I think he (and his team) do a good job at drafting for the most part. Are you going to have some misses? Of course, who doesn't?
When the team does poorly, who gets most of the blame?
I'm most certainly am not making excuses for Ballard, but I think he listened to Frank Reich way more than he should've.
Between Reich's play calling ability, and thinking every player is the same (him trying to shove square players into round holes) and Ballard being "scared" of drafting a QB for years (going with retreads) it was a double whammy to the teams detriment.
If Richardson hits, Ballard is a genius.
If he doesn't, well........
I'm just glad Steichen is here, and is the fresh young offensive mind this team needed. Also, holding players accountable is something this team was sorely missing. I think he's the perfect match to develop AR and transform this team.