Watched it. He says it's so hard to win in the NFL. He waxed poetic about those years we made the playoffs and seemed to say getting back to those glory years (you know 2018, 2020) were the goal. First off it isn't that hard to make the playoffs as 44% of NFL teams do it every year. And setting up a one and done as our goal makes me sick. Anyway takaways (I copied and pasted):
-Insert "I'm disappointed" quote
-Ballard feels good about the talent we have but we need to figure out why we aren't finishing seasons strongly historically (weak finishes from 2023-2025)
-Buckner will be back
-It sounds like there is a good chance that Ward retires but they're holding out hope that he comes back
-They want Pierce back
-Richardson has really stepped up as a teammate even after his injury
-Ballard felt good about Riley Leonard and he is being considered as the QB2
-If they like a QB at the right value in the draft, they'll take them
-Acknowledged that he's received a lot of patience and grace from the Irsay family over the last 10 years
-He thought Zaire and Pratt had solid years at LB
-He acknowledged that he's pretty good at scouting and draft LBs
-Carlies needs to stay healthy and hasn't been able to do that
-Defense needs to be faster
-Latu had a good year (8.5 sacks and 3 picks) and just needs to work on finishing on some plays
-The Front 7 needs help overall though
-Defense needs youth
-Ballard being on a contract year doesn't change anything for him
-Walley and Woehler looked really good and the team were expecting big things from them before they got hurt.
-Sounds like Woehler could potentially be taking Cross' role if we don't re-sign him.
-Braden Smith looked good before his injury and Jalen Travis looked really good when he stepped in at RT
-Had a lot of good things overall to say about the offensive line as a whole
-Goncalves needs to work on some things but Ballard noted improvement at the end of the season
-Not reaching out to John Harbaugh, Shane is their guy
I want him gone more than ever
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