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Originally Posted by Kray007
Perhaps I should have been more explicit. No one can complain about Ballard failing Frank because he didn’t provide him with a competent Quarterback. Frank Reich hand picked Matt Ryan, and Ballard went out and got him. Similarly, a year earlier, Reich convinced Ballard that Carson Wentz, the same Carson Wentz who was cut loose today, could play the game at a high level. Did the shortcomings on the Offensive Line contribute to Ryan’s utter incompetence? No doubt; but, when a Ferrari runs out of gas on the side of the road, giving it a better set of tires is of little help.
A bad line can explain a lot of things, but the 15 fumbles and 13 interceptions in a dozen games…
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Agree, you can't blame Ballard for the QB situation. The only QB who we could have realistically drafted since Luck fucked us was Hurts, and there were a lot of questions on him coming out of college.
You can, however, blame Ballard for the disaster of an OL, absolutely no pass rush for years, a bottom of the league WR group for several years, etc.