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

[Mr. Session]

Originally Posted by YDFL Commish

It's mostly not Franklin's run defense that are the issue. I this atrocious pass defense. He's often not in the same zip code of receivers crossing into his zone. No spatial awareness or speed.

He's always been a liability in this regard. He's good to get toasted multiple times in a year and he'll make a small handful of plays like he did this year, within the context of pass defense.

I'd love to see him in a backup role (I've always felt that was his best role anyway) as a special teams contributor and someone that comes in to help defend the run or blitz.