Ballard’s draft record

[Oldcolt]

Apologize for misinterpreting what you meant. Purdy didnt just jump out of the sky a 7th round pick ready to start. He had to be developed and Lynch had the correct people there to develop him. Colts, not so much. Ballard hits on some middle round player who become good. To win consistently you need to hit on your first and second round players (players that can be difference makers), and he has been terrible at this as of late. Since the Nelson pick I cannot name one upper echelon player (all-pro etc) except maybe JT. A guard and a running back in 8 years. Not going to win much with that. It has been 9 years of mostly this mediocre shit, maybe year 10 will bring us some respite. I hope.

[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

Apologize for misinterpreting what you meant. Purdy didnt just jump out of the sky a 7th round pick ready to start. He had to be developed and Lynch had the correct people there to develop him. Colts, not so much. Ballard hits on some middle round player who become good. To win consistently you need to hit on your first and second round players (players that can be difference makers), and he has been terrible at this as of late. Since the Nelson pick I cannot name one upper echelon player (all-pro etc) except maybe JT. A guard and a running back in 8 years. Not going to win much with that. It has been 9 years of mostly this mediocre shit, maybe year 10 will bring us some respite. I hope.

He also hit on Darius Leonard, a true stud at LB. However, he had to have back surgery a few years in, and it ended his effectiveness. Had he been fortunate enough to have avoided surgery, we would not be discussing Franklin's ineptitude at LB, because he would still be holding down the fort there.

[Oldcolt]

How the fuck am I dying on Lynch's hill? It was a one off on Purdy and now I'm in love with the guy? Never heard of really before all of this crap discussion about Ballard I've gotten myself into. I'm not a Ballard hater. I am a Colt fan who is sick of this mediocrity and have come to the conclusion that the longer Ballard stays the longer we will be mediocre. it isn't an unreasonable view.

[Kray007]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

How the fuck am I dying on Lynch's hill? It was a one off on Purdy and now I'm in love with the guy? Never heard of really before all of this crap discussion about Ballard I've gotten myself into. I'm not a Ballard hater. I am a Colt fan who is sick of this mediocrity and have come to the conclusion that the longer Ballard stays the longer we will be mediocre. it isn't an unreasonable view.

Sorry, but when you go from dissing Ballard’s drafting skills…which I disagree with by the way…to lauding Lynch, I make assumptions.

Glad I was wrong.

[Puck]

Zack Hicks on Ballard's draft pick history

https://youtu.be/neeINZFaoJw

[Kray007]

Originally Posted by Puck

Zack Hicks on Ballard's draft pick history

https://youtu.be/neeINZFaoJw

I only had a few bones to pick with Hicks. He seems to weight his rankings based on how high a player was drafted, which I didn’t like. Using that standard, a good player selected in the 3rd round is better than a great one taken in the 1st. He also downgrades a player if they left and found success, but didn’t do it as a Colt. And he grades players as busts who failed because they couldn’t stay healthy. .

[Puck]

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