2026 Off-Season Thread

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Originally Posted by ChaosTheory

If we trade him, it will not just be because he's injury prone. If nothing else, this team gives the full leash to players regarding injuries.

It will be because he's completed barely 50% of his passes. Even if Steichen schemes up Pittman wide open on a 7 yard out, we have to hold our breath because the ball is going to land anywhere from 3ft short to 10ft above Pitt's head.

It will be because he stayed up all night playing video games and eating Skittles instead of hammering the playbook. And then he taps out on a 3rd down and his teammates bench him every bit as much as the coaches did.

Then we can get to the injuries, which are a big deal. Part of his selling point is his athleticism, but how comfortable can you be calling plays with that in the back of your mind?

He seemed to be (working on) fixing some of those issues, but he still missed an elementary blitz read and almost died in the preseason. He was still missing elementary (NFL) throws. And the Colts went back to the vet QB method and finally hit, so they have a better option.

They are trading him because they failed to develop him. They took the rawest QB prospect ever and gave him no mentorship, no accountability, and no leadership. Everyone in the world knew he wasn’t ready to be an NFL QB. They could have let him sit and learn behind someone. Or if they were going to start him immediately they could have given him true mentor - someone who knew their sole reason for a roster spot was to help teach him how to be a QB. In typical Ballard fashion, they did neither and Cleveland Browned their #4 pick. AR deserves criticism, but they are trading him because they fucked up so bad. No one should be surprised AR hasn’t developed with how they “developed” him.