GM's End of Season Press Conference

[Dingus McGirt 1,515]

Summing it up, in advance.

 

"We love Jacoby Brissett.  He's a great leader in the locker room, and a great human being.  He's our starting quarterback going forward."

 

 

[waittilnextyear 32]

2 minutes ago, Dingus McGirt said:

Summing it up, in advance.

 

"We love Jacoby Brissett.  He's a great leader in the locker room, and a great human being.  He's our starting quarterback going forward."

 

 

 

 This works just fine to the point where you just can't pass up on a guy on your draft board. Here is hoping anyway.

[boo2202 446]

Hope it’s a smoke screen. If we don’t add competition to the QB room this offseason, Ballard’s seat will be getting warm. Irsay better get use to those empty seats in the Luke. 

[MPStack 3,234]

I have no doubt he’s the starter in 2020. No surprise by CB’s comments. 

[lollygagger8 3,307]

[adubb84 342]

When is the press conference?

[BleedBlue4Shoe86 659]

Everyone keeps saying Irsay better get used to empty seats.  If Jacoby shows even a slight improvement, Chase shows a slight improvement in the kicking game( which he already has), then the Colts will probably go 10-6 and make the playoffs.  People will show for a playoff team

 

 

[aaron11 1,638]

1 minute ago, adubb84 said:

When is the press conference?

10 am https://www.colts.com/news/chris-ballard-to-hold-end-of-season-press-conference

[aaron11 1,638]

4 minutes ago, BleedBlue4Shoe86 said:

Everyone keeps saying Irsay better get used to empty seats.  If Jacoby shows even a slight improvement, Chase shows a slight improvement in the kicking game( which he already has), then the Colts will probably go 10-6 and make the playoffs.  People will show for a playoff team

 

 

 

some of the games we won could have easily gone the other way too.  it would take a lot going right to make the playoffs with the third or 4th best qb in the division 

[1959Colts 1,144]

41 minutes ago, Dingus McGirt said:

Summing it up, in advance.

 

"We love Jacoby Brissett.  He's a great leader in the locker room, and a great human being.  He's our starting quarterback going forward."

 

 

Or, he should just say... " gotta keep choppin' wood"

[1959Colts 1,144]

It's 10:00 now. I'm tuning in live.

 

https://www.colts.com/video/live-now-chris-ballard-end-of-season-press-conference

[esmort 413]

15 minutes ago, BleedBlue4Shoe86 said:

Everyone keeps saying Irsay better get used to empty seats.  If Jacoby shows even a slight improvement, Chase shows a slight improvement in the kicking game( which he already has), then the Colts will probably go 10-6 and make the playoffs.  People will show for a playoff team

 

 

 

You are overly optimistic ... they may stop the bleeding on season ticket holders, but they won't be picking up many either.  Single game sales will be down as well. I usually go to ~3 games a year; I might go to 1 if JB is QB and I have talked to others of thinking similarly. 

[BleedBlue4Shoe86 659]

Just now, esmort said:

 

You are overly optimistic ... they may stop the bleeding on season ticket holders, but they won't be picking up many either.  Single game sales will be down as well. I usually go to ~3 games a year; I might go to 1 if JB is QB and I have talked to others of thinking similarly. 

I understand.  I live and Tennessee and i have seen first hand that people stopped believing in Mariota and stopped going to the games.  But in the end JB is still the best, realistic option next year, if you want to compete.  No rookie will come in and do any better, espeically if JB can improve. 

 

Everyone keeps saying prepare for JB being the starter.  The reason is that he is the best option for next year.  Now that doesn't mean that they don't draft a QB, but that QB won't be the best option for next year.

[Pacergeek 355]

9 minutes ago, BleedBlue4Shoe86 said:

I understand.  I live and Tennessee and i have seen first hand that people stopped believing in Mariota and stopped going to the games.  But in the end JB is still the best, realistic option next year, if you want to compete.  No rookie will come in and do any better, espeically if JB can improve. 

 

Everyone keeps saying prepare for JB being the starter.  The reason is that he is the best option for next year.  Now that doesn't mean that they don't draft a QB, but that QB won't be the best option for next year.

If Brissett is the starting QB for 2020, Ballard should be fired. 

[Pacergeek 355]

Ballard says he does not regret keeping Vinateri, even though he was awful. I don't understand Ballard. He seems to be fine losing games because of terrible kicking. 

[Colts_Fan12 1,803]

42 minutes ago, BleedBlue4Shoe86 said:

Everyone keeps saying Irsay better get used to empty seats.  If Jacoby shows even a slight improvement, Chase shows a slight improvement in the kicking game( which he already has), then the Colts will probably go 10-6 and make the playoffs.  People will show for a playoff team

 

 

the schedule isnt gonna be weak as hell every year like it was this year. also the division is gonna get better Tennessee already is improving alot the Texans could get even better with an improved O line 

[The Fish 932]

He said the opposite of the OP's summary thankfully. JB isn't going to just be penciled in.

 

Bring in Rivers. We'll win enough games to play in January.

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Ballard making excuses for Eberflus's lousy scheme. Says the defense is young. Ballard did say he needs to give defensive some help.

[lollygagger8 3,307]

6 minutes ago, The Fish said:

Bring in Rivers. 

 

No! :) 

[Coffeedrinker 3,537]

1 hour ago, Dingus McGirt said:

Summing it up, in advance.

 

"We love Jacoby Brissett.  He's a great leader in the locker room, and a great human being.  He's our starting quarterback going forward."

 

 

He said as of right now Brissett but they are not going to stick with him no matter what.

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Ballard says the Safety position is "solid".

[CamMo 937]

Very honest about that Ebron question and it took me off guard. Said they will probably move on from Ebron.

 

Just to be clear, it's not the moving on part that is surprising.

[Pacergeek 355]

Ballard says they will probably move on from Ebron.

[DougDew 2,274]

Just now, Pacergeek said:

Ballard says the Safety position is "solid".

That's more realistic than saying it was "elite".

[lollygagger8 3,307]

Who did he say that they are moving on from? I couldn't hear the question - sounded like Kravitz maybe who asked. 

 

 

Was it Ebron? 

[Pacergeek 355]

Just now, lollygagger8 said:

Who did he say that they are moving on from? I couldn't hear the question - sounded like Kravitz maybe who asked. 

 

 

Was it Ebron? 

yes

[lollygagger8 3,307]

I like how fired up Ballard's getting about giving up big shots! 

 

[CamMo 937]

With these comments about the defense, I'm thinking Malik is going to meet his replacement soon.

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Ballard says defense needs more interior pressure. Also says the defensive line is "solid". Says he can live with getting beat by dink and dunk, but cannot tolerate big plays. 

[aaron11 1,638]

hooker wasnt bad he just wasnt special either.  i think people are turning against him due to where he was drafted

 

doubt we would be talking about him if he was a late pick

 

[Pacergeek 355]

Sounds disappointed with Tyquon Lewis. Says it's a big year for him to prove himself. 

[The Fish 932]

2 minutes ago, CamMo said:

With these comments about the defense, I'm thinking Malik is going to meet his replacement soon.

Our free safety is the guy getting beat off the line of scrimmage as described?

1 minute ago, aaron11 said:

hooker wasnt bad he just wasnt special either.  i think people are turning against him due to where he was drafted

 

doubt we would be talking about him if he was a late pick

 

not even a late pick, heck round 2.. top 15 though.. I don't deny that critique, but this notion that he's bad is just ... nope.

[CamMo 937]

Just now, The Fish said:

Our free safety is the guy getting beat off the line of scrimmage as described?

 

No idea where you are in the stream, mine isn't live. But he just finished talking about Willis and Hooker in mine.

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Ballard says this is a big off-season for Paris Campbell. Says we all saw his potential. 

I'm listening about Pascal.

[John Waylon 1,646]

 

 

Aren’t we already kind of here? At least half way?

[dew5150 110]

13 minutes ago, lollygagger8 said:

Who did he say that they are moving on from? I couldn't hear the question - sounded like Kravitz maybe who asked. 

 

 

Was it Ebron? 

Yes

[lollygagger8 3,307]

"Jacoby has to play better" ...." he knows that" 

 

- I like Ballard's honesty - dude is hard as nails 

[aaron11 1,638]

was about 40 mins ago now, but it sounded like he thinks Luck is done 

[coltsva 1,700]

52 minutes ago, esmort said:

 

You are overly optimistic ... they may stop the bleeding on season ticket holders, but they won't be picking up many either.  Single game sales will be down as well. I usually go to ~3 games a year; I might go to 1 if JB is QB and I have talked to others of thinking similarly. 

This is me too. I renewed Tuesday night. The main reason I almost didn't renew was thinking how hard it will be to sell the other games if JB is the QB, and the team opens the season playing the same way it did the last 10 games of 2019.

 

The deciding factor on renewing was with the home opponents. Packers, Vikings, Ravens, Bengals. Jets, Titans, will all have lots of fans at LOS, so those tickets have a good shot at selling. That means I likely go to Jaguars and Texans.

 

Also, the CBA is expiring after 2020 season, and there is no way I renew and hand over my money for them to "hold onto" if there is a chance of a lockout of strike.

[lollygagger8 3,307]

He just said it's a big year for Quincy Wilson. Got pushed out of starting lineup because he didn't play ST. Ballard also talked to him about his confidence.