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

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Kray007

I guess my question is, where do you stop ???

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You stop by not continually treating our beloved Colts as though they have been playing like the Kansas City Chiefs' dynasty between 2018 and 2024. And you stop by not being so sensitive to the slightest criticism of Chris Ballard and the Colts players, and giving long, detailed defenses and explanations of why that poster's critique was erroneous and/or inaccurate.

You think that Chris Ballard is a good GM, and that he has built complete teams that are not overly dependent on an all-world quarterback to be a contender. We get it. And I actually agree with you. I think that the fact that the Colts were essentially relegated to a 4th-string, 44 year-old quarterback by the end of the 2025 season was absolutely horrible luck, and I think that the Colts are probably going to be a playoff team in 2026 that looks a lot like the team that started the 2025 season at 8-2 before Daniel Jones broke his leg during the overtime loss to the Chiefs on their homefield in eastern Missouri ...... but you don't necessarily need to repeatedly point that out with new threads, and/or taking exception to posters who critique Ballard's track record in terms of the Colts' lack of playoff appearances and middling/mediocre records over the past 5 seasons (2021 though 2025.)


Before you respond, keep in mind that I agree with you about Ballard being a good GM, and I think that the middling teams that the Colts produced prior to Daniel Jones coming on board last year were a sign of Ballard's success at putting together competitive teams that were
simply lacking a solid, top-8 NFL quarterback ...... and I think that the 2026 Colts are going to finish what they started in the first 10 games of the 2025 season before Daniel Jones broke his leg ...... but it's OK to just let some critiques of the team and the front office go in one ear and out the other without responding to all of them.

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[Oldcolt]

Kray, your read history differently than I do. Organizational stability and fan trust were lost because Bob Irsay was who Bob Irsay was in my opinion If your ownership is stable they can and do change administrations until one produces a winner. Bob Irsay was of many things but stability wasnt usually one

[Mr. Session]

Well, they let Moore walk - https://www.nfl.com/news/colts-relea...-to-find-trade

I'm not impressed with Anarumo about stuff like this.

Whatever though, Moore is a loser just like the rest of these guys so it is what it is.

Maybe he can win somewhere else.

[Dam8610]

Originally Posted by Mr. Session

Well, they let Moore walk - https://www.nfl.com/news/colts-relea...-to-find-trade

I'm not impressed with Anarumo about stuff like this.

Whatever though, Moore is a loser just like the rest of these guys so it is what it is.

Maybe he can win somewhere else.

If you don't think losing Moore is a big deal, why would it lower your opinion of Anarumo that the team is getting rid of him?

[Kray007]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles;347606

You stop by not continually treating our beloved Colts as though they have been playing like the Kansas City Chiefs' dynasty between 2018 and 2024. And you stop by not being so sensitive to the slightest criticism of Chris Ballard and the Colts players, and giving long, detailed defenses and explanations of why that poster's critique was erroneous and/or inaccurate.

You think that Chris Ballard is a good GM, and that he has built complete teams that are not overly dependent on an all-world quarterback to be a contender. We get it. And I actually agree with you. I think that the fact that the Colts were essentially relegated to a 4th-string, 44 year-old quarterback by the end of the 2025 season was absolutely horrible luck, and I think that the Colts are probably going to be a playoff team in 2026 that looks a lot like the team that started the 2025 season at 8-2 before Daniel Jones broke his leg during the overtime loss to the Chiefs on their homefield in eastern Missouri ...... but you don't necessarily need to repeatedly point that out with new threads, and/or taking exception to posters who critique Ballard's track record in terms of the Colts' lack of playoff appearances and middling/mediocre records over the past 5 seasons (2021 though 2025.)


Before you respond, keep in mind that I agree with you about Ballard being a good GM, and I think that the middling teams that the Colts produced prior to Daniel Jones coming on board last year were a sign of Ballard's success at putting together competitive teams that were
simply lacking a solid, top-8 NFL quarterback ...... and I think that the 2026 Colts are going to finish what they started in the first 10 games of the 2025 season before Daniel Jones broke his leg ...... but it's OK to just let some critiques of the team and the front office go in one ear and out the other without responding to all of them.

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Let me start out by saying that I respect everyone who posts here. Colt fans are a proverbial band of brothers, often bloodied, never bowed. We don’t always agree on the details, but we all are united in our hopes that more than one Super Bowl trophy will reside in Indianapolis.

While I do believe that Chris Ballard is a good GM, by no means do I miss the kinks, the flaws. Turn him loose in a roomful of Edge rushers and one ballet dancer, and there’s a pretty good chance he leaves raving about the dancer’s character and off the wall RAS score. Cornerback hasn’t been much better. Recently, he seems to have recognized the issue. He delved into free agency to fill one Corner spot and traded to fill another. He lucked into Daniel Jones, and he set off in hot pursuit of Trey Hendrickson.

As far as my defense of players, coaches and the front office, I don’t think that a football board is a sewing circle. It’s a forum for the free exchange of ideas. I assume that no one comes here to have people line up and tell them they agree. We are not a collective of ditto’heads.

I don’t mistake the Colts for Kansas City. Over the past few years, it’s almost as if they were in different leagues. Maybe that would have been different had Andrew Luck not retired. Maybe it won’t be true if Daniel Jones returns to form.

I won’t promise to take off my rose colored glasses. If they win by 30, I’ll sing their hosannas; if they lose by 30, I’ll probably try to convince you that the ship hasn’t been torpedoed. If this season ends in disaster, if the Irsays decide to part ways with Ballard, I’ll suck it up and stay on the bandwagon.

[Colts And Orioles]

Originally Posted by Kray007

I won’t promise to take off my rose colored glasses.

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I don't want you to ...... I was simply suggesting that every questionable post does not necessarily need to be met with a retort or a rebuttal. For me, I will occasionally give some blow-back to something that I strongly disagree with, but other times I just let it go because I'd be using a lot of mental energy if I did it often. But if you're comfortable with your style, have at it.

Strangely enough, after reading your last post, I think that I actually have more confidence in Ballard than you do.

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[Racehorse]

Originally Posted by Colts And Orioles

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I don't want you to ...... I was simply suggesting that every questionable post does not necessarily need to be met with a retort or a rebuttal. For me, I will occasionally give some blow-back to something that I strongly disagree with, but other times I just let it go because I'd be using a lot of mental energy if I did it often. But if you're comfortable with your style, have at it.

Strangely enough, after reading your last post, I think that I actually have more confidence in Ballard than you do.

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I agree. But some posters do not know when to stop arguing over stuff. It's like the one who stops loses the argument, when the truth is that some posts do not deserve a response because they are too over the top, and likely just one guy misreading the other post..

[Mr. Session]

Originally Posted by Dam8610

If you don't think losing Moore is a big deal, why would it lower your opinion of Anarumo that the team is getting rid of him?

I'm being apathetic, and sarcastic.

I think Moore is an excellent backup and 3rd/4th corner for us. I think with Moore we might have had the deepest CB room in the entire league. That's a scary fucking room.

I don't like the questions it makes me ponder.

Is Moore washed up? Why do we not have a role for his skill set? If he's not washed up, WHY doesn't he want to be here?

Pagano proved his scheme sucked when he couldn't incorporate an all time great in Freeney. Moore is not on that level, obviously, but the principle remains.

I'm not out on Anarumo like I am on Ballard. There are some positives there and he is allowed to make an argument. How Moore plays on a different team this year may settle it but my initial gut reaction to that is a negative one.

[Oldcolt]

The proof will be in how we play this year but right now how the colts have handled AR and Moore leaves a ton to be desired. They don't seem to have a plan and just let circumstances run the team. If Moore wasn't in the long range plan why not do something before his value is zero, same thing with AR-the coach and organization have seemingly totally given up on him, let the whole world know how they feel, and can't unload him for shit. I still find it hard to believe that they drafted this guy at 4, completely raw, and have totally given up developing him after 2 years (they gave up last year clearly). No real plan, no mature QB to help learn how it's done-just throw him out there and see what happens (at least that is what seems to have happened). I'm all in on Kray keeping up his posts. It gives me something to think about and hopefully he gets to make people like me eat a ton of crow this year (I doubt it though).

[Kray007]

Originally Posted by Oldcolt

The proof will be in how we play this year but right now how the colts have handled AR and Moore leaves a ton to be desired. They don't seem to have a plan and just let circumstances run the team. If Moore wasn't in the long range plan why not do something before his value is zero, same thing with AR-the coach and organization have seemingly totally given up on him, let the whole world know how they feel, and can't unload him for shit. I still find it hard to believe that they drafted this guy at 4, completely raw, and have totally given up developing him after 2 years (they gave up last year clearly). No real plan, no mature QB to help learn how it's done-just throw him out there and see what happens (at least that is what seems to have happened). I'm all in on Kray keeping up his posts. It gives me something to think about and hopefully he gets to make people like me eat a ton of crow this year (I doubt it though).

With Richardson, could it be that some guys just fail no matter how many resources you employ to develop them? Most Quarterbacks fail. It’s just a fact of life.

Part of the problem is that we just don’t know exactly what the process for developing Richardson was. We do know that they didn’t bring in a mentor as a backup. But, then again, neither did Buffalo when they drafted Josh Allen.

Don’t get me wrong. I’m not defending Ballard, Steichen or the organization. Ballard picked the wrong guy. Maybe he was prodded into the decision by Jim Irsay. We don’t know. But, by the time the draft rolled around, Ballard must have been getting, if not desperate, then something akin to it. The fact that your owner likes you only helps so much when you thrash around from Jacoby Brissett to Joe Flacco to Carson Wentz to Matt Ryan.