Ballard

[Puck]

Originally Posted by rm1369

That’s a valid argument - for WR this off-season. It is not a defense for what they entered the season with at DE last year. Or the other holes Ballard has left on the roster over the last few years. It’s clear it’s his MO at this point.

Or they just didn't want to play here

[ChoppedWood]

Originally Posted by Puck

Kinda tough to talk a wr to come here when they dont know who will be throwing them the ball.

WE have all the cash in the world- money talks, Ballard balks.

[rm1369]

Originally Posted by Puck

Or they just didn't want to play here

Like Autry?

[ChoppedWood]

Originally Posted by Puck

Or they just didn't want to play here

Possible- but Coop went to the Browns (you want to live in Cleveland over Indy???) knowing they had a disgrunted injured little guy as their current QB. Granted there was probably enough whispers to understand they were going to upgrade (and in turn probably screw the Colts because Ballard has talked to Reich who is confident he can win with the disgruntled injured little guy so don't be an ass and sign there).

Chark- shiiiiit he went to Detroit and who the F knows what will happen there for QB.

Hell St. Brown left Green Bay to go to Chicago. Yeah, Chicago is cooler than Indy but man you are gonna leave Rogers to go to that mess?

If I am not mistaken Julio, Landry, Fuller, Crowder, Sanders, and Green are still out there- yeah there are some tires with heavy tread on them for sure, but our # 2 WR right now is Dulin!

F---K Ballard!

[Puck]

Originally Posted by rm1369

Like Autry?

I am not sure why everyone was so up in arms about Autry. He only had 7.5 sacks for Indy on a contract yr, The yr before he had 3.5

He got a 3 yr 21m contract.

They had faith in Turay coming on. Unfortunately he got hurt again.

Besides the Coaches do talk with Ballard. It's not all on him, Just the final decision.

[Puck]

Originally Posted by ChoppedWood

Possible- but Coop went to the Browns (you want to live in Cleveland over Indy???) knowing they had a disgrunted injured little guy as their current QB. Granted there was probably enough whispers to understand they were going to upgrade (and in turn probably screw the Colts because Ballard has talked to Reich who is confident he can win with the disgruntled injured little guy so don't be an ass and sign there).

Chark- shiiiiit he went to Detroit and who the F knows what will happen there for QB.

Hell St. Brown left Green Bay to go to Chicago. Yeah, Chicago is cooler than Indy but man you are gonna leave Rogers to go to that mess?

If I am not mistaken Julio, Landry, Fuller, Crowder, Sanders, and Green are still out there- yeah there are some tires with heavy tread on them for sure, but our # 2 WR right now is Dulin!

F---K Ballard!

Could be that those players are not as good as you think they are.... or they would have ended up on better teams too. Goes both ways

[ChoppedWood]

Originally Posted by Puck

Could be that those players are not as good as you think they are.... or they would have ended up on better teams too. Goes both ways

That's the problem- I don't think most of them, minus Coop, are all that but I do BELIEVE ANY of them are better than what we have at # 2 at present.

I believe Ballard really believes that all you have to do is be stout inside and you'll win. Uhhhh we were really stout inside last year, we watched the playoffs.

I just despise the way he does this, and 1 playoff win in 5 years proves there is a reason to despise his approach.

[rm1369]

Originally Posted by Puck

I am not sure why everyone was so up in arms about Autry. He only had 7.5 sacks for Indy on a contract yr, The yr before he had 3.5

He got a 3 yr 21m contract.

They had faith in Turay coming on. Unfortunately he got hurt again.

Besides the Coaches do talk with Ballard. It's not all on him, Just the final decision.

Yet, those 7.5 sacks would have led the team this season. Instead they went into the season with no DE on the roster with double digit sacks - cumulative for their career. How many competitive teams do you think do that? Am I supposed to be surprised they had pass rush issues? You say it like nobody could have predicted the outcome. But I guess they maintained flexibility and saved a couple million again.

By the way - Autry had 9 sacks for Tenn this year, and had previously had 9 for the Colts. The 3.5 appears to be the aberration - not the 7.5 as you tried to insinuate.

[Discflinger]

In Ballard we trust.

[Brylok]

Ballard has kept the Colts afloat, competitive, and somewhat relevant since Luck up and quit 2.5 years ago. He's done a great job in preventing us from becoming the Jets. Without a franchise QB, your team is going to be mediocre. That's just how it is. We get really frustrated and angry as fans, the team has holes everywhere, we get Dollar Tree talent often times in free agency...but so do all the other mediocre NFL teams. I've been salty and angry this off-season, but I don't want Ballard to be fired or anything. I remember the 80s and 90s before Polian and Peyton. I definitely don't want to go back to that. Anger sells, is addictive, and is very popular these days. This is a snowball effect. It's just how it is. But we could always get worse. Pretty much all Indiana teams are in the same boat. Even Notre Dame football is irrelevant. Their fans just don't realize it.