Daniel Jones saved Ballard’s job

[Oldcolt]

I find it incredibly interesting that we simultaneously use "injuries are the only reason this team isn't in the playoffs" and "we're going all in on a QB that's played one healthy season in 7 years and is coming off one of the most devastating injuries in football". Dj has missed 30% of the games in his career. When/if he gets injured again next year is it bad luck or was it foreseeable? Nobody's fault or could you have foreseen that an injury prone QB would get injured (like this last year)?

[ChoppedWood]

Originally Posted by oldcolt

i find it incredibly interesting that we simultaneously use "injuries are the only reason this team isn't in the playoffs" and "we're going all in on a qb that's played one healthy season in 7 years and is coming off one of the most devastating injuries in football". Dj has missed 30% of the games in his career. When/if he gets injured again next year is it bad luck or was it foreseeable? Nobody's fault or could you have foreseen that an injury prone qb would get injured (like this last year)?

snap!

[Kray007]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

I find it incredibly interesting that we simultaneously use "injuries are the only reason this team isn't in the playoffs" and "we're going all in on a QB that's played one healthy season in 7 years and is coming off one of the most devastating injuries in football". Dj has missed 30% of the games in his career. When/if he gets injured again next year is it bad luck or was it foreseeable? Nobody's fault or could you have foreseen that an injury prone QB would get injured (like this last year)?

What choice do you really have?

AR might never recover functional eyesight; and, even if he does, is there anything in his résumé that gives you confidence in his ability to lead this team to the promised land.

Riley Leonard is on the roster, and it’s not unfair to wonder just how much we saw against Houston was a mirage. I’ll be honest, I don’t know what happens with this young man. Maybe he’s Tom Brady 2.0. Maybe Jones goes down in week five, Leonard steps in, leads us at an improbable Super Bowl run and turns Daniel Jones into Drew Bledsoe, 2.0. That is, however, not something I would be willing to go all in on

Free agency, this year, appears to be particularly sad. Beyond Jones, who is considered to be one of the top four or five players available, you have the likes of Aaron Rodgers, Marcus, Mariota, Trey Lance, and Joe Flacco. Does anyone want to hop on to the Flacco train again?

This morning, CBS analyst Ran Carthon, addressed just this issue. He said the colts need to sign Jones plus a viable bridge candidate, a veteran who can step in and win games if Jones goes down..

I can’t argue with that.

[Oldcolt]

I agree with you Kray. I can't criticize any particular decision that put us here but the responsibility for constructing this roster for the last decade has been Ballard. That this is the situation we now find ourselves in and that we have hired the same people who put us here to lead us out of it just doesn't sit well with me. I hope (but have zero reason to believe) that Carlie has a more concrete plan than what she articulated at her presser. I'm at the point where I would be just as happy to roll with AR (if he can see properly) and Leonard to be honest. At least we can find out if either has anything to offer. They are both huge long shots but so is having a healthy DJ for the year and making any sort of noise in the post season.