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Originally Posted by rm1369
Definitely look at Ballards drafts and not his results, because nothing in the results say he’s anything but mediocre. I guess you are technically correct though - better than Grigson. Not exactly high praise. The single smartest decision Ballard has ever made was following Grigson. 8 years in to a rebuild where he’s had more coaching searches than playoff appearances and many fans think he’s doing good because he’s not Grigson.
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I think he's doing good because he's a better drafter than Polian, and unlike both Polian and Grigson, his tenure did not begin with the blessing of a franchise QB falling into his lap at #1 overall. Quite the opposite, 3 years into his tenure, the franchise QB he thought he had retired in shocking and unexpected fashion. He worked through that and still somehow got the Colts to the playoffs once despite having no solution at the NFL's most important position. He finally was able to draft his guy in 2023, and that guy got hurt at the beginning of the season. Anthony Richardson will play his age 22 season in 2024, and we're going to act like the guy that put a roster together than nearly won the division without him isn't doing enough? Ballard finally has his franchise QB in place, he should have more than 4 games with him before we're saying he can't succeed with him.