If I’m Chris Ballard, I’ve got to decide if this year’s squad…

[Oldcolt]

I am not trying to be difficult but I hear a ton of people on this board who are convinced that Ballard/Steichen were forced to take Richardson at 4 by Irsay. I have not heard anyone who is a covers the team say this. Nobody nationally. It confounds me because if there ever was a player that fits the incredible athlete profile that Ballard has used his entire time here as a GM it is AR but somehow everyone is sure it was forced on him. Look I know Jim was nuts about the guy but Jim was nuts about almost every Colt player. With AR such a huge failure, people getting fired for taking him supposedly (Morocco Brown) nobody leak anything to take responsibility off of them? Not really human nature or what others have done when they are blamed for something they didn't do.