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Old 01-10-2025, 07:27 PM
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Apparently had a convo Zaire Franklin & I don't think it was comfortable for Franklin.
Almost certainly happened exactly two days after the season ended, when Franklin made that public apology.
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Okay, we all remember '22 with not a lot of fondness, I know. But, before that season, Irsay gave the edict to put all your chips on the table. Which of course we know that Ballard didn't do, giving the Colts Matt Pryor and Danny Pinter to work with as O-Line replacements for Castonzo and Glowinski.

If he didn't get fired for that alone, then he is teflon.
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Old 01-10-2025, 10:49 PM
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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.
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Old 01-11-2025, 01:13 AM
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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.
I was thinking the exact same thing about a tiger doesn't change its stripes. Ballard will do what he does and it will be the same old shit. I've been out on Ballard for a while and when I saw Colts fans on the internet (not here) posting he would be shit canned I just laughed.

Irsay has backed Ballard to the point where I feel like he has a permanent residency here. Sometimes I think Jim overcompensates with the "stability" because his dad was such a loose cannon. Regardless of that, Ballard was going to get time to develop Richardson and we are going into year 3, so we will see.

I don't have much hope for Richardson tbh. I've watched a lot a football over the years and I feel like I've never seen a QB as erratic as him pan out. Yes, he is young and raw, but I don't see it. I keep seeing comparisons to Josh Allen's development but I don't think the talent is there.

I don't post too much and I don't like to post negative shit, but I just needed to vent.
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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.
No doubt his comments over the past half decade or so have been meaningless. Hopefully this year it's different, but I'm not going to hold my breath.
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I got around to watching it last night. It was fine. He answered tough questions and appeared more humble than usual. I hope there is positive change, but I'm in the "show me" camp until I see it on the field.
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I don't post too much and I don't like to post negative shit, but I just needed to vent.



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276 posts in 8 years ???

Would you please shut the fuck up, you windbag ???

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Our only hope is that he does change because Jim is on his way out and no way the daughters fire Ballard as their first official act in power! We are stuck with Chris Ballard for the next 5 years!
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Are only hope is that he does change because Jim is on his way out and no way the daughters fire Ballard as their first official act in power! We are stuck with Chris Ballard for the next 5 years!
I don't care if your name is Cletus... This won't fly.
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I fucking despise this mealy mouthed do nothing fuck more than I ever have before after this shit. Spew all that bullshit, buck stops with me, not close, gotta be different.

Then as others have pointed out essentially just bus rolls over a bunch of others to deflect the shit from him.

Dude is pure con, pure trash, pure scum!

FUCK YOU CHRIS BALLARD--- FUCK YOU!
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