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Originally Posted by Oldcolt
This 'goal' of making the playoffs and complaining about how hard it is a big part of the problem to me. He may be correct that all things considered that is realistically all we can shoot for this year. He is right that he has had a very hard time putting together a playoff team. It is why we need new talent and leadership that is naive enough to think the Super Bowl is a reasonable goal. I just don't know that Ballard actually believes in himself anymore. If you have any self awareness this run of mediocrity has got to affect you. He admitted he has no idea of how they so totally collapsed (it is almost like the team is looking for an excuse to fold. we lost a QB and the entire team went south) and obviously doesn't know how to fix it yet that is what he is supposed to do. This team has a 'woe is me' feeling big time to me.
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To some extent, this is petty quibbling. Does he really have to say that the goal is winning championships? He most likely believes that that is obvious.
Also, it’s obvious why they “collapsed.” They didn’t just lose a Quarterback; they lost their starter and Anthony Richardson. Any rational person knows that you don’t win football games when you lose the Quarterback room. In sports, there seems to be a reluctance to use injuries as an excuse, as if the old saw about next man up is anything more than hokum. But, sometimes, if it walks like a duck and talks like a duck, it’s a duck. Sometimes, when your Quarterback is a turd, you stink.
As far as not knowing how to fix it, if you’re talking about finding an answer after we lost Jones, it’s unfixable. If losing Quarterback 1 and 2 had any answer, Kansas City would have waved a magic wand after Mahomes and Minshew went down. They wouldn’t have lost 3 straight behind a Quarterback who managed a grand total of 33 points and 250 passing yards.
If by fixing it you mean building a better roster, he seemed to be clear and rational. He’s happy with the Offense, and, on D, they’re looking to fortify the D Line and get faster and more athletic overall.