I come to praise Chris Ballard, not to bury him.

[ChoppedWood]

Originally Posted by IndyNorm

Like you I'm torn. Seems like our best chance to have success next year is to roll it back and hope Jones can stay healthy and that he and Steichen can figure out how to beat the defensive blue print Pitt put in place. But long term wise it's probably better to move on. If you're the owner of a company and under your current COO you've finished in the red for 5 straight years and 7/9 since the COO has been put in place then you'd be crazy to not replace him.

Great points in here.

In the real world, there is typically an annual appraisal performed. That appraisal is a retrospective look at the year. When you have someone responsible for a department / sector, when they are the ONE person accountable for the totality of that area, that evaluation will look at the totality of the 12 months. If the year started hot, but ended with a thud, and the person in charge is fully responsible for the full 12 months performance, there is a severe consequence for the totality of the performance. In that situation as the ultimate evaluator you don't say "hey, you did great early on, but once Brad left, well the department collapsed and we failed to meet all our objectives as a company as a result and a bunch of employees are getting cut, but since you did good early on we are going to ignore what the final outcome was, here's your bonus, have a great time in Tahiti". It doesn't work like that. For some reason we seem to want to see that approach taken with Ballard and I just don't understand why?

I sure as hell would not retain this person when over the course of 10 years I look at their performance and conclude they have seldom, if ever, met the performance expectations. Why would you WANT to keep that person in place in that circumstance?

So why retain him?

[IndyNorm]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

This is exactly how I feel. Not an easy decision and probably no right or wrong one. It will be interesting to see how Carley handles this.

Yeah, I won't be upset either way. Now if we roll it back next season and miss the playoffs for the 6th straight year (no matter the circumstances) then I'll be of the opinion that Ballard and SS absolutely have to go.

[DragonTails]

Both teams that drafted ahead of us in 2023 have since made the playoffs--and a bunch after us.

The downturn started when DJ broke his leg which we didn't find out until later. Rivers was a waste in so many ways.

I thought the play calling felt different in the KC game.

It seemed like all this team needed was a slightly mobile QB with slightly above average play. That was Jones until he got hurt. Could it have been Lenard after a game or 2 under his belt?

[apballin]

Ballard and Steichen will return next season

Carlie will speak to media tomorrow

[Colts And Orioles]

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I come not to praise Chris Ballard ...... I come not to bury Chris Ballard ...... I come to congratulate Chris Ballard on having the most threads in his name on the ColtFreaks website for the 2025 season.




Ballard’s Presser From Today

https://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/sho...hlight=Ballard


Is Ballard a Buyer ???

https://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/sho...hlight=Ballard


Ballard and Steichen Are Coming Back

https://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/sho...hlight=Ballard


I Come to Praise Chris Ballard, Not to Bury Him

https://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/sho...hlight=Ballard


What Hath Ballard Wrought …... A Look at the Roster

https://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/sho...hlight=Ballard


Ballard

https://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/sho...hlight=Ballard


Daniel Jones Saved Ballard’s Job

https://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/sho...hlight=Ballard


What Could Ballard Do ???

https://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/sho...hlight=Ballard


Ballard Presser

https://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/sho...hlight=Ballard


Ballard and Steichen Are Safe

https://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/sho...hlight=Ballard


Ballard’s Draft Record

https://www.coltfreaks.com/forum/sho...hlight=Ballard

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[Oldcolt]

When your GM gets the most threads it is a bad sign