najee Harris? fuck that

Reminds you of something the Browns would do? Ballard has been here 8 fucking years. Firing him wouldn’t be a knee jerk reaction, a sign of unrealistic expectations, or constant changing of direction. We’ve seen what his “leadership” and vision builds. We know the end result. How many years do you give someone so that you appear stable like a good franchise? 10? 15? Might as well move the team now. All Ballard is building is an unlikable team and a disgusted fanbase.

Fair enough. Was just looking at RB's that:
- Can actually perform in all three phases
- Are available
- Aren't pussies
- Aren't known to be incompetent players that are a lock to make numerous stupid plays throughout the year
- Aren't gonna be real expensive
- Will be a player that 1-2 years from now can easily say "thanks for your services, our 2nd / 3rd round pick will now take the starting spot, good luck in the future, or you can stay here as a back up for $150 gift card going forward".

There are probably 10+ that meet these criteria and would be perfectly suited to replace a player that is WAY fucking over paid for what he really is.

I am just stunned by those that are somehow still either in Ballard's camp (prob like 15%) or are more comfortable with what you know vs what you don't (prob 85%). What we know, is he sucks, his record over a long duration of measurement, is proof of this. This is NOT something that is open for debate.

What is more confusing- there are a LOT of recent examples of drastic restructurings that have been successful. The Lions are a terrific example of it. Arguably the best team in football from being atrocious just a few years ago. They shook up everything and turned the entire culture around.

A lot of people scoff'd at Dion doing what he did 2 years ago at Colorado. Held a full team session and told a bunch of players they weren't good enough and they would be replaced. A lot of people said it would fail- they won 9 games this year and are getting huge recruits to come to their team. Hell Cignetti right in the back yard basically did the same thing.

I know, I know, college totally different, but the premise is not. It is time someone come in here, be given the latitude they need to assess and fucking just get rid of all the dead wood on this team. Ballard has proven HE WILL NOT DO IT! At some point, fuck man you have to rip off the band aid and fucking address the injury.

I saw a great piece with Belllicheat the other day talking about what it will be like at UNC now. Really simple statement; "we're going to have guys that love to play the game, if you don't love to do this, well then you probably need to find another place.". That message is very simple but very profound- he is looking for football players, guys that live for this shit. The Colts have way too many dudes that view this as a great way to make a living regardless of the W/L register. Fuck those guys- those are BALLARD guys!

Ballard had Luck for 2 seasons, spent 4 seasons trying to find a solution at QB, then there's been 2 seasons of AR so far. If you give up on Ballard, you're probably giving up on AR as well. A new front office certainly wouldn't be tied to him. I think giving AR one more year is the best option, because I feel like he's either going to develop into the franchise QB that the front office envisioned or he'll do poorly enough to get the team a top 5 pick so that when they move on, the new front office will be in good position to get their franchise QB. To me, that also means giving Ballard 1 more year, because he is tied to AR, which makes him motivated to put the best team around him to allow him to succeed, moreso than a new regime would be.

This was one of your criteria and you picked Najee Harris? There's a reason Jaylen Warren plays so much in Pittsburgh, and it's not because Harris is reliable.

And why Warren will be in a Steeler uniform next year and Harris will be in another.

You give me a choice between Taylor and Najee Harris, I take Taylor 15 out of 10 times.

Great. Terrific. And we'll be 8-9, 7-10, 9-8 for the next three years and he will then be completely washed and cut. This type of decision making, is driving Chris Ballard's 8+ year plan...

This TEAM sucks! He is part of the suck, but he has external value. We need to get value to rebuild with complete football players, not a player who can run the ball and do nothing else.

You think having more talented football players is not a winning strategy? I'm fairly certain 32 NFL GMs would disagree with your stance here.