Off-season moves

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by rm1369

Reminds you of something the Browns would do? Ballard has been here 8 fucking years. Firing him wouldn’t be a knee jerk reaction, a sign of unrealistic expectations, or constant changing of direction. We’ve seen what his “leadership” and vision builds. We know the end result. How many years do you give someone so that you appear stable like a good franchise? 10? 15? Might as well move the team now. All Ballard is building is an unlikable team and a disgusted fanbase.

Ballard had Luck for 2 seasons, spent 4 seasons trying to find a solution at QB, then there's been 2 seasons of AR so far. If you give up on Ballard, you're probably giving up on AR as well. A new front office certainly wouldn't be tied to him. I think giving AR one more year is the best option, because I feel like he's either going to develop into the franchise QB that the front office envisioned or he'll do poorly enough to get the team a top 5 pick so that when they move on, the new front office will be in good position to get their franchise QB. To me, that also means giving Ballard 1 more year, because he is tied to AR, which makes him motivated to put the best team around him to allow him to succeed, moreso than a new regime would be.