2026 Off-Season Thread

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Originally Posted by albany ed

Probably won't happen, but if they trade AR and then he ends up being a quality QB for another team, the usual anti Ballard posters will crucify him for making the trade. I'm kind of neutral on Ballard. He's done some good things and he's done some crappy things, but I do believe that drafting AR was more of an Irsay thing than a Ballard thing. I have no evidence of that, just my opinion.

As a newly converted anti-Ballard AR was my last straw. After 4-12 and the debacle that had become our QB room to me this number 4 draft choice was make or break for him in my mind. That is how I felt in 2023 and it hasn't changed. As far as it being Irsay to me AR is a total Ballard pick. The man loves RAS scores and has drafted a ton of athletes that don't know how to play football, it is his MO. He have a track record and AR was the ultimate Ballard dude (he was thrilled when it was Houston who went ahead of us to pick up Anderson-doesnt look so prescient now).