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Ballard's strategy is predicated on the homegrown players maintaining their level of performance. That's been a problem this year, for some weird reason that nobody has figured out. Except where injuries played a role, the weak spots on the roster are Ballard's responsibility in large part (though I'm certain he also receives input from coaches, scouts etc. on players like Pryor before deciding to give him the starting spot), and in most cases he's got a young, high draft pick in place for the future. And the simple reality is that the elite teams tend to have elite QBs, and the Colts haven't had that despite their best efforts to the contrary. I'm glad you're willing to give Ballard a pass on the QB issue, because I think it's warranted. No matter how much people hate him now, Wentz was a worthwhile gamble. The other, more veteran QBs were also probably the right move for a team that, by all accounts, otherwise seemed ready to compete. I've never said Ballard is perfect, but I'm convinced that Ballard's strategy is solid. If he's run out of Indy with pitchforks, he'll just succeed elsewhere. |
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https://www.foxsports.com/stories/nf...hout-tom-brady In short, Belichick's record is an astounding 217-64 (77.4% win rate) with Brady, but without Brady it's a very pedestrian 72-82 (46.7% win rate). Even removing his five unsuccessful early years with the Browns, he's still under .500 (36-38) in New England without Brady. Brady, by contrast, had a record of 24-9 (72.7% win rate) away from Belichick coming into the season, not to mention a Super Bowl win. The win rate has dropped a little after he unretired and returned this season, but it's still 27-14 (65.8%) by my calculations. So it's not like there was some sort of Brady-Belichick magic and they are both struggling away from each other. So maybe Belichick isn't the genius everyone assumes he is? Just like the everyone else, and even with the added benefit of his cheating ways, he struggles mightily without a top end QB. Moreover, in this season, after following the seemingly preferred strategy of drafting a future QB in the first round last year (and one who lots of "experts" claimed prior to the season was the best of his class, while again trumpeting Belichick's genius), the Patriots are 4-4 and mired in a QB controversy. By comparison, in the post-Luck era (2019 and afterwards, including this year), Reich has a record of 30-26-1 (53.6% win rate). Last edited by Chaka; 11-05-2022 at 11:06 AM. |
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And again - Rivers and Ryan are justifiably to me only if you believe you were trying to win. Yet Ballard left major holes unaddressed with the idea they’ll be fixed in the future. He made “win now” moves at QB but treated the rest of the roster as a rebuilding year. He did this in the name of the financial responsibility and flexibility you promote. I’m still waiting to see the benefits of this system on the field. Until he changes his philosophy he will have to hang his hat on his talent evaluation and not on his team building. There is a difference |
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IndyNorm (11-06-2022) |
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It took BP, what 8/9 years to bring the Colts a championship. Getting rid of Mora was a key, just like I believe getting rid of Reich will be a key.
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There is no comparison between those teams. From the franchise QB to the record, completely different situations. However I have said that Ballard’s conservative approach reminds me of Polian’s approach that held arguably the best QB in history to one SB victory. Imagine what that method will lead to with no QB.
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Chaka. Interesting take, one that literally nobody on this board had when Brady and NE were battling it out for supremacy with the Colts. Every Colt fan thought that the Colts had the better QB with Manning/Luck, at least on this board with the arguments we had with those NE idiots. Now it is all about Brady being the GOAT? In either event we both had a top QB for years, we finished that with one Super Bowl, Belecheat has what 7? To even argue that somehow Belecheat didn’t make a difference is ridiculous, coaching counts in this league and always had. We need a new leader on this team, a new direction where there is some accountability. I would like to see someone who has a little SOB in them. You make 20 million a year and play like shit you deserve to be publicly called out. It it it to much for their macho feelings they have plenty of money to get therapy.
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Ballard is essentially a VP of talent acquisition at a midsized company. Imagine if he was in the business world and decided due to potential future budget constraints to let ~half of the company's experienced talent in their top division leave rather than pay them a manageable salary increase. Then he backfills them w/ substandard talent who's completely incapable of performing at the required level, and as soon as this turnover happens the division begins to grossly underperform so much so that it drags the entire company down from being in the black to the heavy red. Do you think wise investors would say "That's ok. You gambled and lost, but I'm sure you'll get it right next time." No, they would (rightfully so) be calling for his head. On top of that even if Ballard's job was exactly like a professional gambler, Pryor and Pinter were two of the worst horses in the history of the league to wager the season on, and Ballard should have known that. Quote:
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