Ballard 2024 end of year presser

[Hoopsdoc]

Yada yada yada. It’s all meaningless.

A tiger doesn’t change his stripes and Ballard won’t change his. When the rubber hits the road, he will revert to the same old formula.

Of course AR needs REAL competition but Ballard won’t be willing to do whatever it takes to make that happen. And then he’ll say well it just wasn’t feasible.

Of course, we need help in free agency at multiple positions but Ballard won’t be willing to do whatever it takes to make that happen. And then he’ll say well, we just don’t have the cap space.

This isn’t going to work. The Colts need a hard reset. If Chris Ballard had what it takes to build a winning team, he would have done it by now.

Bookmark this post if you want but i guarantee you Jim Irsay will be forced to blow the WHOLE thing up at this time next year.

All Jim has done now is delayed ripping off the bandaid.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by rm1369

It’s better to hear him acknowledge mistakes than to double-down on them ......

o


Whenever I read something along these lines, I always think of Jim Caldwell's time-out call with 29 seconds left to play in the 4th quarter of the 2010 Wildcard playoff game against the Jets ...... and his subsequent post-game press conference in which he insisted that he would do it all over again if he had the chance.



Look at the expression on Peyton Manning's face, followed by his helpless hand-gesture immediately after the timeout was called between the 1:55:12 and the 1:55-25 mark of this video.


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0y48nV0UR1E

o

[Thorgrim]

While the criticism of Richardson is valid I see Ballard's comments as deflection from an egregious failure that rests squarely on his shoulders, that is, his misguided approach to the secondary last year. The back four was an absolute disgrace last year. Ballard steadfastly refused to utilize free agency, trades, or draft capital to improve the secondary both in starting talent and depth, instead proudly insisting that the growth of the players would be sufficient.

How did 2024 stack up against 2023 in some valuable metrics? Yards per attempt: 2023/7.32 2024/7.60 Completion percentage: 2023/65.1. 2024/69.4 Touchdowns: 2023/21 2024/27 Interceptions: 2023/15 2024/16 (woo-hoo)
Passer rating: 2023/88.2 2024/95.8

While one must take into account the job the front 7 are doing these figures are a damning indictment of Ballard's failure as a GM. It was, without question, one of the biggest topics of conversation last offseason. Not just on this forum but in the media as well. This was the hill Ballard chose to die on. And die he did. So much of what comes out of his mouth is nothing more than subterfuge to secure yet another inexplicable year of employment at perhaps the most impactful job in the NFL. I'll bet the sheer number of people that Ballard has been willing to throw under the bus requires them to run on a schedule around Lucas Oil Stadium.