Chris Ballard

[Bert Johns]

This is year 2 of his tenure and he has done a good job so far. Decent. 1st draft and free agents we can't complain. Now we have a new head coach and a light at the end of the tunnel. Yes we have holes to fill but given time he'll take care of that to. The biggest question mark is Andrew Luck and everyone is asking the magical question is he healthy and will he be ready for 2018 season. He Chris Ballard  has a plan and know the answer to that question but can't show his hand before the draft. He's not a bozo like the last regime of bozos ala Grigson/ Pagano. Chuck was a good person but not a good coach.

[superrep1967]

8 minutes ago, Bert Johns said:

This is year 2 of his tenure and he has done a good job so far. Decent. 1st draft and free agents we can't complain. Now we have a new head coach and a light at the end of the tunnel. Yes we have holes to fill but given time he'll take care of that to. The biggest question mark is Andrew Luck and everyone is asking the magical question is he healthy and will he be ready for 2018 season. He Chris Ballard  has a plan and know the answer to that question but can't show his hand before the draft. He's not a bozo like the last regime of bozos ala Grigson/ Pagano. Chuck was a good person but not a good coach.

He'll know at OTAs which is before the draft. Yeah, he'll have to know before the draft. 

[markabrown96]

I like what he has done so far. Looking forward to draft/FA this year 

[MPStack]

After only one season and without Luck, I think its premature to state he`s a great GM. Ballard`s done some good things so far indeed. However, I`d really start grading him as a GM around year 3.  

[Bert Johns]

M P Stack no one stated he's a great gm i said he's done a good job so far.

[Smonroe]

I like everything he’s done so far.  Sure, he had a few misses, Banner was a bad pick at 4. I suspect they thought they could get a sleeper.  But overall a great draft and Free Agency. 

 

I want to see how he addresses the Oline this year.

 

Keep in mind, Grigson was the Executive of the Year after his first year.  

[crazycolt1]

58 minutes ago, Bert Johns said:

This is year 2 of his tenure and he has done a good job so far. Decent. 1st draft and free agents we can't complain. Now we have a new head coach and a light at the end of the tunnel. Yes we have holes to fill but given time he'll take care of that to. The biggest question mark is Andrew Luck and everyone is asking the magical question is he healthy and will he be ready for 2018 season. He Chris Ballard  has a plan and know the answer to that question but can't show his hand before the draft. He's not a bozo like the last regime of bozos ala Grigson/ Pagano. Chuck was a good person but not a good coach.

It's way to pre mature to know what is going to happen. If my memory serves me correct Grigson took a 2-14 team to a 11-5 season and won GM of the year. The team then advanced two more seasons and then to a AFC championship game. Yes, everything did go south because of various reasons but mainly Grigson stuck out on the draft picks and  traded for a RB that ended up totally sucking. At the time 95% of the Colt fans thought that trade was great.

Only time holds the answers on how well Ballard/Reich combo is going to work out. I have a feeling building this team that will be good enough to win a division and advance in the playoffs will not be an explosion the first three seasons that the Grigson/Pagano era brought.

Taking for granted anything in the NFL is setting yourself up for disappointment.

 

[MPStack]

9 minutes ago, Bert Johns said:

M P Stack no one stated he's a great gm i said he's done a good job so far.

[Crunked]

No 3-4 dome team has ever won the super bowl while waiting for their franchise QB  to re-grow a new throwing arm......

 

Oh sorry, I am now combining threads to make a response lol.....

 

In all seriousness, the sample size is small on Ballard, in general I feel he has done more good than bad at this point, but he has made a few mis-steps to this point. But I like the way he faces down his mistakes, and owns up to them....the proof in the pudding will be as time passes, does he learn from them so as not to make them again going forward......again, the sample size is to small to confirm that fact. But to judge the man by the way he carries himself to this point, I think he will learn from his mistakes.

[Peterk2011]

1 hour ago, crazycolt1 said:

It's way to pre mature to know what is going to happen. If my memory serves me correct Grigson took a 2-14 team to a 11-5 season and won GM of the year. The team then advanced two more seasons and then to a AFC championship game. Yes, everything did go south because of various reasons but mainly Grigson stuck out on the draft picks and  traded for a RB that ended up totally sucking. At the time 95% of the Colt fans thought that trade was great.

Only time holds the answers on how well Ballard/Reich combo is going to work out. I have a feeling building this team that will be good enough to win a division and advance in the playoffs will not be an explosion the first three seasons that the Grigson/Pagano era brought.

Taking for granted anything in the NFL is setting yourself up for disappointment.

 

 

Good points cc1

 

The reason I am more optimistic about Ballard in long term than I was in Grigson is that Ballard seems to acknowledge his mistakes, and willing to correct them. Grigson defended his mistakes and refused to correct them.

[crazycolt1]

2 minutes ago, Peterk2011 said:

 

Good points cc1

 

The reason I am more optimistic about Ballard in long term than I was in Grigson is that Ballard seems to acknowledge his mistakes, and willing to correct them. Grigson defended his mistakes and refused to correct them.

Nothing wrong at all about being optimistic but right now it's best to temper the optimism and not get too carried away like some of the stuff I have seen in this forum. You know stuff like we are going to win our division. We are back in the playoffs. I just don't see that 4-12 season turning around as drastic as some think.

[jbaron04]

I find with a traditional 4-3 def, but why cover -2 my question to Ballard is how man cover -2 teams have won super bowls? 

[LJpalmbeacher2]

It's very early but Ballard so far has a mixed reveiw so far from me.

 

Knowing Luck was coming off shoulder surgery and going with Tolzein as QB2 was a poor decision. I don't think anyone here felt Tolzein was a adequate backup QB even if Luck never had surgery.

 

I think not signing a good CB in offseason was a mistake. Going into last season our secondary was thin and had plenty question marks. It's still thin going into next season. Fortunately, we got unexpected good play from Melvin.

 

Our Draft was...Meh. Hairston contributed the most and I expect Hooker and Mack to in this season. Quincy was either injured or a healthy scratch a good part of season. Basham was practically a No Show. It's still a question mark what we see from them, especially Basham. Banner was a miss.

 

The OL wasn't improved, neither was our pass rush or ILB play.

Not going to hold the McDanaiels embarrassment against him because of who was involved. But I don't think JM was a great choice. 

 

The good: Hankins was a good signing. So was Woods. Our DL is our best unit going forward. 

 

Sheard was a solid signing. A solid player.

 

Simon and Mingo were good additions too. 

Brissett looks like a capable backup in a important position and was a good trade. We got him late but late is better than never.

 

I like the Frank Reich hire and I think wirh him and good FA signings and a Better Draft this year we can be contenders(with good qb play).

 

 

[NewColtsFan]

1 hour ago, crazycolt1 said:

It's way to pre mature to know what is going to happen. If my memory serves me correct Grigson took a 2-14 team to a 11-5 season and won GM of the year. The team then advanced two more seasons and then to a AFC championship game. Yes, everything did go south because of various reasons but mainly Grigson stuck out on the draft picks and  traded for a RB that ended up totally sucking. At the time 95% of the Colt fans thought that trade was great.

Only time holds the answers on how well Ballard/Reich combo is going to work out. I have a feeling building this team that will be good enough to win a division and advance in the playoffs will not be an explosion the first three seasons that the Grigson/Pagano era brought.

Taking for granted anything in the NFL is setting yourself up for disappointment.

 

 

Interesting that you remember the website as 95 percent in favor of the trade....

 

My recollection is that posters were widely split....   I'd guess 51 percent in favor and 49 percent opposed...   I think we were hugely divided....

 

I wonder what others here remember...

 

[crazycolt1]

11 minutes ago, NewColtsFan said:

 

Interesting that you remember the website as 95 percent in favor of the trade....

 

My recollection is that posters were widely split....   I'd guess 51 percent in favor and 49 percent opposed...   I think we were hugely divided....

 

I wonder what others here remember...

 

What I remember is most all the forum members agreed it was going to be fantastic to have the #1 and the #3 pick of the draft. And also he was exactly what we needed.  Nah, 95% may be high but it is closer than your 51-49 split.

[life long]

47 minutes ago, jbaron04 said:

I find with a traditional 4-3 def, but why cover -2 my question to Ballard is how man cover -2 teams have won super bowls? 

More than zero. 

[life long]

1 hour ago, Peterk2011 said:

 

Good points cc1

 

The reason I am more optimistic about Ballard in long term than I was in Grigson is that Ballard seems to acknowledge his mistakes, and willing to correct them. Grigson defended his mistakes and refused to correct them.

Not to be rude but how can he have corrected any mistake he may have made so far? He has only has had his first complete offseason/season. This offseason/season will shed light on if he truly has done that I believe.

[MPStack]

49 minutes ago, NewColtsFan said:

 

Interesting that you remember the website as 95 percent in favor of the trade....

 

My recollection is that posters were widely split....   I'd guess 51 percent in favor and 49 percent opposed...   I think we were hugely divided....

 

I wonder what others here remember...

 

It defiantly was not 95% but the board was divided over TR. Unfortunately I was one of the fools who thought TR was the missing link. 

[crazycolt1]

5 minutes ago, MPStack said:

It defiantly was not 95% but the board was divided over TR. Unfortunately I was one of the fools who thought TR was the missing link. 

At least you admit it. I as well thought it was a good trade at the time.

Like I said, 95% may be a little high but 51-49 is not even close.

[Colts Fan]

10 minutes ago, MPStack said:

It defiantly was not 95% but the board was divided over TR. Unfortunately I was one of the fools who thought TR was the missing link. 

 

3 minutes ago, crazycolt1 said:

At least you admit it. I as well thought it was a good trade at the time.

Like I said, 95% may be a little high but 51-49 is not even close.

Same here I thought it was awesome trade #1 overall Luck #3 overall TR and Hilton/Coby/Dwayne amazing.. Man was I wrong.

[Four2itus]

I was all on board. But that ship sailed. 

[crazycolt1]

8 minutes ago, Four2itus said:

I was all on board. But that ship sailed. 

No it didn't sail, it sunk.

[esmort]

2 hours ago, crazycolt1 said:

At least you admit it. I as well thought it was a good trade at the time.

Like I said, 95% may be a little high but 51-49 is not even close.

 

95% is a lot high.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

2 hours ago, crazycolt1 said:

No it didn't sail, it sunk.

 

The Ballard ship has already sunken? 

 

[crazycolt1]

3 hours ago, Mr. Irrelevant said:

 

The Ballard ship has already sunken? 

 

I think you misunderstood something. The subject was Trent Richardson.

[Mr. Irrelevant]

41 minutes ago, crazycolt1 said:

I think you misunderstood something. The subject was Trent Richardson.

 

Hehe, I suspected as much, just wanted to be sure you didn’t bail out on Ballard already, CC1!

[crazycolt1]

6 minutes ago, Mr. Irrelevant said:

 

Hehe, I suspected as much, just wanted to be sure you didn’t bail out on Ballard already, CC1!

Nah, I am cautiously optimistic.

[Peterk2011]

19 hours ago, life long said:

Not to be rude but how can he have corrected any mistake he may have made so far? He has only has had his first complete offseason/season. This offseason/season will shed light on if he truly has done that I believe.

 

I didn't say he did, I said he seems willing so.

 

Btw, he did release that monster OL guy he picked last year in the 3rd round very quickly. That's acknowledging a mistake. I've seen countless 3rd rounders who ultimately didn't pan out, but it's rare that a GM so quickly gets rid of his mistake. Maybe the guy was sooo bad, that it was a no brainer. Or, maybe Ballard does review his own decisions more frequently, with his eyes more open, less blinded by his own ego.

 

Someone mentioned that Ballard not dealing with the QB situation last summer was a mistake. I think it wasn't. I actuall like that he did not panic. Even backup QB's are expensive, don't spend your money if you can't spend it on a worthy upgrade. There was none out there. For a championship caliber roster a "bit better than our current guy" might worth it. But for the Colts, a bit better, but still backup caliber QB would've done nothing. It would've been just waste of money, Brissett was the best scenario. He is way better than an average backup joe, he is young, he is cheap, and he is still learning. And he's under very cheap contract for another 2 years. There's a chance that someone will give him a chance to prove himself somewhere, and that would give the Colts back at least a 3rd/4th rnd compensation pick ... or maybe more, if they can trade him. So, instead of spending (quite a lot of) money on a backup, the Colts might actually and ultimately get something out of Brissett.

 

The only notable mistake Ballard committed in my opinion so far was the McDaniels hiring. Not because what happened, but the fact itself, that that snake was his choice for the job. Everybody was and is so hign on Ballard as a good judge of character. Hiring McDaniels was alarming for me, he might not as good as people say in judging characters. (I don't like the fact, that Reich was burried deep on his list neither. If he is that "always scouting", always searching, always evaluating guy, how on earth could Reich stay out of his radar so much for so long? The guy almost made an MVP out of Wenzt, what more did Ballard need to recognize him?) But well, he at least acknowledged that mistake and he didn't hold it, he said it publicly. I like that. You learn the most from your own mistakes.

[RollerColt]

19 hours ago, crazycolt1 said:

What I remember is most all the forum members agreed it was going to be fantastic to have the #1 and the #3 pick of the draft. And also he was exactly what we needed.  Nah, 95% may be high but it is closer than your 51-49 split.

I can’t put a percentage on it, but after Trent scored that touchdown against SF, the board was pretty high on him. It lasted for only a few weeks though. Then the doubts started to creep in. 

[lollygagger8]

I was a Ballard fan before, but after that press conference, I'd follow that dude anywhere. 

[Tsarquise]

On 2/17/2018 at 11:14 PM, NewColtsFan said:

 

Interesting that you remember the website as 95 percent in favor of the trade....

 

My recollection is that posters were widely split....   I'd guess 51 percent in favor and 49 percent opposed...   I think we were hugely divided....

 

I wonder what others here remember...

 

I remember division.