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I won’t. Don’t hate yourself. As you can see, it’s not working for you to hate others. I believe you will find that removing the hate will make you feel better. It’s healthier. -
That’s not it. What else you got? I believe it is actually sour grapes. You’re the one who ate them.
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It is actually much deeper than that. The same people who said Ballard’s record in his first season should not be held against him, well, they are now holding it against him. I argued at the time, that he owned the 2017 record. And that’s the mentality I liked about him. I took a lot of heat for that. This was still the Chris Ballard honeymoon phase for most Colts fans. The fan base showed extreme protection, and most people defended Ballard. I was just calling it what it was. Stating that 2017 would go down in history as a 4-12 record, that Ballard would own. And that any self respecting person would own that record. It could be an exaggeration on my part, but it felt like 95% of the board was against me for stating the obvious. Chris Ballard went 4-12 in his first season. It’s interesting how so many Colts fans have changed the tune from defending Ballard in 2017 to now turning on him in 2023, and using the 2017 record against him. Just like back then, I said many would in the future. It’s the collective context that we need to look at. Everything can be explained as to how we got where we are. Ballard gets it too. He knows it was a mistake to let Fisher and Glowinski get away. He has publicly owned that. But all of this lead us to where we are. Ballard’s biggest mistake was to hire Josh McDaniels, and he paid a huge price for it. It forced us to go into a scramble mode and hire Frank Reich. Which was the right PR move, and helped tighten the ship. But it wasn’t the best long-term solution. The problem is that even though Ballard is a quality GM and Reich is a quality head coach… They did not share the same vision of how to build an NFL team. It was not a perfect match. Not from a philosophical point. The wrong move is to blow everything up. To Jim Irsay’s credit, he acknowledged that. And he did everything he could to keep this team together. Starting over is devastating to an NFL franchise. There was no need for us to do that.
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By NewColtsFan · Posted
I think this is a mostly good post that I mostly agree with. But there was one sentence near the end that I think you tripped up on. Ballard has had most resources? Really? The Colts are a small market team, so having money to take a more aggressive approach to roster building isn’t a resource that he’s had. Now, it’s fair if you say he knew what he was getting into when he joined the Colts. I’m only saying that as one of the smaller market teams Ballard’s financial resources are more limited than other franchises. -
This team has a lot of talent. I know it’s not popular around here to acknowledge that. However, Chris Ballard has built a nice roster. Sounds to me like you could have been one of those Eagles fans screaming for Howie Roseman to be staked in the Center City a couple of years back. There is a high probability that Chris Ballard is going to take the Colts back to the top. Jim Irsay believes that too. I believe Chris Ballard will be successful somewhere in the NFL. It might as well be here, where he cut his teeth. Never forget that the Browns/Ravens let Bill Belichick get away. He was 43 years old. Chris Ballard is 53; relatively young for someone to have so much experience. Starting over; it guts an organization from head to toe.
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