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Old 03-22-2022, 09:13 PM
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Their teams are pretty well complete. Ours isn't. I am not worried about LT, I have total confidence in Ballard filling that. If Ballard can find a WR or two (I have not given up at Campbell like most have. He is do to have an injury free season) then I think we have the only complete team in the AFC; defense/offense/special teams. I feel so much better about our defense now that we have a pass rusher, not to mention the jump I expect from last years draft choices. We are not there yet but you can see how we can get there. Couldn't say that for the last 2-3 months. Pretty damn good two weeks Ballard has had.

I am not sure Ballard admitted he did a shitty job last year. He admitted he didn't do enough. He missed on Wentz and I may be alone on this but I believe COVID cost us in the end also. We didn't have a pass rush, Ballard gambled on rookies and lost. But damn man, he didn't double down but saw that he hadn't done enough and went about rectifying it, both Wentz and the pass rush. I'm falling back in love with the guy as a GM. It is special to make mistakes and learn from them, especially when you have such a public job.
I don't believe covid had anything to do with costing us in the end. Personally, that's just an excuse I can't and won't buy. We had a shitty QB and it killed us, plain and simple. But you are not alone on this covid excuse, there are many others.
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