Off-season moves

[Dewey 5]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

Mostly what he's done with the resources he's been given. Andrew Luck's retirement was unprecedented in NFL history. Before Luck's retirement, the Colts were considered Super Bowl contenders in 2019. That doesn't happen with a bad GM, see Ryan Grigson's tenure for proof of that. Ballard has since continued to find talent throughout the draft and turn bad situations into better ones for the most part. He's also added value to the team through free agency, just not generally by making splashy signings. Denico Autry, Eric Ebron, Kenny Moore, Justin Houston, Stephon Gilmore, and Samuel Womack are some examples from the top of my head of players that were brought in and significantly outperformed the contract they were signed to. All of it goes to show the massive importance of the QB position in the NFL. If you have one, you can be a perennial playoff contender without even having a great roster around that guy. If you don't have one, you can put together great rosters around them and still miss the playoffs. That being said, with how important that makes getting the QB position right, if you can't find the right guy as a GM, eventually the team has to move on to try to find someone who can.

I feel the evaluation of AR is incomplete at this point. It's not looking like it's going in a great direction, but given his youth and talent, it's not unreasonable to think he could turn a corner and become the franchise guy, which would bring the division titles and postseason success, the lack of which the anti-Ballard crowd is complaining about. That said, the margin of error for that outcome has gone down. To me, next year is it. It's postseason or bust, and I think that has to happen with AR being the factor that puts the Colts in the postseason. If he doesn't, I think it would be time to clean house at that point.



To me, that unequivocally demonstrates the importance of having a franchise QB on your roster. Player for player, this roster stacks up with just about any roster in the NFL at every position except for QB and TE. The lack at QB is why the team has struggled.

You can go ahead & buy Ballard’s snake oil but I am not

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Regarding the off-season (for the Colts), Cletus started a playoff thread in the NFL section ...... it's for all of the playoff games in the Wildcard, Divisional, and Conference Championship playoff rounds.


http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=194050



I'll start a separate thread for the Super Bowl, when that time comes.

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Some general off-season advice for the Colts ...... don't chase points with 2-point conversions until the final 7 or 8 minutes of the 4th quarter.


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In today's AFC playoff game in northwestern New York State, the Ravens scored a TD in the 3rd quarter to cut their deficit to 21-19 against the Bills.

The Ravens decided NOT to kick the extra point ...... they went for 2, did not convert, and the score remained 21-19.

Sure enough, the Bills wound up kicking 2 FG's to increase their lead to 27-19 ...... and when the Ravens scored a TD with less than 2 minutes to play in the 4th quarter, they were down by 2 points because of the fact that they chased the points on their previous touchdown. So instead of being able to kick the extra point to tie the game they had to go for 2, and failed.

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[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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Some general off-season advice for the Colts ...... don't chase points with 2-point conversions until the final 7 or 8 minutes of the 4th quarter.


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In today's AFC playoff game in northwestern New York State, the Ravens scored a TD in the 3rd quarter to cut their deficit to 21-19 against the Bills.

The Ravens decided NOT to kick the extra point ...... they went for 2, did not convert, and the score remained 21-19.

Sure enough, the Bills wound up kicking 2 FG's to increase their lead to 27-19 ...... and when the Ravens scored a TD with less than 2 minutes to play in the 4th quarter, they were down by 2 points because of the fact that they chased the points on their previous touchdown. So instead of being able to kick the extra point to tie the game they had to go for 2, and failed.

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You know this, I know this, and so does this board. The question is this: Does Shane?

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Over in the NFL section ......


http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/show...d=1#post319666



I gave a critique of Tom Brady's critique in regard to the Commanders' decisions to got for it or not go for it on 4th down ...... perhaps some food-for-thought for the Colts' decision-making for their offense in the 2025 season.

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(SUPER BOWL 59 THREAD)



http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/showthread.php?t=194809

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[YDFL Commish]

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Over in the NFL section ......


http://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/show...=1#pos t319666



I gave a critique of Tom Brady's critique in regard to the Commanders' decisions to got for it or not go for it on 4th down ...... perhaps some food-for-thought for the Colts' decision-making for their offense in the 2025 season.

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Brady really sucks as an analyst. Truly atrocious. I can't stand Romo or Collinsworth ether. For my money Aikman is the best in the business, and it's not even close.

[YDFL Commish]

Now, let's get this thread back on track! Almost every mock draft has us taking Tyler Warren at 14. I will be elated if that happens. The draft is fairly deep at TE and DT, all Colts needs. This draft is extremely deep at RB. Please draft a JT replacement!

On the FA front, I saw PFF linking us to LB Drew Greenlaw. Fuck that! That's bad football over paying for a off the ball LB.

I've also seen a lot of traction on the Javon Holland front...which I'm fine with. But, please Ballard, just keep adding DB's and let them fight it out.

Also is there any chance that Rodney Thomas begins to show his rookie potential?

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

Now, let's get this thread back on track! Almost every mock draft has us taking Tyler Warren at 14. I will be elated if that happens. The draft is fairly deep at TE and DT, all Colts needs. This draft is extremely deep at RB. Please draft a JT replacement!

On the FA front, I saw PFF linking us to LB Drew Greenlaw. Fuck that! That's bad football over paying for a off the ball LB.

I've also seen a lot of traction on the Javon Holland front...which I'm fine with. But, please Ballard, just keep adding DB's and let them fight it out.

Also is there any chance that Rodney Thomas begins to show his rookie potential?

Jevon Holland, Paulson Adebo, Zack Baun, and one of the good young 3-Techs available would be a great set of signings that would allow the Colts to focus exclusively on BPA in the draft.

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It may or may not happen ......



Colts Named a Top Landing Spot for Former 1st-Round Pick At QB

(By Paul Bretl)

https://coltswire.usatoday.com/2025/...k-quarterback/

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