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Just now, stitches said:
Actually let me revise something I said... "I don't think he survives another year without playoffs". I think it's possible he survives that IF and only if AR actually looks amazing and the reasons for us missing the playoffs are somewhat flukey or our of his control(horrible luck with injuries for example, really bad beats in close games, etc.)
I agree with that I do see a world where if AR plays a majority of games, and can carry us slightly, Ballard would be safe off of that alone. But if we get similar results as last year, and AR misses significant time, or we can't win because of our secondary, I see him getting fired.
Ballards draft is always my favorite part of the off-season, and I almost always feel better about the team after the draft, but for the last 5 years or so it's only gotten us to .500 so it's growing a bit old.
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1 minute ago, Superman said:
I don't see a lot of value in the ranking. Truth is I'm way more familiar with Ballard than with any other NFL GM, so ranking him isn't something I want to get into. I don't have a big problem with anyone thinking he's 18th best, but I also wasn't promoting the past rankings that had him in the top five or ten.
Should he be fired? Ehh... I would have been fine with firing him after 2022. I thought there was a chance it would happen. Once he was retained, I think his clock was reset, and I'm fine with that. I think the QB situation was the major reason the team didn't reach its potential in previous years, and I think a lot of that was out of Ballard's control. By keeping Ballard, I think Irsay signaled that he felt the same way. So now, it's about whether Richardson is good enough, and whether we can sufficiently build around him. And it's too soon to really discuss that.
Philosophically, I think Ballard's methods and his rigid cap strategy will continue to distance him from the very best GMs in the NFL. He's risk averse, he puts himself in too small of a box when it comes to player acquisition, and I don't think he sees the value in strategically breaking his cap management methods to make a brief push despite the fact that a quarter of the league is doing this in any given year. For us to compete for SBs with Ballard as GM, we'll have to absolutely crush several drafts in a row, and Richardson will have to be amazing. And that's probably putting us at odds with reality.
Idk I think the roster he built from 2018 that peaked could've completed with any roster. At that point and even a couple years following I heavily supported Ballard but I too believe he should've been fired with Reich and co
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Just now, stitches said:
I personally think that's a fair ranking... I don't think he's one of the worst GMs in the league and he has obvious strengths... but he also has blind spots and obvious weaknesses that cannot be ignored and what's worse - he's stubborn enough to not acknowledge and try to fix some of those. I personally thought he should have been fired last year so we can start over with a blank slate of new GM, new HC and new QB. But once Irsay decided to keep him, my stance has been that he should be given the time to see his vision through with the new coach and new QB. Thus... I'm good with keeping him for this season... but his seat is getting very very warm in my books. If this season is not a resounding success IMO he's gone. I don't think he survives AR failing. I don't think he survives another year without playoffs...
Quality response and I agree with everything you said. It's crazy to think that AR couldn't finish a single game last year. So if he ends up injured and flacco gets us another 9-8 type season he definitely should be fired imo
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2 hours ago, Jason_ said:
the draft is still over a month away. THIS is why people dump on you. Not because you share information. Because you flip flop from one extreme to the other with the changing of the wind and act like the sky is falling when we're barely 7 days into the 2024 NFL league year.
Keep going back before Ballard and I bet you'll find similar results.
^THIS
I'm grateful for what Minshew was able to pull off last year, but even at his age I think Flacco would give us a better chance to win than Minshew did. As long as Flacco can still throw the deep ball, that alone makes a huge difference for the offense.
I don't mind flacco. I just think it will be absolutely hilarious if we end up with another old bridge QB taking significant snaps under Ballard. It would basically be his trademark of colts gm reign
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Article from yesterday discussing the same topic
Here's an excerpt from the article " During his tenure there have been two playoff appearances with zero division titles. He normally gets a pass for two things: Andrew Luck retiring and his drafting ability. The statute for Luck retiring has expired, and his ability to draft has been good but not incredible"
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Just now, Superman said:
Totally false. The fact of the matter is that the conversations on Ballard almost always get pushed to the margins. And that's not enjoyable for anyone except the people who get pleasure from bashing the GM.
NFL.com ranks Ballard as the 18th best gm. What do you think of that, and do you think he should be fired
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Just now, Jason_ said:
Hmm, is Gardner Minshew going to be our QB this year or no?
Joe flacco might be. Lol
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15 minutes ago, richard pallo said:
Rock was traded.
Yeah that's what I mean. Traded. Not resigned. Either one. He was due for a contract that year if I'm not mistaken, or was coming up on it.
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15 minutes ago, Superman said:
I think you've been highly sarcastic, pretty aggressive, somewhat hostile, and in certain instances I've felt like my comments are misrepresented. None of that contributes to an environment for a productive discussion. I appreciate the apology, but that's why there's so much pushback.
I actually don't have any problem with a good faith discussion about this stuff. But when it goes to the extremes every time, it's aggravating.
There's nothing extreme about stating facts. There's nothing extreme about the fact Ballard does the same thing and has only had the same result. Nothing extreme about posting a list of the division winners of his entire tenure and our team not being a winner.
The fact of the matter is this forum is incredibly sensitive to any anti Ballard banter
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Just now, GoColts8818 said:
This thread should be changed to Colts fan death match. It’s turned into I must be right in my argument more than legitimately discussing what’s going on. I’ve played my part but I am trying to stop for the record so no I don’t think I am better than anyone. My advice again would be two smart people can see the samething differently and it doesn’t mean the other side doesn’t know what they are talking about if they don’t agree with you. Just my two cents carry on however you want.
so now its inappropriate to debate about ballard in the ballard thread. don't read it if you don't want to.
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Just now, Superman said:
No, just bothered by the combativeness. I don't even think we disagree all that much, but it feels like you're looking for a fight.
probably just a bit irritated due to the censorship regarding ballard comments, I apologize if it came off that way
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Just now, Superman said:
Then you completely missed my point. See my post above.
To the bolded, what do you gain from this? It's pretty baity, IMO.
not trying to bait, you seemed bothered that I provided you a list of division losses. if you weren't bothered, then okay, next. but quite a few people on here are bothered when the facts are mentioned, that Ballard has accomplished nothing employing the same routine.
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Just now, Solid84 said:
There's a lot of truth in this. This division has been bad for too long. Hopefully we see that change this season.
im not saying the AFC south has dominated the NFL playoff scene, my point is that every other AFC south team has accomplished more in the last decade by definition because they all have a division win and we do not.
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2 minutes ago, Superman said:
So absolutely no relevance to my post that you quoted. What did you think my point was?
it is relevant because you mentioned almost winning the division by a razor's edge. so then I just felt like reminding everyone that what you said we almost did, we haven't done in a decade. does it bother you more that I quoted you or does it bother you more than we haven't won our division in 10 years
1 minute ago, RollerColt said:I think CJ is a fine QB so far. But I don’t think he’s at the level to really scare KC. Yet.
Hell I’m a Bengals fan and I’m scratching my head seeing so many people claiming Burrow will unseat them…
Back to Ballard: I agree he should be measured in division wins and titles. But for now it doesn’t seem like his boss is that worried about it.
just in terms of roster right now, I think that's why I picked them , I guess that includes CJ, but I do like AR, also I think irsay is worried about it, that's why everybody got fired. the next guy is ballard.
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Just now, RollerColt said:
Does anyone really think any of the teams in our division stand a chance against Kansas in the playoffs? I don’t.
Be happy to be proven wrong this season, but I think we’ll be witnessed a first in history 3-peat.
right now, if i had to bet everything I own on a team beating KC today, it would be HOU
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Just now, RollerColt said:
I’m telling ya man, I’m not even a Ballard defender, I truthfully thought he was a goner after 2022 and to be honest think he should’ve been fired at that point.
But what matters is what Irsay thinks. And at this point he’s probably more focused on recovering from his own demons and sickness.
We’re stuck with Chris for the time being.
this is what im saying, every team's goal is the SB, and you have to make the playoffs, most teams do that via the division win because there the limited WC spots. so diviosn wins are a fair indicator of success for any GM.
let me put it this way, had we won a year or two in the last decade, people would definitely use it as a point of success. so why are we not using it as a point of failure that we haven't hung a banner in a decade?
lots of fans on here living in the 2000s
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1 minute ago, Iron Colt said:
We are lucky to have a legit GM in Ballard. Look at the Cowboys with Judge Smales and Spalding running things.
You want to talk about wasting players careets?
i feel like you're just comparing bad to bad. honestly.
1 minute ago, GoColts8818 said:I am sure I am in the minority here but the Jags have basically done the things Colts fans are screaming for and I think I would take Ballard’s record over what the Jags have done over the same period of time.
you would take less wins, less QB stability, less division titles to sit with ballard ? wow, the jags, who woullda thought, have accomplished more than the Indianapolis colts.
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Just now, RollerColt said:
Not really that much more when you think about it.
Titans wasted Henry’s career, blew a 1st seed in the playoffs.
Texans consistently murdered in the wild card or divisional round.
Jags repeatedly shooting themselves in the foot despite first round picks and major free agent spending…
winning the division does matter, and teams are very vocal about it. it's the only way to guarantee a ticket to the dance. and the whole point of football is getting into the dance.
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Just now, RollerColt said:
Honestly the entire AFC South has accomplished nothing but wasting player careers and talent.
Honestly, every team in the AFC south has accomplished more than us in the last decade.
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Just now, Superman said:
What's your point?
that the indianapolis colts have accomplished absolutely nothing under ballard, and that the razor edge you speak of for 2023 doesn't matter, because its been a decade of trash, and that our success last season is more indicative of Shane and not ballard.
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4 minutes ago, Superman said:
There was a razor thin edge between finishing third and potentially winning the division last year. And this team still would have had a lot of work to do to be a real contender.
2023 — Houston Texans
2022 — Jacksonville Jaguars
2021 — Tennessee Titans
2020 — Tennessee Titans
2019 — Houston Texans
2018 — Houston Texans
2017 — Jacksonville Jaguars
2016 — Houston Texans
2015 — Houston Texans
2014 — Indianapolis Colts
but yeah, the Ballard approach is fine.
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1 minute ago, NewColtsFan said:
Did you know the Colts under Ballard are the only team to suffer any injuries. A recent report revealed none of the other 31 teams suffer any serious injuries. None.
And did you know that with Ballard now going into his 8th year, the Colts are the only team never to have a winning season! And even more astounding in that same time frame ALL the other 31 teams have each won a Super Bowl!! It’s also true.
If I can come up with any more things to blame Ballard for I’ll get back to you.
You love stats, don't you? We are the 2nd most injured team in the league under Ballard's tenure
The Titans, Texans, and Jags have all accomplished more than us under Ballard's tenure. so let's not talk about every team, let's just talk about our division. can we get a division dub before we talk about SuperBowl? you hyperbolize me, but the reality is still the same.
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2 minutes ago, cbear said:
Agreed. I know neither Blackmon or Cross might be a true FS, but I think they still played well together and each has do much athletic ability, I think they could be very successful. Anyway in the Colts D both safeties sort of play both positions.
they typically don't do it midgame though. when Thomas was single high, he was single high. They might interchange them from game to game, but that's not any team's goal. You want the FS to be a ballhawk, and you want a solid tackling SS that can cover backs and TEs, in this system that's the goal. its been laid out and stated clearly.
So again, we don't have the FS, and unless Cross pans out we also need a SS, and if you move Cross to FS we need the SS
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Colts offseason discussion / Ballard Grievances (merge)
in Colts Football
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I believe Ballard used that to his advantage. Just like he did with waiting all those years to draft a QB. Just like he did with letting Reich make roster decisions at QB and just like he's gonna do when he scapegoats gus for this upcoming mediocre season when hes fired. Then the convos will be about Shane not having his DC.
The pattern is so obvious it's blatant at this point.