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Just now, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:
Can we laugh at what falcons did.
no, they removed the laugh emoji
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Just now, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:
I really wanted an explosive offensive weapon but it just didn’t fall colts way. If they add an offensive weapon in the second it will probably just be a complimentary piece.
you must support everything Ballard does, or go somewhere else.
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Just now, csmopar said:
Only way I’d be happy tonight is if we did that. selecting an injuring prone player in the first round like this is well, bad
oh not happy with the pick? i thought you loved ballard's strategy
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so we probably don;'t resign paye or dayo ballards track record with DEs has been great
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im back, and still think ballard sucks. so there's that
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2 minutes ago, Restinpeacesweetchloe said:
We would not have Steichen or maybe even AR had that happened. So giving him a reset I was very much ok with. But he clearly has not learned a lesson.
hard to say , we probably still hire one of the young coaches, plus take a QB, so it really wouldn't have looked much different in that aspect
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Just now, PRnum1 said:
In fact Ballard would hold AR back.
It's time to tear the bandaid off and move in a new direction.
Ballards shelf life as a GM is over.
I'm very sorry
he shoulda been let go with reich
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Just now, Solid84 said:
That's fine. I don't have a problem with a healthy discussion about football.
So, when is a GM right? Every time they make a decision? When they win? Is it enough to just "try" and that makes them right?
I agree with stating opinions as facts is off by the way.
as long as GM is almost .500 they are doing fine, according to most fans here.
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anybody who complains about Ballard on this forum gets categorized, with a file.
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3 hours ago, Superman said:
"People" were against it... YOU were against it. So was AKB. The possibility of the Colts trading for Diggs was mostly viewed negatively, by "people" in this very thread who seem to now be criticizing Ballard for not trading for Diggs.
why you bringing me up i definitely wasnt in that thread much at all.
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that is incredibly sad, one of my favorite colts.
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21 minutes ago, GoColts8818 said:
Jonathan Taylor, Michael Pittman, Deforest Buckner, Nelson, Raimann, Ryan Kelly, Braden Smith, Josh Downs, Kenny Moore. So 9 of 22 starters. Not bad when comparing a team that didn’t make the playoffs to a team who won the Super Bowl.
Is Ballard perfect? No. Far from it. However he’s not the bumbling * some want him to be.
I’ll flip the question on you. If Ballard’s teams had had Andrew Luck or Peyton Manning rather than the mess they have had at QB do you think they would make the playoffs more often than not? If you feel so it lends support to Ballard’s theory that the biggest thing this team has been missing is a true franchise QB. If Richardson turns out to be that guy this team will be really good in a couple of years.
lots of teams have players they drafted that panned out well. what's the point? he is decent at drafting? Okay, Captain Obvious. And the Andrew Luck excuse is expired. Move on to a different excuse.
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3 minutes ago, jskinnz said:
Clear and obvious answer - Anthony Richardson.hilarious, they'd probably move AR to WR
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23 hours ago, smittywerb said:
If that holder article is true, then I have to cut Ballard some slack. Still upset we stayed in the sneed discussions for so long, but I’ll cut him some slack.
and honestly not surprised. Houston is a better destination. They have a great young qb. They’re on the up and up. I feel if AR goes out and proves he’s just as good if not better, we’ll see some free agents wanting to play here.
I don’t think the colts being in indiana is the main issue. It’s the same reason why a player like McKinney chose to play in Green Bay. He said himself he chose Green Bay over any of his offers because of Jordan love. Houston has stroud who just played like a top 10 qb. We have AR who even us fans hope he can play a full year. So as a player, if I want to compete, id go to a team with a proven qb.
agree with this statement, kudos to Ballard for attempting, but Indiana being a 'flyover' state is not the sole, or even main reason hunter signed with Houston.
they are the better team, in his home state, with their Franchise QB ready to go
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On 3/27/2024 at 9:22 PM, Scott Pennock said:
Prime example of a player "CHOOSING" to play somewhere else versus come to Naptown. He chose less money to play for Houston. This happens to both of our major franchises, the Pacers and the Colts.
This is not a GM issue, this is a culture issue. Indiana is a flyover state and thus most free agents will choose to fly over as well and sign with a franchise in a larger city, larger market.
You can say he did it because he likes the Texans chances with Stroud versus the Colts with AR5 - but, big time free agents have skipped the Colts even during the Manning and Luck era's too.
Perhaps someday some of you armchair GM's will realize this and stop whining so much about the FO............Polian, Grigson and Ballard alike.
how much mofe did we offer?
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Gus Bradley will be the scapegoat.
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1 hour ago, John Waylon said:
Building through the draft is fine.
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If you can do it.
Too many of Ballard’s day 1 and 2 picks are just absolute bombs. Theres some hits, lots of JAGs, and waaaay too many guys who don’t even become JAGs. The bad outweighs the good when it comes to Ballard in the first 3 rounds.
He may be the best GM in the draft on day 3, but days 1 and 2 are suspect at best.
His method of drafting guys with lime green RAS bars has produced mediocre results.
We’ve seen what he can build through the draft. A team that sinks multiple picks in the first two days of the draft in the same room and STILL needs to do it again the next year because the need has not been filled. Now that list of rooms is growing.
the list of his 2nd round misses is crazy
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1 hour ago, ColtStrong2013 said:
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…
yeah ballad has had more than enough time to recover from the Luck situation, and the other years you listed are his fault for being content with bridge QBs
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3 minutes ago, Nate! said:
They did something about it as their team was absolutely awful after their franchise QB became a rapist. Then got insane draft capital for the rapist. The problem was the Colts were in better shape when Luck quit so the team took a lot longer to bottom out and even with that, they still weren’t as bad as the Texans. If Luck had decided to commit crimes like Watson and demanded a trade where the Colts could’ve collected an insane amount of draft capital, they’d be even better shape. Unfortunately for the Colts brass, Luck didn’t become a rapist like Deshaun.so be mad at the NFL for letting them trade a player with active allegations, they made the right choice for their organization, don't see how that has anything to do with luck. I'm able to think about it with you, and I see the line you're drawing, I just don't agree with the conclusion.
because if they hadn't traded him, they would've lived with the consequence of the invest. conclusion. hope that explains my viewpoint on it well enough
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5 minutes ago, DougDew said:
Put RB in that group too. As someone said before, RB production in the NFL is generally replaceable. The same can generally be said about LG and LOLB, and probably slot corner. Not as replaceable as RB, but more easily replaceable than other positions where those good players can generally only be found in the draft, because they hardly ever become available otherwise.
I hope OP realizes that my responses address the building through the draft term and how I think its used. At least that was my intent.
yeah just forgot about JT we could say pittman is at a premium spot, but like most said he isn't a 1 on a lot of teams that contend. so
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2 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:
A lot of it is luck. I am sure John Lynch after screwing up bigtime with the Lance pick just knew Brock Purdy would be very good with the last pick in the draft
yeah of course, teams get lucky. some teams get unlucky. but I'm not gonna let the principle of "luck" be it the concept, or the player, be an excuse for ballard anymore. he needs to produce a division title, yesterday
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3 minutes ago, Nate! said:
Well, they got lucky their franchise QB turned out to be a rapist and demand a trade which netted them the god awful teams and additional draft capital to do said moves. Would’ve been lucky for the Colts if Luck had done that instead of just quit to where the Colts got absolutely nothing for that.
Texans did get lucky. The staff of the Panthers wanted Stroud, but the owner went executive decision and overruled them. Had that not happened, Stroud is in Carolina, Bryce likely in Houston and the situations look completely different.
again though, they got extremely lucky their franchise QB became a rapist, demanded a trade, and then immediately became injury prone and no longer talented as a QB
I disagree, but well thought out response. they lost their franchise QB and did something about it. We lost ours and remained in QB purgatory for half a decare+, they are clearly more aggressive, and there are multiple other teams we can point to outside of HOU. the HOU discussion really was just a rabbithole I got pulled into with NCF, but they clearly were aggressive to get their QB, plus their Edge, and also won the division. Luck is involved in every sport, not just football, however people still get judged by their outcomes. and here's ours.
less than .500 in wins since ballard, and 0 division titles.
so maybe, we should try and get lucky with a new GM, cause ballard's seems to have run out after he took Leonard
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4 minutes ago, 2006Coltsbestever said:
I think we would have beat the Browns like Houston did but the Ravens would have ended our season. We beat the Ravens in the Regular Season but they had a better team.
Minshew played better than I thought he would, I'll behonest., if it were not for Flacco minshew would've been crowned best back up, which at mid season I would've said heck no. with that being said, probably still not strong enough roster wise to win in the playoffs last year, even with shane being a great rookie coach
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Just now, 2006Coltsbestever said:
I know, since Ballard we have won 0 Division Titles. We had it last season but just didn't finish. Still a huge kick to the nuts the way that game ended. I believe we would have beat the Browns as well is what is sad.
yeah, of course im being a bit over the top about it. we probably would've made the playoffs last year but IMO we would've likely been out of the first round regardless of if we were not cheated out of the CLE game, resulting in probably the same overall sentiment. i love how irsay went public about that with their letter to give the fans some closure on that
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