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Someone said 'they could have used JT and went play action!' And what result would they have been hoping for? Probably a wide open receiver, right? Kind of like the play that they ran... I don't get it.

I wouldn't use the option. Just see how 2024 goes. The other one I like is the four corners hat. Gotta find that one too.

Did I use it right??

Credit to Greg Doyle. He's mostly a clown, but that little sincere exchange at the end really got Ballard to drop his guard and let some truth out. Don't know if it tells us much about specific decisions that are coming, but it was another good insight into Ballard's personality.

I just don't understand the validity of this question. They ran the play because they expected it to get Goodson open for a first down. It's 4th down, the season is on the line, what play will get us a first down? And if Minshew does his job, it makes it easier for Goodson to do his job, and the play is successful.

I just pulled the play up. They ran it to the right against the Steelers, Goodson almost scored, on review was ruled down at the 1 yard line. Running it to the left is probably a little harder for Minshew. It's still a throw he should make.

Taylor was hurt earlier in the game. He came back and was in on the final drive, and he was gutting it out, but he was obviously in pain. I don't know where play action fits in, unless you're saying it should have been used earlier in that possession?

On what site? I can't even find it listed anywhere.

One hour. I know Ballard repeats himself and uses some cliches, but if you don't think his pressers are informative then I don't know what to tell you.

He was talking about WR wasn't he?

That year, almost every player we acquired -- free agency and draft -- had a history of not being injured. Blackmon was the main outlier. And he's been hurt most of his time here.

45 minutes in we get a question about Leonard. Ballard calls him Darius, twice...

Going in on the 4th down play. Mentions Goodson caught the same pass against Pittsburgh. PREACH

Q: What's the relationship with Shane from a human standpoint? OMG

WR probably, CB probably not.

'Personal character and football character are two different things.' No comment on Ogletree.

Also not drinking Propel, he has RAIN up there today... The struggles from the secondary were never surprising. It's also not my biggest issue with the defense.

Ballard said Bradley is under contract in 2024. How do I get this hat Ballard is wearing? I keep looking for it and can't find it...

'Shane is all ball' -- another bingo hit

I'm sensitive to the idea that it would have been better to have a different back in the game. It's not an idea that should be totally dismissed. I just want to point out four things. 1) Taylor was hurt, clearly. 2) Moss had just come back from an injury. 3) The team has practiced that play with Goodson all year. 4) Any QB pass play had to go through Minshew, whether he was struggling or not. As it stands, we asked our QB who started 14 games to make a simple throw to a RB who knows how to catch the ball. There's nothing reckless about this.

Whoever had "don't crown him yet" on their bingo card just got a hit...

Okay, here's my thinking. I've been vacillating on this, but I think the Colts should spend this offseason bolstering the offense, however they can. Approach the draft with a BPA/don't reach focus, but the goal should be to support the QB as much as possible. My reasoning is that making sure we have a QB that we can build around is the biggest question and the most important factor in determining whether we can contend in the playoffs moving forward. I think we've seen enough to know that Richardson has the capability and potential, but whether he reaches that potential depends largely on the circumstances and his surrounding cast. So make sure we have that box checked in 2024. To me, that means improving the OL/depth at RG and RT, including a swing tackle who can backup Raimann and/or Smith (maybe that becomes Freeland, but give him some competition and make him fight for it). It means improving the pass catchers, whether that's a significant upgrade at WR or at TE, or both. I think we have some promising players at both positions already, but I wouldn't mind totally revamping the TE room. MAC probably needs to go, Granson has one year left and is a hybrid, Ogletree is probably gone, Mallory is fine as a backup. Woods is the most talented, and he didn't play all year. We don't have a single TE among the bunch who has more than 31 catches in a season. We also need a good backup QB who can run the Richardson offense if necessary. I appreciate Minshew, but his physical limitations hold the offense back. Another good backup RB would be good, because I expect Moss to move on. I'd bring him back, but only on a backup level contract. So I would like a new WR (proven veteran, or high level prospect), an upgrade at TE, and at least two new OL who can play on Sundays. I'd re-sign Pittman, probably move on from MAC and Minshew. And my hope would be to go into 2024 with no significant questions about the personnel on the offensive side of the ball.

Yet the Texans left him wide open...

I'm gonna update the thread title. Please start a new thread for Ballard's presser when this one is over.

This only applies to kickoffs. If a punt goes out of bounds, the receiving team gets the ball at the spot where the ball went out of bounds. That includes if the returner steps out of bounds to field the punt. On a kickoff, if the ball goes out of bounds, the receiving team gets the ball at their own 40 (or if the ball goes out past the 40, at the spot where it goes out). That includes if the returner steps out of bounds to field the kickoff. And I think plenty of teams are aware of this, and have the returner step out of bounds when it's close. This example is a little extreme, I've never seen a guy go all the way out and stretch to touch the ball like this.