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    Josh McDaniels Fired

    in NFL General

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    2 hours ago, NewColtsFan said:


    Huh?   What are you talking about?  
     

    McDaniels started at NE,  went to Denver, fired there and went back to NE.   He was successful at NE both times.   He was a good candidate.   He was in demand.  The choice was fine.   What McDaniels did from there reflects badly on McDaniels, not Ballard.  
     

    When McDaniels dumped the Colts the football world trashed McDaniels, not Ballard.    Fans trashing Ballard over this have been upset primarily over trying to sign someone from New England.  The rivalry was angry, ugly and bitter in 2018.  Even McDaniels own agent dumped him as a client.    
     

    Ballard didn’t make a mistake.   McDaniels did. 

     

     

    I don't know if you're deliberately being obtuse, but I think it is a pretty simple thought that, with most sports franchises, a GM is responsible/accountable for the coaching hires they make and how they turn out regardless of bizarre, unique the end result may be.  Per reports I can recall at the time, the coaching search was a wide one and Ballard decided on McD after having weeks to go through his vetting process with this being his first major hire/decision here.  Keep in mind that the Colts job was a coveted one at the time especially compared to some of other openings that were there so chances are, Ballard was going to get his 1st choice.   Yes, McD was spineless.  What he did was 100% a low character thing to do.  He obviously and justifiably came out looking the worst (by far) of anyone in this after things went down.  However, what happened ultimately does not reflect well on Ballard's decision making or more specifically, the process he used to make this decision/offer.  Two things can be true at the same time.  That may be unfair as there may have been no "red flag" to indicate this would happen, but, unfortunately, that comes with territory when someone is an important decision-making position IMO.   

     

    As far the "football world" reaction, I don't understand what bearing that has here.  Chris Ballard seems like a nice guy who anyone would probably love to have as their neighbor.  He probably is a great guy to work with.  He is engaging, thoughtful, open and amicable with the media.  Therefore, it doesn't surprise me that no one would really want to criticize him. 

     

    If McD came here and completely flamed out due to a poor W-L record or because he was jerk who could not motivate, relate to the players, would you still not hold Ballard accountable? Btw, McD's performance with the Raiders with him being fired for a 2nd time after less than 2 seasons on the job doesn't exactly prove he was good head coach material. 

     

    McDaniels looked the worst for backing out when he did on his commitment.  Ballard made a mistake in hiring him. If he had found an under the radar grand slam hire like Sean McVay, we would all be praising him.  Just my opinion, but we have to take every decision and their results into account when objectively evaluating instead of just rationalizing those that end up negatively. 

      

    Josh McDaniels Fired

    in NFL General

    Posted

    1 hour ago, Colt.45 said:

    Chris Ballard doesn't get enough heat for hiring the Snake. 

     

    Terrible decision making, and everything else since then has been....watch and see.

     

    If AR hits then that's Ballard's saving grace otherwise he's going down as less successful than the prior GM, likability be damned

    Glad you posted this as I feel that’s one thing that hasn’t been given enough attention since it happened.  
     

    After Pagano’s exit, Ballard’s first major decision as GM here with all his preparation through his various stops and experience (remember the binder he had prepared as a special tool to help him hire the right guy) was McDaniels.  
     

    I said it at the time McD reneged here and holds true today after he was fired by the Raiders after barely 1-1/2 seasons there: Ballard  has major egg on his face for that one and it reflects poorly on his decision making.

    last in afc south

    in Colts Football

    Posted

    Ballard probably gets an extra year from Irsay of this retool because of the AR injury so I still think he is here for a while.  

     

    At this point, he is who he is: an average GM who was/is overhyped and played up by the media (both local and national) and whose accolades are nowhere near what his results, resume support.

     

    I think it is very telling that a hallmark of his time is repeatedly the teams season being undermined in multiple years by an area of the roster that he skimped on. 

     

     

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    2023 Week#8 Saints @ Colts, Sunday, October 28, 2023, 1PM ET

    in Colts Game Day

    Posted

    Just now, AKB said:

    Here's my main complaing about Ballard - philosophy is trenches 

     

    we struggled at OL awfully, and have slowly built it up 

    our DL has been downhill since we lost Autry and Houston, even with adding Buckner. 

     

    We don't have the 2 waves, 8 men like he preaches, and if he wasn't able to get the wave going after this long, how much longer does he get?

     

    hes a stud at finding unexpected talent, but faulters at certain positions in an awful way.

     

    what will we do? 


    I agree with this and I will also add that he is way too conservative in addressing clear talent deficiencies on the roster.

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    Colts vs Browns post game reactions

    in Colts Football

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    6 hours ago, cdgacoltsfan said:

    Don't let the fact that the Colts, due to injuries, had the backups to the backups playing CB get in your way.

    Baker was starting at CB in wk 1 so someone thought he could play at this level.

     

    As far as injuries go, it’s the NFL. Unfortunately, everybody deals with them to certain position groups.  
     

    If our one proven corner (Gilmore) wasn’t dealt for a lottery ticket in the off-season maybe the depth of talent is there so the secondary isn’t relying on the UDFAs of there NFL world.

     

    Just my 2 cents

     

     

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    Colts vs Browns post game reactions

    in Colts Football

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    Officiating was awful, but in hindsight the thin secondary was exposed well before the two ridiculous calls.
     

    3rd and 10 completion of 30 yards to Moore was really unacceptable considering who was playing QB for them and what a 2 deep zone defense is designed to do.  
     

    Don’t know what the defense was doing letting Peeples Jones be so wide open over the middle on the 17 yard gain a few plays later.

     

     

    Ballard made the decision to bargain basement on the secondary, deal Gilmore in off-season and I would say it played a role in this game and possibly the LAR and/or Jax opening game losses this season.

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    Colts vs Browns post game reactions

    in Colts Football

    Posted

    The referees made some questionable calls, but at the end of the day we had the ball with like 334 left and went three and out. Even if we get one first down there, maybe run the thing down to the two minute warning, it’s a totally different game.   
     

    Outside of the turnovers and officiating at the end, that was probably the biggest take home from this game: too many giveaway possessions, because of inability to consistently run the ball when we had to/opponents knew it was coming.

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