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yes. Didn’t when I first got on this morning.

Go Blue. Keep it rolling.

And his record isn’t bad. I don’t know why they keep pushing that narrative. He’s had a couple bad seasons, like all gm’s do. It’s netted some good draft classes. It’s part of the checks and balances of the league. It’s hard to get premiere players on roster when you are fielding competitive teams consistently and drafting mid to late first round. It just doesn’t happen. The top 8 players of any draft are the sweet spot. When you don’t need a qb, it’s even sweeter. I would love to see what Brett Veach and Andy Reid would do in the next 5-7 years if Pat Mahomes walked away. My bet is very similar, or worse to what the colts have done the last 6 seasons.

you are making stuff up dude. Roseman was hired in 2010. Philly won the division in 2010 and 2013.. They went 56-58 in his first 7 seasons which includes losses in the wildcard playoff round in ‘10 and ‘13. They made the playoffs twice with zero wins in his first 7 years. In between Super Bowl runs? They made the playoffs three times winning just 9 games, including winning the division one of those years. 1-2 in the playoffs those three years. Went 4-11-1 in 2020. I don’t dispute his eagles team now is very good now, but to say his first 7 years was far better than Ballard’s in any capacity is hilarious. They didn’t kick it off until year 8, in Pederson’s second year there…. With a second year Carson Wentz looking like an mvp, And an incredible run with a backup Nick foles.

he might not. Then again, no one may. It’s naptown. Peyton Manning isn’t growing on trees.

of course he is. He has twice as much time as gm and a Super Bowl under his belt. Possibly another this year. but in the first seven years, comparatively? Not much difference. 2018? and then his franchise qb that he had drafted and built the roster around the first two offseasons retires.

I didn’t say he was although I’d love your crystal ball, or delusions of thinking you know the future. I was simply referring to your comment that he won a Super Bowl in the same amount of time, which he definitely did not, and when you realized that, you responded with the above. lol.

in the same amount of time? Howie roseman was hired in 2010 bud… let’s peek at philly’s record by year. 2010- 10-6 with Andy Reid as coach 2011- 8-8 “” “” 2012- 4-12. Andy Reid still coach 2013 10-6 chip kelly 2014 10-6 chip kelly 2015 7-9 Kelly fired 2016 7-9 Pederson 2017 13-3 Super Bowl with pederson 2018 9-7 2019 9-7 2020- 4-11-1 pederson fired 2021 9-8 sirianni hired 2022- 14-3 Super Bowl loss I think some people need to take a step back and realize what successful gm’s did. They were given time, they were allowed to make mistakes and hire/fire coaches. Half this board seems like they would fire Ballard tomorrow and start from scratch not realizing what a giant mistake that would be. Stick it out and cheer for your Colts. We’ve got a gm that has put together competitive teams with mediocre qb play, and we might finally have our franchise qb. Go blue

Grigson did nothing… he inherited a left tackle in Castonzo, a pass rusher in Mathis, a receiver in Wayne and the easy decision of drafting Andrew luck. What a joke. he also spent more wasted money on guys that never did anything for this franchise and some here try to convince others that Ballard is a dummy for not spending boat loads of money…

Man, you’ve had it rough the last 23 years as a fan huh? Go ask some of the teams that have cycled gm, hc and qb’s for the last 5 decades with little success how they feel. I’d say 2024 could very well be a division championship. This season is unlikely but not out of question. Cheer on your Colts for a hell of a run to finish this year!

I don’t think the Ballard haters have much ability to step out and look at the options and really make a case for what could have been better. There were not many during his time. Especially without taking more risk. He wanted to build slowly, cost effectively (to the Irsay’s delight of cash savings im sure) while fielding competitive teams, which he unquestionably has. We won 4 games last year. One of them was against the Super Bowl champion, and one of the losses was a sole possession game against the runner-up. Step back and really look at the substance of the last seven years and compare it to the previous 7.

how many teams have success drafting left tackle and quarterback? We very clearly have our left tackle now. Qb is the question mark. Our edge rusher was drafted in the 20s… Aside from drafting Nelson in 2018, when did he have opportunity to get premier positions?

Ballard said when he got here that you know that you’re doing well organizationally when two things happen, aside from winning. 1) when players you cut are being picked up. That has happened a lot here the last few years. and 2) when executives and coaches are being pulled from your organization to promotions in other orgs. That list is growing by the year. By all accounts from other executives and people in the know, Ballard is a very organized and methodical manager. He draws in top talent in the front office and coaching staff. He’s drafted well competitively, he just didn’t go strong at premium positions early on. If Raimann and AR turn into all-pro players, not one person is going to dispute Ballard as a talented drafter. He had the most all-pros on roster just two seasons ago. you are a fool if you think Chris Ballard has more influence over the owner… Those teams had better qb play. Period.

#1, this assumes that Irsay didn’t meddle entirely with the qb decisions, which I believe he forced with Frank’s input over Ballard’s. It was well known that we were hot on Herbert. Ed Dodds scouted him himself. We that pick for Buckner. It was also known that Ballard liked Fields and we went the Wentz route, which was clearly a Frank Reich influenced move in which he apologized for after the season. #2 paying non-premium positions isn’t an issue when you have no availability at the premium positions and those that you are paying are the stars you have drafted. The cap space situation under Ballard is top notch. That’s much thanks to Mike Bluem and Ballard’s slow process. Why rush when you don’t have a stable qb room and developing premium positions? Free agency spending? Who wants to come to Indy? It’s always funny to me when people use that argument. No one is coming here on a deal that isn’t overspending. We didn’t have many options for premium positions in free agency. #3 many new gms are fired by year 3, let’s make that clear. The successful ones all point to successful qb play. the singe reason (even though he says otherwise) Chris Ballard took this position was because of Andrew Luck. Not many teams would lose Andrew Luck and win the games this franchise has won. aside from the 2017 and 2022 seasons, this franchise has been pretty damn competitive under Ballard’s management. Those season’s resulted in coaching changes and subsequent success the following years. My decision on Ballard is out until AR is back on that field. If he busts, I will be amongst those saying he didn’t succeed here. The jury is still very much out in my opinion. I don’t blame Irsay’s for rolling with him and the current situation for a few more years.

We have had average seasons because of average qb play. Nothing more or less. It’s a qb league and Ballard went through the qb carousel that so many go through. Andrew’s last year included a playoff birth and playoff win. Rivers year was a playoff birth and a damn near upset on the road against a good Buffalo team. I don’t see how anyone could say that Ballard’s rosters have been less competitive than Grigson’s were. We were blown several games with #12 under center with poor running games and anwful defense. Under Ballard, we’ve competed with and beaten Super Bowl contenders and winners. The difference between what we have and what we’d like to have is qb play.

this is getting to more and more unenjoyable. Indy is one of the highest shooting per capita cities in America right now. I have personal friends that have been mugged in Indy after St Elmo’s or another upper end restaurant. It’s almost not even worth risking if you can prepare a decent meal at home. I can get the St. Elmo’s cocktail sauce and old fashion mix at Kroger. A freezer full of good grass fed beef from a local farmer, and some sides that can compare, and you can do it on a frequent basis for a fraction of the cost.

I would love to be, it’s just not suitable when kids are relatively young. Tickets are pretty liquid (especially if we are winning) so I’ve found they aren’t difficult to sell if you can’t or don’t want to go. Even last year was easy to sell. I hope to be able to be at every game in the future with a team winning games and fun to watch. I like the season tickets for playoff priority, otherwise it’s too expensive to go third party route for those games. Hasn’t been an issue for a while, but when that day comes, I don’t want to be out of position to be there. it’s been a long dream of mine to go to a Super Bowl. Every year, I go on and look at prices for the whole experience and it’s getting to the point where that dream seems all but lost. I would need to be in a better position of finance, and a heck of a Colts team to pull that trigger. But I know some that went to both trips in ‘07/ ‘10 and they wouldn’t trade it for much. Nevertheless, it’s an exceptional amount of money.

as with many of the young players on the roster. Feels like a reset with an opportunity to be competitive during the growth of the coaching staff and some young key players. I haven’t been this hopeful looking forward since 2019 offseason before the wheels fell off with Andrew’s departure.

From 2004 on, I have as well. Seems like the division games are the ones I gravitate towards. I was at the Texans game in 2011 season when Reggie caught the game winning touchdown pass for the 2nd win of the season. It was a weird feeling because the entire stadium loved it but it meant we would lose the Andrew Luck sweepstakes if we won the last game against the jags.

https://youtu.be/SA2SXi6VCsk You can watch the whole game, but the final kick and subsequent action begins at 1:57:00 WILD A little Peyton/Reggie nose to nose drama on the sideline during the kickoff debacle.

Never got to see Peyton/Brady. I would of course pick the AFC championship game of them all, and I've heard from several that were there that it was pure joy. Hugs and tears throughout the entire stadium. I still get cold chills watching it. I did see Brady in 2015, the 4th down punt fiasco game. That play could legit be the difference in the game. Had a great shot at Mike Adams pick six. We were up at 1 at half and had a nice balanced attack but couldn't score in the second half. Seeing Brady was a great experience. The best game I ever went to was Andrew's first home game against the Vikings 2012. Vikings scored with 30 seconds left to tie it up, and he drove the offense down for a Vinny game winner, and it was like the 2011 season didn't even exist. Such a special season. My first game wasn't until 2004, Peyton's record year. Coming off the bye, we were 4-1 with the Jags in town at 4-2. Peyton was sitting at 14 touchdown passes. He threw 3 in this game, but the Jags won on a late field goal 27-24. Josh Scobee was a rookie, and faked an injury after the kick as he tried to draw a penalty. He stayed on the field forever. Hopped up and jogged off, and then tried to go back out for the kickoff without calling a timeout. Tony Dungy went ballistic. The crowd went nuts. They started a "You suck" chant towards Scobee (or the officials) and it was so loud, my mother heard it clearly on the radio. Pretty sure Scobee ran to the tunnel with his middle finger in the air.

what a game.

and with that I bow out of this thread. happy Thanksgiving. thankful for Shaq Leonard and all that he brought to this organization. Hope the best for him going forward… unless it means beating the colts of course. He’s a good man. Legend in my book.

I would argue that it does save something. It saves him from having to play for the colts for the remainder of the season and being cut then. he now has the ability to potentially play for a team that he can look to finish his career with.

I never said it did. I said he was a $20 million liability out there. He counted that towards our cap space this season and was a liability on defense. That’s all I said. And it’s been made a multi post ordeal now because you said I must be talking about someone else.