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By 2006Coltsbestever · Posted
I love the few in here that don't want Lamar so they are just coming up with everything. This is them when it comes to Lamar = -no, I don't want a QB who is top 8 (which he is top 8) in the league and can turn our team around in just 1 year -
This isn't that complicated. In the eyes of many here, Ballard was not too slow. It was CAR that was desperate. I simply contend that CAR knew who they wanted and got in position to get him, because they figured that when other teams finished their due diligence on QBs, enough teams would come to the same conclusion about who the number 1 guy was. And Ballard says there is not enough difference in the QBs to make the trade up. Fine. From an overall talent grade, they may be the same. But based upon who he settles for at pick 4, there is going to be a tremendous difference in skill sets/ traits that has to be navigated. AR is a different guy than shrimpy Young, and Levis is different than all three. So instead of going up and getting the guy that fits what you want to do, Ballard is apparently going to settle for who the QB is (one of two choices probably), then decide what his team is going to look like from there. Is there a component here that I'm missing? -
By 2006Coltsbestever · Posted
I said the same thing about Brady Quinn. I was like why is he trying to be a body builder and look like Arnold. I thought it was one of the goofiest things I have ever seen for a QB. -
Is this your prediction for the way the Lamar situation gets resolved? -
I just meant that he has had plenty of draft capital and cap space to build up a team. That he wasn’t restricted in those avenues. Some of that is to his credit because he is shrewd at draft day trades. Just in his first two seasons, he had a top 15 pick, #6 pick and (5) R2 picks. By the end of his 3rd draft, he had been able to draft (10) top 64 players. That’s a lot of capital. And even since then, he’s had plenty of capital and hasn’t really had to pick late ever. Also, the cap was in good shape as well when he got here. And actually, Luck retiring would have opened up a lot of cap space as well. So he’s had the financial ability to get players. I do agree that IND might not be the most attractive spot for FAs, but plenty of teams deal with that. Luck retiring had a huge impact, but still, the resources have been there to be better than a 4-win team after 6 offseasons of roster building. When Ballard got here, he said “it will never be about one guy” and now it is about one guy. And Ballard has preached about sustained success and delayed gratification. I think it’s safe to say the fans have yet to get either. By his own words and goals set forth, he failed. He even said he failed. Will he adapt and have more success? It’s certainly possible. And I hope he does.
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