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Well after being at the game, it was a hard one to watch offensively. The defensive line played amazing getting to Darnold consistently and affecting his ability to pass. Offensively it amazes me as we had a better offense with Minshew last year than this year. I like Ballard but after the last 3 years, I really don’t know how Ballard gets brought back after the season. We really haven’t had an offensive identity since he took over as GM, that’s on the coaching staff as well but through 3 head coaches it remains a problem. I don’t know what moving on from Ballard will affect if they move on from Steichen as well, but it’s hard to see him keeping his job after the season ends
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Polian left Buffalo, went to Carolina, and then Indy. And yeah, it was a promotion. After Polian, no one else has had that president title. I'm sure he had more authority and stature than Ballard or Grigson have had, and probably more authority than he had in Buffalo or Carolina. In fact, I've always felt that part of the reason Polian was dismissed was that Irsay wanted to take back full control of his team. But those are technicalities, and don't really have much to do with my point. Even with Polian, the hierarchy was Owner > GM > HC. Polian was running the day to day, the HC answered directly to Bill, who answered directly to Irsay. I'm saying that I think there needs to be another level of separation between Irsay and the day to day operation, which would be occupied by a chairman/president. I'm also saying that instead of the HC answering to the GM, the HC and GM should have the same level of authority, with both answering to the chairman/president. So the hierarchy would be Owner > President > GM/HC. And that's not because I think Irsay is a bad owner. I think he's a very good owner, but he's also the biggest Colts fan on the planet. And because of that -- and probably other reasons, including his declining health -- he's probably not a good manager, which is what the chairman/president should be doing. That person should be representing the organization, taking the heat for issues, leading pressers when the HC is fired in the middle of the night, holding every element of the operation accountable, sorting out priorities, establishing and maintaining operational direction, etc. For as much as Irsay loves the Colts and supports the operation, he's probably no longer the right person for that type of leadership and representation. Several other teams use this hierarchy. I already mentioned the Rams. The Commanders are owned by Josh Harris, team president is Jason Wright, GM is Adam Peters, HC is Dan Quinn. Ravens owned by Steve Bisciotti, team president is Sashi Brown, GM/EVP is Erik DeCosta, HC is John Harbaugh. Lions are another family-run organization, owned by Sheila Ford, team president is Rod Wood, GM is Brad Holmes, HC is Dan Campbell. Bears are another family-run example. I could go on... I'm sure the details vary from team to team, but the point is that there's someone other than the primary owner who is overseeing the football operation, before you get to the GM. And I think the Colts would benefit from that arrangement.
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I don't know why I thought you had a game in Europe. Thank you for letting me know.
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By ColtAndOrioles · Posted
Most of those throws were all on target. In fact I thought AR's accuracy the last game was very good. The issue was he was late in throwing the ball. Thereby allowing the defender to close the gap and break up the passes. But as far as putting the ball where it should have been? He was good. -
Well what if Colts traded up from 15 to 13 and drafted Brock Bowers ? This offense would look completely different with AR throwing to Bowers as a safety blanket. Maybe AR would still be starting!
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