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He just walked away and said “The rivalry is back on”. LOL
LOVE IT!!!!
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3 minutes ago, Jared Cisneros said:
I'll definitely need to be given some info on him. Not really sure who else we could hire though.
He is one of ours. We kind of need someone just like him right now. It fits the PR move, and he is also trending towards becoming a highly sought after head coach.
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Just now, ÅÐØNϧ 1 said:
And he might after a dose of Anger Management cussing out fans is not a good look ..
Agreed.
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This is great news!
I would like to see Arians come back as a consultant to assist Reich as he learns the posistion.
I would not be surprised if he agreed to help us. Especially after how we were publically treated.
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2 minutes ago, ÅÐØNϧ 1 said:
Great Defensive Coach but sucks as HC who went 29-51
Yeah. I still think he will get another shot as a HC someday.
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6 minutes ago, buccolts said:
Great!
Now, can we move on from the blame game?
My god.
We all grow by making mistakes. It doesn’t make Ballard a failure because he failed at 1 thing. It makes him human. He will fail at other things too. He seems like the kind of person to learn a great deal from this experience.
He extended the olive branch and tried to play nice with the Patriots. He got burnt. I don’t fault him for trying to repair the Colts/Patriots relationship. I do fault him for choosing McDaniels. It was a bad choice. I am sure Ballard is more than willing to own this mistake.
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14 minutes ago, John Waylon said:
So Ballard shouldn’t have actually attempted to get him to sign a contract before this morning?
The internet can be a complicated thing.
I agree with you. McDaniels should have signed the deal Monday or we should have moved on to the next candidate.
Could have used a fax, an email, had a lawyer fly to Boston, and so on. Options were abundant.
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I am sure Dungy and Rodney Dangerfield will discuss this at some point. And Dangerfield will attempt to justify McDaniels actions.
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4 minutes ago, J@son said:
there have been plenty of teams the past few years that have reached out to McDaniels for interviews. he's either turned them down, or taken the interviews and then withdrawn himself from consideration. I agree with you to an extent but let's save the hyperbole for somewhere else. There have been plenty of other teams interested in him the past couple of years, including this year. Stop making it sound like the Colts and Ballard are the only ones that had any interest in him.
I never said we were the only team interested. It is being (and long has been) discussed on NFL Network and other media outlets that other franchises didn’t want anything to do with McDaniels, because of his past. It’s relevant information.
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3 minutes ago, Dirty Mudflaps said:
I don't think Ballard owns any of McDaniel's decision. He was offered a deal, he accepted, and changed his mind. Lost in all of this are numerous reports McDaniels didn't want to move his young family to Indianapolis, how much he loved living in the Boston area, and how he was comfortable again in the role of OC. Add a raise from Kraft, and maybe a year or two more with Brady, and this doesn't become real complicated. The way McDaniel handled it is what is unprofessional. Ballard found a candidate, the one he determined would be the best fit, and was turned down. That's not on Ballard.
McDaniels had “character” concerns going into this marriage. Ballard was strung along for 5 weeks during the wedding planning, and ultimately left at the alter.
Ballard accepted the risk (baggage) and lost.
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25 minutes ago, DougDew said:
It just seems to me that you'd wait until someone is ACTUALLY THE HC before you announce he is the HC. I see no benefit in announcing it before the contract is signed....which was supposedly only one day away.
There are rumors that Josh signed something, but it may not have been the actual employment contract. If he signed an employment contract, then refuses to show up and backs out, I can see where the announcement is justified.
I agree.
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5 minutes ago, csmopar said:
ignore him he's been trolling now for 14 hours...
I have an opinion based on logic about the team I have followed extremely close for 33 plus years.
I am not a troll. When someone disagrees with you it does not give you a right to call them a troll.
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8 minutes ago, lollygagger8 said:
Other teams also wanted mcD because of his history, so what?
So, in your house, the one who gets deceived by the deceiver is at fault?
mcD is a con artist, and "hoodwinked" A LOT more people than just Ballard. C'mon man.
I am not pointing the finger directly at Chris Ballard. I am saying he owns part of this failure. Some of this falls on him and people should accept that.
Is Chris Ballard dirty? Absolutely not. I believe he an honest man who got duped. That said, getting duped in business is a failure. I am sure there were signs, and he knew who he was dealing with.
Even considering McDaniels was a gamble. Ballard bought in. He took the hook and the sinker.
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Just now, jvan1973 said:
I assume you take blame if you make reservations and when you arrive the reservation wasn't honored?
If I am making reservations with a shady business then yes. Also, there would probably be signs such as not getting a confirmation email or something.
I would own some of that blame.
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4 minutes ago, csmopar said:
I'd say that all parties involved deserve a share of the blame, however the majority of the blame goes to Kraft and a larger extent, McDaniels
This.
We have to accept that Chris Ballard owns some of this failure. It’s not completely his fault, but he owns this too.
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1 minute ago, Colt.45 said:
Stop changing the narrative after the fact. Other teams absolutely wanted McDaniels and over the years he has turned down multiple. How quickly you've forgotten Colts fans panicking when they thought Tennessee was going to 'steal' him.
Maybe Ballard made the 'rookie' error of announcing before everything was signed. Detroit did same and it turned out okay. Most other teams in past (last year Niner and Rams) have done same and not dealt with this so while it may have been a rookie-is error, it's not something to nail the GM to the cross for. The intentions seemed clear, even if McDaniels was having second thoughts as was rumored (and Ballard apparently knew), who'd have sanely thought he'd do this? A staff was hired already, guys were in Indy and signed, who'd have thought he'd screw them over?
As for the lack of judgement by CB on McDaniels' character, that may be true but the Pats guy had all kinds of major league references so who knows.
I didn’t change the narrative. Not sure what you mean by that comment.
The rumor of Josh McDaniels going to Tennessee was just a rumor. I don’t think it was ever proven to be true. It doesn’t matter what Colts fans believe anyway. Ballard wouldn’t / shouldn’t make decisions based on what Colts fans think.
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2 minutes ago, IndySouthsider said:
It also sounds like he was working and had contingency plans in the works.
I thought McDaniels was * from the beginning and he is doing nothing to change my mind. If I fault Ballard it isn’t because he got jilted, it’s because he wanted him in the first place.
Ballard might have had a contingency plan in place. But if he was unsure then why make the announcement? Ballard absolutely could have handled this differently.
I agree that Ballard shouldn’t have wanted McDaniels in the first place.
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1 minute ago, deedub75 said:
I think Ballard knew, or should have known, that McDaniels wasn’t 100% sure he wanted the job which is why Ballard had a short list of candidates ready to interview. I think Ballard ignored the warning signs and instead of backing out of the deal, he instead tried to convince McDaniels to take the job and it didn’t work.
That’s plausible.
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7 minutes ago, IndySouthsider said:
I never wanted the guy in the first place. I want someone who hasn’t failed already or has had some success like Doug Marrone had in Buffalo before transforming Jax.
But it I have zero issue with how Ballard handled this. I also don’t believe for a second Irsay is letting Ballard make this decision all on his own. It was always told that we got Dungy because that’s who Jim wanted and sent Polian to get him.
Irsay said in the 2017 season finale press conference that he would pretty much rubber stamp the guy Chris Ballard chooses.
Dungy was a different situation. He was absolutely Irsay’s guy, but Polian was 100% on board too.
It’s not good management to be in the situation we are in. Chris Ballard is the manager, and even though he was duped and led the wrong way, he is partly responsible. He chose Josh McDaniels. It was his decision.
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Just now, lollygagger8 said:
God is real. Watch it.
So Ballard met this "person" multiple times, planned for the future, and actually acquired a staff for him, and Ballard is the one at fault for expecting this person to do what he said he would?
Part of interviewing someone is understanding their intentions. At the very least, Ballard failed to successfully get a good read on the situation. Other teams wanted nothing to do with McDaniels, because of his history.
Chris Ballard and our Colts were hoodwinked, and Ballard made all the decisions that led to the Colts falling for it.
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1 minute ago, csmopar said:
Dude, please, as a favor, just stop. I normally agree with a majority of your posts, but when the boss lady even says you need to let it go, let it go, just ignore any responses from posters quoting your posts from 12 hours ago. Just let it go
It is sad that you see it that way.
I am going to respectfully disagree with your opinion.
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5 minutes ago, Gramz said:
What exactly is it you're wanting...??
Saying I told you so.... Gloating... is not a very desirable trait to have.
You can be happy with yourself, that this is the outcome you wanted, but as far as everyone else.. Let it Go.
It is sad that you see it that way.
I am going to respectfully disagree with your opinion.
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Ballard absolutely deserves egg on his face.
I will guess that 99% of the forum will hate you for saying it though. I have experience in this.
We got off easy on this one. I am thankful this happened. Yesterdays rejection to the "Announcement" almost proves there is a God, and that he has mercy on Colts fans.
We should be asking what the Colts saw in Josh McDaniels to begin with. Apparently most other teams wanted nothing to do with him. They didn't buy that he had changed. For some reason, Ballard did.
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Frank Reich Expected to Interview
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That’s been my point all along.
Well said!