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You guys are awesome. I have only seen one regular season game for the Colts because I happened to be back in Indy in September and got to go to a Curtis Painter game. I just won't spend the money. Way too expense to travel, get tickets, etc. Now that all of my family has left the Indy area I probably won't be there for a game ever.

And Big 10? Sorry, but Big 10 teams lose all the time.

Maybe they aren't complaining now, but they might if the clean up takes too long. If they can bounce back and be competitive again soon I bet they wouldn't complain. We will see.

I hope he doesn't have to run too often. Pick his spots, avoid big hits as much as possible, and use his legs as a game changer when necessary. Important to keep the defense guessing though; run enough to keep them looking for it. It will be a skill he needs to learn I think. Guys that want to win will do anything to help their team. They need to learn the best way to help the team is TO BE ON THE FIELD. But what I really want to see is how he develops as a passer. From the film I have seen he does have a knack for keeping his eyes down field when he starts to move out of the pocket. That is one of Mahomes best skills. He always looks like he is ready to make a pass. That and being able to deliver the ball from just about any angle while on the run. If AR can develop some of that he could be deadly. It will be exciting to see if he develops those skills.

Well - maybe the expectations will be really high, and not at least making the SB or AFC Championship game will be viewed as a major disappointment. I will living in Wichita, KS, when the Chiefs picked up an aging Joe Montana. Since Joe was my favorite player I was pretty excited. And although the Chiefs were competitive there was an expectation for more so many people were disappointed. I certainly wouldn't consider it a failure, but somewhat disappointing.

If nobody else is interested in trading up, if there isn't a market to trade up, why would the Colts bother?

Didn't you just post a tweet saying the Cards are still taking calls and have a potential trade in place?

I think there is an assumption you have some talent to begin with - not saying you don't have talent...

Not sure a 1st born child is worth much.

Well, that was one of Luck's traits too and in the end it cost him. These guys need to be able to sense the pressure, move around to buy time, and sometimes give up on a play to protect themselves. I can't say I know how Levis - or any other guy - will successfully transition to the NFL level of speed and pressure. But any good trait can become a bad trait if there isn't some balance.

So almost anything could happen then.

Still no source on where you are hearing this stuff?

Josh who? Never heard of the guy.

I'm sure he's frantically, urgently, doing - uhhh - something.

Well, then he is also taking a shot at himself. I am sure he was part of those decisions.

Pretty sure the SB is out of the question next year. I would be impressed with a playoff appearance.

Or maybe it's just typical roster churn.

So if we are comparing Ballard to Snead at the 5 year point you can't say Snead was better than Ballard. To win the Super Bowl it took him about a decade to build that roster. Guess we need to give Ballard a few more years to match Snead's performance.

In my opinion - and I think Ballard is a pretty good GM: I think Ballard needs to address the QB situation in the next 2-3 years to find a franchise guy. I throw out that number knowing that he hasn't addressed the QB position with a successful long term solution in several years knowing we need one. That is on him. But I also know finding a franchise QB is not easy. The Luck excuse has already run out. It is a fact but a fact in the past. I say this with the feeling that just getting rid of Ballard and bringing in some other guy as the GM is not necessarily a solution. Kind of like the QB situation - you can bring in another guy but will he really be better?

Until we find a franchise QB those things aren't happening. Ballard has made some mistakes. He does need to find a way to get that guy! I do like popcorn even if Ballard doesn't!

And we both know this isn't true. I heard Ballard hates popcorn. Saw it on Twitter...

I disagree that a plan that changes frequently is not a plan. Plans do change frequently. I see it where I work all of the time. In fact, in IT we now use - and it is used all over the place - a methodology called Agile that allows us to plan but also respond to changing requirements more quickly.

I guess we will have to agree to disagree. I think he needs to leave no stone unturned to find a QB. Difference in philosophy or approach.

It would make sense for Ballard and Mariota to both look at all options available to them. This is a business with millions of dollars changing hands, not a prom.

Not in this thread - but those kinds of statements happen. I should have referred to the silly comments about guys not really wanting to win, which was my etc. to the Ballard statement. Another statement I saw was something like Ballard never closes the deal. Never? That is just not true.