's retirement is exactly why we continue to be in the same discussions by a majority of the league as the question that was posed in the original post. Why is the indianapolis colts so competitive even after Manning/Luck have been long gone. If this franchise takes a jump next year, those comments and the franchise record over the past 24 years will be shown more and more.

And by the way, Since Ballard was hired as GM, we share the same below .500 seasons (3) as the 49ers... They have won their division 3 times, and were 3rd and 4th twice each in their divisions in that timeframe. We obviously have zero division titles in that timeframe, but have never finished 4th under Ballard, and have been 2nd in the division 4 times. I don't think they are good example. Just recency bias, even though they haven't accomplished much other than 1 seeds. If they don't make it to the superbowl again this year, they'll have major question marks.

You could say the same for the Indianapolis Colts. We've had 5 below .500 seasons since 1999... 49ers had 14, i believe.

San Fran really doesn’t belong in this discussion. They have been so hit and miss over the last two decades, you can’t reasonably say they are “always competing for a championship.” from 2014-2018 season they were 25-55. they were 6-10 in 2020. They’ve lost two superbowls in modern era. I’m not saying they aren’t a solid franchise, but let’s be real.

I don’t think it would be reaching for a defensive player if the top 10 is saturated with receivers and quarterbacks…

Exactly- man, if Smith can stay healthy, Anthony Richardson (if he can stay healthy too) is going to play with one of the best tackle combos in the league.

Happy for Detroit. I would play for Dan Campbell. If anyone is running through a brick wall for a coach, it's for that guy... Because he'd be the one running through it first.

I don't see a way Stafford is back in this game. It looked like a bad shoulder injury and a concussion.

Enter Carson Wentz...

i saw cj stroud only throwing to dell and Collins this year…

it’s not over… except in Jerry Jones’ eyes. That dude is down cleaning McCarthy’s office out.

they aren’t stupid… they know exactly what they are doing, which is pandering to what is a very large new viewership in the nfl in the swiftie culture.

this is how I feel about him. he’s going to get bigger in the nfl. As Ballard has said many times, guys just get bigger as they get older and especially in nfl weight programs. Any knock on his blocking is because of his size, not because of his effort. He is as elite as they come as a pass catcher. I certainly wouldn’t pass him up for something that he will no doubt get better at regarding blocking… He would move sticks and make big plays in this offense. The biggest problem he poses is a mismatch against virtually everyone that would be tasked with defending him. Some of the most efficient offenses in the past decade had/has a major advantage at tight end.