Let’s make no mistake…this season is about one thing…

[TheMugwump]

Originally Posted by sherck

I don't remember where I saw it but just before the game, someone showed video of AR from the first two weeks where instead of his hips being perpendicular to his target, his hips are often parallel to his target on many of his bad throws.

He has enought upper body strength to still muscle the ball to his target but it often has the "throwing across his body' effect and his accuracy is poor.

Fixable? Yes, but the video mash up clearly showed that his body was not cleanly aligned for the throw he was trying to make.

The comparisons to Josh Allen do not start and stop here, but this is the exact same issue he had coming out of Wyoming and his first season. That, and length of stride. Short stride = overthrows. Especially with that cannon on his right shoulder.

And fixing footwork may not be easy during the season, on the fly so to speak. It will get fixed though.

[Dewey 5]

Originally Posted by Kray007

Molding Anthony Richardson into a top tier, NFL quality Quarterback; a Quarterback who can make all the throws and who’s capable of routinely executing a signature 12 play, 80 yard drive.

If they accomplish that, Ballard can spend draft day concentrating on filling holes on D. He can look for the next Troy Polamalu or Sauce Gardner. He doesn’t have to deal with the niggling tickle, the siren song of casting around, trying to find a gem at QB amid the dreck.

If they accomplish that, Chris Ballard is probably a little more willing to delve into the veteran free agent market. He could be uncomfortable with the idea of building a roster through free agency, but he might be willing to spend on one or two pieces if he thinks they’re the kind of moves that push Colts over the top and into the promised land.

If they accomplish that, 2025 could be the start of the kind of run we saw, 20 years ago, under Peyton Manning.

Agree with all of this except the Ballard part. He needs to go.

[ChoppedWood]

Originally Posted by Dewey 5

Agree with all of this except the Ballard part. He needs to go.

Averaging 235 given up on the ground- league worst
Averaging 72.5% completion rate- 2nd worst in the league


This dude's build from the inside out- is a fucking enormous failure! HE MUST BE SHITCANNED!!!

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by ChoppedWood

Averaging 235 given up on the ground- league worst
Averaging 72.5% completion rate- 2nd worst in the league


This dude's build from the inside out- is a fucking enormous failure! HE MUST BE SHITCANNED!!!

Running game league wide is about to have a rennaisance. Soon won’t be just the colts struggling with it.

[rm1369]

Originally Posted by Chromeburn

Running game league wide is about to have a rennaisance. Soon won’t be just the colts struggling with it.

So Ballard and Bradley are visionaries!

[Chromeburn]

Originally Posted by rm1369

So Ballard and Bradley are visionaries!

Running is going up. Not hard to predict. Dline are lighter. Linebackers are safety size and safeties are small and fast. Offenses are struggling to score against two deep looks, scoring is the worst it’s been in 20 years. Offenses have to adjust and we will likely see more RPO and running game. Hell the packers installed a power running game over the usual zone blocking they do just for this game.

[CletusPyle]

I agree, the Colts do not appear to be a team that has a goal of winning the division, in fact if they keep playing the way they have been they may get the number 1 pick! I am so disappointed in the product on the field, and I don't see Steichen as the long term answer here, he seems to be taking a step backward this season, right now....this is not a good football team!

[rm1369]

Originally Posted by Kray007

Molding Anthony Richardson into a top tier, NFL quality Quarterback; a Quarterback who can make all the throws and who’s capable of routinely executing a signature 12 play, 80 yard drive.

If they accomplish that, Ballard can spend draft day concentrating on filling holes on D. He can look for the next Troy Polamalu or Sauce Gardner. He doesn’t have to deal with the niggling tickle, the siren song of casting around, trying to find a gem at QB amid the dreck.

If they accomplish that, Chris Ballard is probably a little more willing to delve into the veteran free agent market. He could be uncomfortable with the idea of building a roster through free agency, but he might be willing to spend on one or two pieces if he thinks they’re the kind of moves that push Colts over the top and into the promised land.

If they accomplish that, 2025 could be the start of the kind of run we saw, 20 years ago, under Peyton Manning.

There is no doubt ARs development is the most important thing for this season. Wouldn’t having the ball more than 20 mins a game help? Wouldn’t having a defense get the ball back quickly help him and the offense get a rhythm? Wouldn’t having a D get some stops, get some short fields help? Do you want him learning that to win he has to play Superman? Because that’s the way this team would win right now - AR playing great. Through two games Ballard’s next year approach is actively hurting ARs developmen IMO.

For the life of me I can’t understand why some people believe Ballard will change when the QB is in place. Hopefully thinking is the only explanation, because he’s shown nothing else. What is the draw back to getting vets now? If AR fails everything starts over. So why the fuck would you not be doing everything you can right now to make it as easy on this kid as possible?

[apballin]

The only thing I can think of is they want him to have as many throwing reps as possible and quickly to speed up his timing and feel for defense speed and reading coverages. Otherwise the offense should have gone through Taylor the first 2 games as we all expected.

This was the approach with Cam Newton and Andrew Luck when they entered the league and after 4 games it seemed things started clicking for both, only difference is those 2 had a lot more experience than AR so we’ll see how it pans out but these next couple games are going to be very pivotal in his development/ confidence and career in my opinion

[YDFL Commish]

Originally Posted by rm1369

There is no doubt ARs development is the most important thing for this season. Wouldn’t having the ball more than 20 mins a game help? Wouldn’t having a defense get the ball back quickly help him and the offense get a rhythm? Wouldn’t having a D get some stops, get some short fields help? Do you want him learning that to win he has to play Superman? Because that’s the way this team would win right now - AR playing great. Through two games Ballard’s next year approach is actively hurting ARs developmen IMO.

For the life of me I can’t understand why some people believe Ballard will change when the QB is in place. Hopefully thinking is the only explanation, because he’s shown nothing else. What is the draw back to getting vets now? If AR fails everything starts over. So why the fuck would you not be doing everything you can right now to make it as easy on this kid as possible?

Because Ballard wants all choir boys. At some point he's gotta turn the locker room over to the vets. He's letting the entire team down by not showing a desire to win.

Get them some damn help when they need it!