Well, he is a bargain this year, only 19 million cap hit. It's next year that will really suck, 46 million cap hit. And, AR will be gone as a free agent.

It’s hard to make these changes in season, imo. However, I’d give Shane another year because this isn’t going anywhere anyway.

Look for the new GM now. Have things prepped and ready to go ASAP. Tell him the first year is his to fuck everything up as much as he needs. Get Nelson, Taylor, and any other vet worth anything the fuck out of here wherever the fuck they want to go. Take whatever people offer. In between guys like Pierce, get value but if you can’t, keep them.

Come into next year with Steichen and Jones and hang their assess out to dry. If they are worth anything they’ll prove it then. They can blow it, which is fine, and we’ll be in a good draft position for 2028.

Yes. 2027 will suck, but they can at least sell hope in that they’re building towards something.

We have a couple young pieces worth hanging onto. I would completely gut this team as its built. We are not even mediocre. Those calling for AR to play, stop it. He sucks. Jones sucks, Riley sucks. We are in QB purgatory! We will gain absolutely nothing from starting him. Still a loss on Sunday. Watching one exciting play followed by 137 missed 5 yard slants are not going to solve this shit. We are 5 games in and you can see some players are going to be mailing it in the rest of the way. We need to get rid of those cancerous assholes too! Now, end of the year, or when? I guess it is gonna suck, but I still have a deer stand to go to and find solace in my Sunday.

I disagree. We actually will gain something by starting him: absolute confirmation of whether he can play or not, a clearer direction for the front office, and a better draft position if things go south.

You say we will gain nothing from playing AR—I say we have absolutely nothing of value left to lose this season anyway. Might as well find out exactly what we have before the draft.

Side note: the defense is garbage too.

I am in favor of playing him just for the uncertainty that he brings. Yep, a ridiculous roller coaster with a bunch of valleys, but shit, at least there would be SOME exciting plays / games. What we have now is not just predictable and boring, it is insulting.

We know exactly what we have, and he was beat out by Jones. Pre-Draft tape didn't lie, and him on the field only confirmed what was seen on tape. That is an indictment on the Ballard regime and not AR. More losses just help the Jets. Remember they hold our first pick this year due to the perfect fleece job they perpetuated against Ballard for Burnt Sauce.

Is there anyone out there that actually cares about this franchise enough to help Carlie choose front office replacements? Peyton doesn't give a fuck about Indy anymore, he's a Denver Bronco! Polian is too old to be of much help. Her most important hire is a new GM and she is going to need advice from people that actually care about the Indianapolis Colts and their future. If they can find the right guy it can make all the difference! I wonder who her advisers are right now? Sadly I think she still sees Ballard as her only choice....isn he going to pick his own successor?

Fuck, by deduction, Malik Hooker is the next Colts GM.

Ummmm Ed Dobbs- been advising Ballard for a decade. He should be banned from the NFL not considered for a GM role.